Bridge Programs: A Link between ESL and Content based courses. A Case Study
UEES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18041/2382-3240/saber.2015v10n1.979Keywords:
UEES, English, Education, ESL (english as a second language)Abstract
This article is a case study that analyses the problems that many ESL and EFL students face when they transfer from ESL/EFL classes to academic classes in university level. It presents a revision of some of the present and past advanced English programs, followed by an Advanced English Program Model at the University of Specialties Holy Spirit in Guayaquil, Ecuador. We will make a thorough analysis of the three kinds of advanced English, which include: Accuracy and Fluency, English Structure (Grammar), Principles of Writing. Plus there will be a discussion on why and how a program of advanced English has to be developed. In conclusion, we will find the successful principles of an advanced English program not only for the students, but also for the institution.
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Buck, C. B. (1985). Summer bridge: A residential learning experience for high risk freshmen at the University of California, San Diego. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED264462).
Collins, John J. Selecting and Teaching Focus Correction Areas: A Planning Guide. Collins Education Associates, 1997.
Communication Arts/English Style Manual North Allegheny School District (http://www.northallegheny.org/cms/lib4/ PA01001119/Centricity/Domain/18/Style_Book_12-13-11_Word_format.pdf) 8/29/14
Ferris, D. & Tagg, T., (Summer, 1996). Academic Listening/Speaking Tasks for ESL Students: Problems, Suggestions, and Implications. TESOL Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 297-320.
Garcia. P. (1991). Summer bridge: Improving retention rates for underprepared students. Journal of theFreshman Year Experiences, 3(2), 91-105.
Garcia, L. D„ & Paz, C. C. (2009). Evaluation of summer bridge programs. About Campus, 14(4), 30-32.
Gold. M„ Deming, M. P., & Stone, K. (1992). The bridge: A summer enrichment program to retain African-American col- legians. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 4(2), 101 — 1 17.
Gutierrez, T. E. (2007). The value of pre-freshmen support systems: The impact of a summer bridge program at UNM. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. The University of New Mexico.
Kezar, A. (2001). Summer bridge programs: Supporting all students. ERIC Digest. Retrieved April 25, 2010,from http:// www.ericdigests.org/2001 -1 /summer.html.
Nersinger, Janice. Preparing Malaysian students for American university education. (Fall 1990). Cross Currents, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p218. 6p.
O’Connor, C. (2002). Black women beating the odds from one generation to the Retention Coordinating Group. (2005. April). Strategic Retention Master Plan: 2005-2011. Tucson: The University of Arizona.
Rhoades, G. (2006). The higher education we choose: A question of balance. Review of Higher Education,29(3), 381-404.
Robert, E. R., & Thompson, G. (1994). Learning assistance and the success of underrepresented students at Berkley. Jour- nal of Developmental Education, 17(3). 4-6.
Rosenthal, Judith W., (Spring, 1992). A Successful Transition: A Bridge Program between ESL and the Mainstream Class- room. College Teaching, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 63-66.
Santa Rita, E„ & Bacote, J. B. (1997). The benefits of college discovery prefreshman summer program for minority and low-income students. College Student Journal, 31. 161-173.
Strayhorn, T. (2011). Bridging the pipeline: Increasing underrepresented students’ preparation for college through a sum- mer bridge program. American Behavioral Scientist, 55(2), 142-159.
Walpole, M., Simmerman. H., Mack, C., Mills, J. T., Scales, M„ & Albano. D. (2008). Bridge to success: Insight into sum- mer bridge program students’ college transition. Journal of the first-year experience &students in transition, 20( I), 11-30.
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Davis, R. (2015). Bridge Programs: A Link between ESL and Content based courses. A Case Study: UEES. Saber, Ciencia Y Libertad, 10(1), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.18041/2382-3240/saber.2015v10n1.979
