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Federation College English Language Support Program Melania Pantelich ELSP Co-ordinator Federation College

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Page 1: English Language Support Program · me. Received great support form Melania. Also had doubts regarding education system in Australia, which Melania helped us out in understanding

Federation College

English Language Support ProgramMelania PantelichELSP Co-ordinatorFederation College

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Program Background• Rational for implementation:

Language-based support oriented around course assessments

• Initial implementation and challenges:Timetabling, promotion, eligible students, ongoing support - academics

• Student eligibility and responseConcentration of international studentsDuration of support extended Students appreciate neutral, third-party support

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Enrolments

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Program Delivery • Nature of support:

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Weekly classes Embedded supportDrop-in sessions Assignment Workshops

Study Skills WorkshopsMoodle supportOnline classes Consultations (incl. Pastoral Care)

• Numbers of supported studentsSemester One Semester Two

2014 26 66

2015 37 64

2016 104 210

2017 270 194

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Promotion

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Focus of Program• Connection to degree assignments

Classes directly relevant to students’ university workload• Areas covered include:

Course content How to approach assignments Referencing Researching Academic writing:

report and essay writingparaphrasing and summarising

Critical thinking Communication with academics

and fellow students Learning in lecture and tutorial

environments Transition to university life in

Australia

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Evaluation

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Student Feedback

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“It is an excellent program for international students. Referencing was very new to me. Received great support form Melania. Also had doubts regarding education system in Australia, which Melania helped us out in understanding. Also helped us in understanding Australian culture, people and the country.”

“More ELSP CLASS!!!”

“I think it is very helpful for me to get a better understanding with lectures.”

“I need individual concentration classes on improving my vocabulary.”

“Could please have more class time? Two classes per week is no enough.”

“I want ELSP class next semester 2017.”

“I hope you can teach me grammar.”

“Cover more course; More skill about learning and writing.”

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Moodle • Communication with students• Forums• Online class delivery• Database of resources

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Future Plans • Expansion of online support

normal and repeat classespre-recorded Study Skills Workshopsconsultations

• Fully customise teaching materials

• Pre-arrival material to aid acclimatisation to accents

• FDL flagging of at-risk students

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Questions?Thank you!

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Melania [email protected]