California Distance Learning - Materials and Proxy Hours Recommendations for ESL Curricula March 3, 2010 CDE recommends a number of proxy attendance hours for these commonly used curricula based on input from a group of field experts. Agencies may submit a different number with explanation in the narrative. Course # ESL levels ESL Beginning Literacy ESL Beginning (Low-High) ESL Intermediate (Low-High) ESL Advanced (Low-High) ESL Multilevel ESL Vocational / Workplace 2.107 ESL Academic Family Literacy ESL ESL/Citizenship Adult Education Office, California Department of Education - Distance Learning - Materials and Proxy Hours Recommendations for ESL Page 1 of 5
1 2 Connect With English Crossroads Café 3a EASY Part 1: The Basics 3b EASY Part 2: Community 3c EASY at Work 4 English for All 43 10 48 80 12 26 99 10 6 10 12 10 15 (OTAN DVD,VHS and Streaming) 76 6 20 http://www.learner.org/resources/series71.html California has a statewide license for the VHS tapes only. http://videolibrary.intelecomstore.org/ 6 DVDs are divided into 2 parts. See suggested breakdown from Hanford Adult School. For streaming video and printable materials go to: http://myefa.org/ CDs, VHS and DVDs available from OTAN http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&catid=3163 Adult Education Office, California Department of Education - Distance Learning - Materials and Proxy Hours Recommendations for ESL Page 2 of 5
5 Ingles Ya! 16 12 20 6 Learning English Delta Style 54 10 20 7a Putting English to Work 1 7b 7c Putting English to Work 2 68 10 20 66 10 24 Putting English to Work 3 63 10 24 8a Side by Side Videos 1A & 1B 8b Side by Side Videos 2A & 2B 25 6 26 6 26 http://www.inglesya.us/english/index.html Each unit has 4 30-minute videos. California has a statewide license for the DVDs and print materials until Dec. 31 2014. 10 DVDs + 5 printed workbooks, 20 episodes 10 DVDs + 1 CD with electronic versions of workbooks, 20 episodes http://www.otan.us/browse/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&catid=30920 http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/sbs_bridge/ http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/sbs_bridge/ Adult Education Office, California Department of Education - Distance Learning - Materials and Proxy Hours Recommendations for ESL Page 3 of 5
9a USA Learns 1 3 20 9b USA Learns 2 37 3 20 9c USA Learns 3 1 42 10 Watch and Listen 10 3 15 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education, Diane PunKay, dpunkay@hlp.usd.k12.ca.us ESL department gerneral phone number (626) 933-8303 http://www.hlpae.org/descriptions/academic/esl.htm Additional titles: 11 On Common Ground 30 12 15 For advanced levels. California has a statewide license for the VHS tapes only. http://intelecom.org/ilrn/adulted/ocg/ocgpage.asp continue to page 5 Adult Education Office, California Department of Education - Distance Learning - Materials and Proxy Hours Recommendations for ESL Page 4 of 5
Other curriculum commonly used by agencies, no recommendation yet from CDE 12 Focus on Grammar http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/focusongrammar3e/ 13 In English 14 Inside America 15 Lifelines 16 Madison Heights 17 Sharing English Together 18 Success at your CIS Interview http://www.videolanguage.com/index.html http://www.highlandpublishing.com/insideamerica/insideamerica1.htm California has a statewide license for the VHS tapes only http://videolibrary.intelecomstore.org/ California has a statewide license for the VHS tapes only http://intelecom.org/ilrn/adulted/madison/mhpage.asp No longer taking orders under $ 50,000 http://sharingenglish.ousd.k12.ca.us h p://www.deltapublishing.com/proddetail.cfm?cat=1&toc=7&stoc=0&pronum=4084 Adult Education Office, California Department of Education - Distance Learning - Materials and Proxy Hours Recommendations for ESL Page 5 of 5