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The School of Global Access is a leader in the development of learning resources, curricula and methodology in English language learning, workplace training and intercultural competence.
The School of Global Access is a leader in the development of learning resources, curricula and methodology in English language learning, workplace training and intercultural competence.
A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy is a useful and in-depth resource for ESL literacy practitioners. The resource can support both instructors with dedicated classes of ESL literacy learners and instructors who have ESL literacy learners mixed with non-literacy learners.
This resource introduces a Framework of Literacy Skills for Adult ESL Literacy Learners, which outlines the skills for the development of literacy. The resource also explores effective approaches to teaching adult ESL literacy learners.
A Practical Guide to Teaching ESL Literacy includes:
Read more...The Alberta Government funded the School of Global Access to create a resource that will assist newcomers to Canada find and retain entry-level positions in the food services industry.
Instructors will be able to use this resource in classrooms to focus on workplace communication, with an emphasis on speaking and listening for busy, time-sensitive environments, like working in a kitchen, cafeteria, or restaurant.
The Here to Help: Workplace Communication Skills for Food Services learner workbook includes:
Read more...The Alberta Government funded the Centre for Excellence in Immigrant and Intercultural Advancement (CEIIA) to create a guide for employers to help integrate internationally trained individuals (ITIs) across employment sectors in Alberta. The CEIIA worked in collaboration with Talent Pool, an Alberta employers’ resource and information hub located in Calgary.
This project produced a resource that aims to help employers of small to medium-sized businesses:
Read more...The LINC programs at Bow Valley College and Norquest College are succeeding.
This report describes research that was undertaken at Bow Valley College and NorQuest College to understand the experience and perceptions of adult immigrants enrolled in the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs.
Read more...Support the inclusion of pronunciation in English language learning classrooms.
A guide for ELL instructors that highlights the principles and protocols that guide and inform workforce development.
A framework for teaching and transitioning immigrant youth who have low literacy skills.
The ESL Financial Literacy Toolkit supports ESL literacy practitioners in the delivery of financial literacy and numeracy instruction.
A guide to help you develop a curriculum that is responsive to the needs of learners in adult ESL literacy programs.
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