vicky a. allen, m.ed. [email protected] fujairah women’s college higher colleges of technology, uae...
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Vicky A. Allen, [email protected]
Fujairah Women’s CollegeHigher Colleges of Technology, UAE
An Intensive Approach to
Extensive Learning
18-24 year old Emirati females
Some married
Some with children
All with family obligations
Many with sporadic attendance rate
All with previous failure
Student Profile
• gaps in student’s learning• previous failures• lack of motivation• lack of confidence• unwillingness to change study habits
Intensive English Program (IEP)
Intensive English
Program
Extensive Reading
Extensive Vocabulary
Extensive Speaking
Extensive Listening
Fujairah Women’s CollegeHigher Colleges of Technology, UAE
• FREQUENT USE: Practice, practice, practice
• ENCOURAGEMENT: cheerleading 101
• GAPS: Individual student needs
• INCREMENTAL LEARNING: Building on previous knowledge
Fall semester 201267 students/3 classes
TOTAL Words Read!3,359,478
MOODLEREADER
23,224 Average
Speak Points(24,000 required)
160 Average Videos
Watched(60 required)
361 Average Words
Learned(200 required)
30-45 minutes per day
SRA Reading
HCT Goal = IELTS score of 5.0+
Listening Reading Writing Speaking Band0.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
Prior to IEPAfter IEP
Fall 2012
Average improvement +6.16% +13.37% +0.66% +8.22% +5.76%
IELTS Results with IEP
• 39% of ‘Repeating’ students passed the IELTS
• 100% of those students
who passed, went into the Bachelor’s program at FWC or FMC
Very help-ful
31%
Helpful60%
Not helpful9%
Overall, the IEP course was...
Very much62%
Some31%
Not at all7%
My English skills have improved…
Student Feedback
SUCCESS!
Online References
• EnglishCentral– www.englishcentral.com
• M-Reader– http://mreader.org
• SRA Reading 2.0– www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com
• Extensive Reading Foundation– http://erfoundation.org/
• Extensive Reading Central– http://er-central.com/