The ESOL Department offers eight levels of English, from level 1, for students with no or very little English, through level 8, after which students can continue on with their college classes. ESOL levels 1-8 serve the needs of adult refugees, immigrants, permanent residents and U.S. citizens. Levels 4-8 also serve the needs of professional personnel working or training in the U.S., international students, and international visitors. We welcome deaf or hard-of-hearing students in ESOL.
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EdTech Start-ups are tapping all the right opportunities by providing free onlinecourses to students amidst this crisis. UNESCO also suggested that these EdTechStart-ups and learning apps can help students during such hard times. Digitalpayment companies, such as Paytm, Mobiwik, Tez, PhonePe, and so on, grew rapidlyduring and after demonetization. Now, in this pandemic outbreak, EdTech start-upsare hoping for improved performance. EdTech start-ups are trying hard to make mostout of this situation by providing several free courses and e-resources to thestudents. Although the availability of electricity and a stable internet connectionis still a bigger challenge in their way as a lot of Indian cities especially smallcities still face frequent electricity shortages. As per the reports, initiatives bythese companies are already bringing them gains. Their customer base is improving alot, it might be for a temporary period but even if they can retain a few customersit is for their good only.
We need a high level of preparedness so that we can quickly adapt to the changes inthe environment and can adjust ourselves to different delivery modes, for instance,remote learning or online learning in situations of pandemics such as Covid-19.Institutions and organizations should prepare contingency plans to deal withchallenges such as pandemics and natural disasters (Seville et al., 2012). Reliability andsufficient availability of Information Communication Technology infrastructure,learning tools, digital learning resources in the form of Massive Open OnlineCourses, e-books, e-notes, and so on are of utmost importance in such severesituations (Huang et al.,2020). Instruction, content, motivation, relationships, and mental healthare the five important things that an educator must keep in mind while impartingonline education (Martin,2020). Some teaching strategies (lectures, case-study, debates,discussions, experiential learning, brainstorming sessions, games, drills, etc.) canbe used online to facilitate effective and efficient teaching and learningpractices. In such panicky situations, where the lives of so many people are atstake, teaching and learning should be made interesting. This will also reduce thestress, fear, and anxiety levels of people. For this, proper technique and learningsupport should be provided to teachers and students and government support is alsocrucial at such stage. Pedagogical and technical competency of online educators isof utmost importance. Rigorous quality management programs and continuousimprovement are pivotal for online learning success and making people ready for anycrisis-like situation. 2ff7e9595c
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