Calgary Immigrant Educational Society is in the process of developing 3-4 comprehensive assessment tools for measuring the progress of drop-in ESL students in terms of their knowledge increase (e.g. life skills, social skills, employment aptitudes, information-based knowledge) as well as their English language growth. The findings will assist in the evaluation and revision of the current curriculum for the Drop-In ESL Program, the professional development training plan for volunteer tutors, and the timeline for the program, resulting in the development of an “Enhanced Drop-In ESL Program Model “. The project target group includes the Drop-In ESL Program learners at the Calgary Immigrant Educational Society. However, to enhance and expand services, the Calgary Immigrant Educational Society is willing to share the assessment tools and the enhanced Drop-In ESL program model they develop with other Drop-In ESL providers at provincial and national levels, after it has been approved by Alberta Employment and Immigration.

Resource Details

Alberta Initiatives Gallery:	Yes
Areas of Focus:	Assessment
Instructional Level:	CLB Stage I (1-4) CLB Stage II (5-8)
Language Focus:	Essential Skills Grammar Integrated Skills Listening Pronunciation Reading Speaking Vocabulary Workplace Skills Writing
Programs:	General ESL Workplace English
Format:	Documents
Produced by:	Calgary Immigrant Educational Society
Funded by:	Alberta Employment and Immigration
Author:	Salim Sindhu, Sally Zhao, I-Hui (Eva) Su, Kathleen Hall, Joanna Wysocka, Robert Crooks
Publication year:	2000
Keywords:	work in progress, assessment tool, drop-in learners, drop in learners, ESL
Availability:	This is a work in progress and will not be available until June 2011. To find out more about this project, contact I-Hui (Eva) Su at the e-mail address below.
Contact:	I-Hui (Eva) Su
Contact Email:	eslvolunteer@immigrant-education.ca
Added:	Nov. 13, 2012, 3:08 p.m.
Updated:	Nov. 13, 2012, 3:08 p.m.