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Adapta8ontotheAmericanUniversity:ACurriculumforInterna8onalFreshman

TESOL2010Presenta8onJaneDesnouée,Ed.D.

TimBonnerLehighUniversity

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Doyouknow?

• Whatpercentageoffirst‐yearstudents…1. Founditdifficulttomanagetheir8me?

2. Haddifficultydevelopingstudyskills?

3. Werelonelyorhomesicktheirfirstyear?

4. Feltoverwhelmedbytheworkload?

5. Frequentlyslept8hourspernight?

6. Frequentlyexploredtopicsontheirown

7. Witnessedacademicdishonestyorchea8ng?

48%

37%65%

41%

22%

44%

28%

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Whyincludeafreshmancourse?• Increases/Op8mizesLearning(J.Gardner,2003‐2006)

– 46.4%increaseinfreshmantosophomorereten8onrates– 41.2%improvedpeerconnec8ons– 38.1%increaseinsa8sfac8onwithins8tu8on– 32.4%increaseinstudentpar8cipa8onincampusac8vi8es– 29.1%increaseinacademicabili8es– 17.8%increaseinGPAs– 17.6%increaseingradua8onrates

• LearningCommuni-es(cohorts)provideanenvironmentfor…– Forumsfordiscussion(especiallyforinterna8onal)– Easeofintegra8onintotheuniversity– Crea8ngagroupof“belonging”

• MIT,GeorgiaTech,UofPihsburg,UofIllinois,IthacaCollege4


First‐YearExperienceatIthacaCollege

• ThegoalsoftheFYEatIthacaare…

1. Toengageinasharedlearningexperience

2. Toacquireknowledgeandskillsforself‐directedlearningandacademicachievement

3. Tounderstandtheroles,responsibili8es,andbenefitsofmembershipinacommunityoflearners

4. Toexposestudentstodiverseideas,experiences,andpeople

5. Toprovidestudentswithservicesandsupporttobeacademicallyandsociallysuccessful

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OneSuccessfulExample…

• LaGuardiaCommunityCollegeFreshmanstudy– 13,000students– 159differentcountries– 57%foreign‐born– 110languages– 65%freshmantosophomorereten8onrate– 1of13collegesrecognizedna8onwidebyPolicyCenterontheFirstYearofCollege(Gardner,etal.)

• Two‐yearcolleges:56.4%averagereten8onrate

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DoesLehighneedthiscourse?

• LehighdroppedFreshmanExperiencecourseandaddedEvolu-onIden-tyDevelopmentProgram(noacademicrigor)

• DeanofStudentsaheststhat“Evolu-onprogramdoesnottypifytheacademicrigoroftheESLAdapta-oncourse.”

• EnglishComposi8onDirectorrelatesthat“Composi8onandRhetorichavemovedawayfromRhetoricalModesorProseModels.”

• CurrentESLProgramCoursesforInterna8onalFreshmen– English3and5(equivalenttoCompandLit1and2)

– English97(SpeakingCommunica8onandPragma8cs)

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English3and5Tes8monials• NisaQaisfromBangledesh:“Ihavemademybestfriendsinthisnonthreateningclassroomsenng[English3].”

• AdrianValasquezfromVenezuela:“Thepeopleinthisclass[English3]aremorelikeme.”

• LiangZhilifromChina:“English3and5areextremelycrucialtomycommandofEnglishaswellasmyeduca8onatLehigh.Englishisthefounda8onforalmosteverythingincollege.This,ofcourse,includesalltheaspectsinsocializinganddailycommunica8onsaswell.”

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English097Tes8monials

• “Thiscoursehelpsusinterna8onalstudentstogetusedtothewayofAmericans’speaking…tobemoreconfidenttospeak.”

• “I’vebeen5yearsintheStates,butadap8ngtonewenvironmentsuchascollegewastotallydifferent.Ihadhard8mesatthebeginning,butthroughthiscourse,Ilearnedtospeaktoprofessorsandnewfriendsincollege.”

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MissingAcademicandCulturalSkills• AlthoughmostareadvancedandahendedUSHSs,ourinterna8onalfreshmen

s8llneedtoimprovetheirabilitytoachieveandintegrate

• TheAmericanClassroom– Cri8calthinkingandsharing(beingasser8ve)

– Expecta8ons(helpyourself,beac8ve)

– Exams(forma8veversussumma8ve)

– Americangradingsystem

• StudySkills– Timemanagement

– Note‐taking,textbook/lectureintegra8on

• ChoicesandBoundariesinRela8onships– The“friendly”American(friendsvs.acquaintances)

– Developingposi8vecross‐culturalrela8onships

– Stayinghealthyandsafeoncampus

– ConnecttoDOS’Evolu8onSeminar back10


GainingSupportfortheCourse

• Interna8onaliza8onisa8melytopicrightnow!– Garnerinformalsupportoffacultyandadministrators

• ProposalforFirst‐YearExperiencecourse(pgs.1‐2)– ResearchandPriorexperiences– Increaseininterna8onalenrollmentandreten8on– Ra8onaleandDescrip8on– Buildingalearningcommunity

• Finngitintothefirstyearcurriculum– FitintothemissionofLehighandInterna8onaliza8on– Vetitandcollectdatatogarnersupportfromfaculty– 1credit,pass/fail– Whocanteachit?

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DevelopingtheSyllabus• KeyThemes

• ClassSchedule(6mee8ngsover12weeks)

• Materials(BooksandBlackboardCoursepage)

• Grading(Pass/Fail–ContentoverForm)

• Pre‐AssessmentsforMetacogni+on(self‐awareness)– Emo8onalIntelligence– Interculturaldiagnos8c(CQS)– Mul8pleIntelligences(Howard,notJohn)– VARK(Visual,Aural,Read/Write,Kinesthe8c)– LASSI– Myers‐Briggs

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Ques8onsandContactInforma8on

• Raffle

• Ques8ons…

• Contactinforma8onandsourcesinpacket…

Thankyou!

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CulturalIntelligenceSurvey

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Mul8pleIntelligences

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VARK

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LASSI

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Myers‐BriggsPersonalityType

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