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Do you invite guest speakers from your school’s admissions office or student clubs into your ESL classroom?
Great! These kinds of guest speakers are a great way to introduce ESL students to the wider college campus. For example: At Westchester Community College, members of the student honor society have made guest appearances in individual upper-level ESL classrooms to offer their services as peer mentors to ESL students interested in applying to college in the U.S.
Consider reaching out to other departments in your college to bring in speakers. These speakers will help your ESL students get a better understanding of all the college has to offer. At Westchester Community College, members of the student honor society have made guest appearances in individual upper-level ESL classrooms to offer their services as peer mentors to ESL students interested in applying to college in the U.S.
Do you have a strong partnership with your school’s academic and career counseling staff?
Wonderful! A good referral pipeline for ESL students into academic advising and counseling allows students to begin planning for their career pathways while still perfecting their English in the classroom.
Lack of familiarity with the availability of counseling options on your campus, along with cultural differences, may inhibit many foreign-educated students from actively seeking out the counseling they need to chart a viable academic and career pathway for themselves.
