funding provided by human resources & skills development canada tesl ns 2005

Funding provided by

Human Resources & Skills Development Canada

TESL NS 2005

CCLB’s Essential Skills Website

Presented by:Marianne Kayed, Project Mgr.

Mkayed@language.ca

Education vs. Skills

EducationalCredentials

Literacy

Numeracy

Problem SolvingSkills

Learning a Living: First Results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (2005)

Knowledge vs. Skills

In Canada, 65% of recent immigrants with upper secondary education , yet only about 40% attain Levels 3, 4/5.

(Literacy levels)

“This raises an important question regarding whether the knowledge and skills acquired abroad are useable in the host country and to what extent the portability is attenuated by (official) language proficiency.”

p.212, Learning a Living: First Results of the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (2005)

Essential Skills

Workers who have Essential Skills at the levels required for their desired occupations will have enhanced employability.

How well do newcomers and immigrants measure up?

Measuring Up!

The 9 Essential Skills• Reading text*• Document use*• Numeracy• Writing*• Oral Communication*• Working with Others• Continuous Learning• Thinking Skills• Computer Use

CCLB & HRSDC

• Currently 2 projects related to Essential Skills funded by HRSDC

• Includes alignment between CLBs and ES related to communication

• Work done to develop resources and materials based on the alignment useful to both ESL/FSL and to Essential Skills practitioners.

Two CCLB Projects…

1. Online ESResources for

ESL/FSLProfessionals

2. Language Profiling of

Tourism SectorOccupationsBased on ES

Profiles

Web Page (itessential.ca)

ES Resources for ESL/FSL

SampleLessons

Sample Module

CLB/EssentialSkills

ComparativeFramework

Lists ofResource Materials

How to Manual

Best Practices

Online version

Web Page (itessential.ca)

Language Profiling Project

SampleLessons

Sample Module

OccupationalLanguage AnalysesOrientation to

OLAs

Best Practices

Online version

The Skills AlignmentCanadian Language Benchmarks

Essential Skills

Speaking Oral Communication

Listening

Reading Reading Text

Writing Writing

Reading & Writing Document Use

Itsessential.ca Home Page

Background

About ES

What’s New?

Comparative Framework

Initial CF Validation Pilot• Pilot #1 - January – March 2005, over 40

ESL teachers participated in pilot of Comparative Framework.

• CLB and ES experts also participated in review and feedback of document.

• Pilot #2 – Nov.2005 - Jan.2006• Researchers: Stewart, Geraci, Nagy

CF Chart

Sections

CF Global Descriptors

Task Descriptors

Community Page

Language Analyses

Definition of OLA

• An Occupational Language Analysis (OLA) is a standardized summary of language competencies , referenced to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), that is linked to success in one occupation.

Tourism OLAs

OLAS to Date1. Bartender2. Freshwater Angler3. Kitchen Helper4. Hotel Front Desk Agent5. Travel Counsellor6. Taxicab Driver7. Golf Club Manager8. Guest Services Attendant*9. Tour Guide10. Line Cook11. Food and Beverage Server12. Food Counter Attendant13. Special Events Coordinator*14. Professional Cook*

Definition of OLA

• An Occupational Language Analysis (OLA) is a standardized summary of language competencies , referenced to the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB), that is linked to success in one occupation.

OLA Structure

• Job Definition/Info

• Overview

• How to Read OLA

• Comparative Indicators

• Common Conditions of Communication

• Skill breakdown

OLA Best Practices

• Defines an OLA• Describes development protocols• Maintenance• Interpetation• Application

OLAs

OLAsJobAnalysts

Immigrants Instructors

Employers

SectorsGovernment

OLA Support Resources

• “Orientation to OLAs” multimedia approach for 3 target groups: HR, ESL teachers, and counsellors.

• Orientation to OLA methodology

• For teachers, Sample Lesson Plans.

OLAs & ESL• Learn about which language skills at which CLB

levels are required to perform job-related tasks.• See the range of language skills required to do a

particular occupation.• Refer to it when planning curriculum and

activities for specialized ESL.• Develop learning plans related to an

occupation’s language requirements.• Use the checklist for existing language skills and

for new tasks being learned.

CLB/ES Resources

Sample Lesson Plans

Lesson Module

CLB/ES Research

CCLB Research