Vicky A. Allen, M.Ed. vallen@hct.ac.ae Fujairah Women’s College Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE An Intensive Approach to Extensive Learning.

Vicky A. Allen, M.Ed.vallen@hct.ac.ae

Fujairah Women’s CollegeHigher Colleges of Technology, UAE

An Intensive Approach to

Extensive Learning

18-24 year old Emirati females

Some married

Some with children

All with family obligations

Many with sporadic attendance rate

All with previous failure

Student Profile

• gaps in student’s learning• previous failures• lack of motivation• lack of confidence• unwillingness to change study habits

Intensive English Program (IEP)

Intensive English

Program

Extensive Reading

Extensive Vocabulary

Extensive Speaking

Extensive Listening

Fujairah Women’s CollegeHigher Colleges of Technology, UAE

• FREQUENT USE: Practice, practice, practice

• ENCOURAGEMENT: cheerleading 101

• GAPS: Individual student needs

• INCREMENTAL LEARNING: Building on previous knowledge

Fall semester 201267 students/3 classes

TOTAL Words Read!3,359,478

MOODLEREADER

23,224 Average

Speak Points(24,000 required)

160 Average Videos

Watched(60 required)

361 Average Words

Learned(200 required)

30-45 minutes per day

SRA Reading

HCT Goal = IELTS score of 5.0+

Listening Reading Writing Speaking Band0.00

1.00

2.00

3.00

4.00

5.00

6.00

Prior to IEPAfter IEP

Fall 2012

Average improvement +6.16% +13.37% +0.66% +8.22% +5.76%

IELTS Results with IEP

• 39% of ‘Repeating’ students passed the IELTS

• 100% of those students

who passed, went into the Bachelor’s program at FWC or FMC

Very help-ful

31%

Helpful60%

Not helpful9%

Overall, the IEP course was...

Very much62%

Some31%

Not at all7%

My English skills have improved…

Student Feedback

SUCCESS!

Online References

• EnglishCentral– www.englishcentral.com

• M-Reader– http://mreader.org

• SRA Reading 2.0– www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com

• Extensive Reading Foundation– http://erfoundation.org/

• Extensive Reading Central– http://er-central.com/