English As A Second Language Programs

OBJECTIVE

The ESL program at ORT provides students with the language skills necessary to become successful members of American society. Students experience a nurturing learning environment and the best instruction possible.

The ESL program teaches survival skills for entering the job market. The graduates of intermediate and advanced clusters (and levels) of this program have acquired sufficient English and job related information to successfully begin work.

The ESL program offered at the institute focus on vocational preparation, socialization skills, and functional grammar in a cumulative program. At each level, new language skills are presented while the skills learned in prior levels are reinforced by increasingly sophisticated applications of interpersonal communication.

Listening, reading, and writing are incorporated into the syllabus at each level although the program focuses mainly on oral communication. Holidays are studied and issues of living and working in a multi-cultural society are covered in greater depth at each level.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted, applicants must take Placement Test. An oral interview and written test determine student placement. As communication is the goal, placement is determined primarily by oral proficiency. Incoming students are properly placed at a level consistent with their language skills.

PROGRAM LENGTH

The ESL program is divided into three clusters of Basic, Intermediate and Advanced. Each cluster is divided in 6 levels. The daytime program is conducted Monday-Thursday for 5 hours a day, and Friday for 4 hours, combining for a total of 24 hours per week.

The evening program is conducted Monday-Thursday for 4.5 hours a day, combining for a total of 18 hours per week. The ESL daytime program runs for the duration of 30 weeks and the ESL evening program runs for the duration of 40 weeks total.

Upon completion of 36/30/24 semester credit hours (720/600/480 clock hours), the student will receive a certificate of graduation if he /she meets the graduation requirements. LAORT also offers individual ESL levels as part of the 720, 600 and 480-hour overall programs approvals.