Presentation on how to obtain college credit for English for Academic classes from the point of view of two different EAP programs in Florida.

1. Logistics of Obtaining
Credit for EAP Classes
Changes at Two Community
Colleges
Jose A. Carmona
Hillsborough Community College

2. Disadvantages of Non-Credit ESL
Programs
 Years in Non-Credit ESL
Classes
 Levels 1 through 4 of EAP
Programs

3. Advantages of Credit-Bearing
Classes in ESL Programs
 Levels 5 and 6 of EAP
Programs
 Benefits of College Credit-
Bearing Classes

4. The Need
 Bridgingthe ESL
Program with College
Credit-Bearing
Classes

5. Community College 1: The Program
 Development of Levels 5 and
6
 4-Credit Classes
 Foreign Language Credit

6. Argument for Giving Foreign
Language Credit
 English is the students’ second
language.
 Why would ESL students need a third
language?

7. Argument Against Giving Foreign
Language Credit
 Taking Enrollment Away from Foreign
Language Courses
 Problems Transferring Classes to
Colleges and Universities Outside the
State of Florida

8. Community College 2: The Program
 Development of Levels 5 and 6
 Two 4-credit classes: Reading + Lab
and Writing + Lab
 Classes Listed in Catalogue under
College Credit

9. Transforming Attitudes
 Convincing Upper Management
 Changing Personnel Attitudes
 Continued Re-Education of
Management

10. Transforming the Curriculum
 Connecting Curriculum to College
Courses
 Level 5 Curriculum
 Level 6 Curriculum

11. Conclusion
 The Rewards of Educational
Transformation
 Questions?

12. Presenter Information
Jose A. Carmona
386-675-8594
joseacarmona@gmail.com
http://www.joseacarmona.com