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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACELA GONZALEZ
RESTRICTIONS, LITERARY RIGHTS, QUOTATIONS
PREFACE
INTERVIEW HISTORY
INTERVIEW November 30, 1995
[Tape 1, Side A]
Background — Coming to the United States — Starting school — Learning English —
Barriers to immigrant education — High school and college — Shirley Edwards,
ESL teacher and mentor — Beginning teaching — Teacher training — Procedures for
hiring teachers — Diverse student populations — Impact of immigrant background
on own teaching
[Tape 1, Side B]
From part—time to full—time employment — ESL at community colleges and adult
schools — Special problems of part—time teachers — Impact of funding on staff
training — Site coordinator — Becoming a teacher trainer ESL Institute modules
— Mentors — ESL coordinator — ESL model standards — Quality indicators —
Crossroads Cafe — Impact of public policy initiatives — Refugees — Need
for ESL literacy — Amnesty — Employability programs
[Tape 2, Side A]
Voluntary and mandatory attendance — Changes in ESL through the years —
Adaptability of competency based adult education — Impact of staff turnover —
How to improve programs — Role of professional organizations — Importance of
adult education — Key forces in adult education — Predictions — Rewards of work
in adult education
INDEX
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION