Research on ESL in U.S. Community Colleges: People, Programs, and Potential Book

Introduction New Contexts for Research in Community College ESL Maricel G. Santos Santos, Maricel G. LaTesha Charbonnet Charbonnet, LaTesha Kathleen M. Bailey Bailey, Kathleen M. 1

Pt. 1 Research on Community College ESL Curricula 10

Ch. 1 Shifts in Focus: Examining Language Instruction in Content-Based ESL Lessons Kathleen M. Bailey Bailey, Kathleen M. 11

Ch. 2 Content Teacher Perceptions of Content-Based Assignments in Writing Courses Lara Ravitch Ravitch, Lara 26

Ch. 3 "A Long Little Story": Exploring the Experiences of Nursing Students as English Language Learners JoAnn Mulready-Shick Mulready-Shick, JoAnn 37

Pt. 2 Technology in Community College ESL Programs 49

Ch. 4 Community College ESL Learners' Access to and Perspectives on Technology Cristie Roe Roe, Cristie 50

Ch. 5 ESL Teacher and Student Perspectives on Technology in the Community College Classroom Marit ter Mate-Martinsen Mate-Martinsen, Marit ter 62

Pt. 3 Retention and Persistence Issues in Community College ESL Programs 82

Ch. 6 Differences in Academic Vocabulary Knowledge among Language-Minority Community College Students: Implications for Transition Maricel G. Santos Santos, Maricel G. 83

Ch. 7 Transitioning from ESL and the GED to Post-Secondary Education: A Case Study of a College Transitions Program Elizabeth M. Zachry Zachry, Elizabeth M. Emily Dibble Dibble, Emily 95

Ch. 8 Unlocking the Door: ESL Instructors' Diaries Examining Retention of Migrant Hispanic Students Bengt Skillen Skillen, Bengt Julie Vorholt-Alcorn Vorholt-Alcorn, Julie 109

Pt. 4 Identity Construction and Development among Community College ESL Students 121

Ch. 9 "My Words Is Big Problem": TheLife and Learning Experiences of Three Elderly Eastern European Refugees Studying ESL at a Community College Duffy Galda Galda, Duffy 122

Ch. 10 Students' Identity Construction in a Content-Based Instruction Program: Perspectives from a Community College Classroom Hanh thi Nguyen Nguyen, Hanh thi Francis Noji Noji, Francis Guy Kellogg Kellogg, Guy 142

Pt. 5 Defining and Assessing Success in Community College ESL Programs 157

Ch. 11 "To Triumph in My Life": ESL Students Define Success Molly J. Lewis Lewis, Molly J. 158

Ch. 12 Access to Freshman Composition at Stake: Comparing Student Performance on Two Measures of Writing Cynthia M. Schaemann Schaemann, Cynthia M. 170

Ch. 13 Student Learning Outcomes and ESL Student Success in the Community Co!lese Classroom Marit ter Mate-Martinsen Mate-Martinsen, Marit ter 186

References 201

Contributors 219

Subject Index 223

Author Index 227