Statement of Purpose

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The mission of the English for Speakers of Other Languages Program is to facilitate communication within the increasingly diverse population in Rockbridge County.

Although ESOL has focused on the Latina/o community, the program works with speakers of all languages. We offer formal ESOL classes and one-on-one tutoring arrangements, Spanish classes for adults, free translation of documents (Spanish-English/English-Spanish), and a hotline to provide immediate interpreting services.

ESOL Committees, 2010-11

English Education | Spanish Education | Translation | Hotline |

Publicity | Development | International Outreach

esol@wlu.edu

http://esol.wlu.edu

To sign up for any committee, contact the committee chairs directly, or write to esol@wlu.edu .

ESOL General Chairs

Contact: Jodi Lebolt '12 (leboltj12@mail.wlu.edu), Stephanie Carvalho '12 (carvalhos12@mail.wlu.edu), and Erika Vaughn '12 (vaughnel12@mail.wlu.edu) 

· Oversee all aspects of the organization

o Subcommittees

o Meetings

o Community Liaisons and Representatives

o Budget

English Education (Teaching and Tutoring)

Contact: Julia McCormick '13 (mccormickj13@mail.wlu.edu) & Louisa Phillips '13 (phillipsl13@mail.wlu.edu)

· Teach ESOL classes to community members

· Tutor ESOL students on individual basis

Spanish Education (Teaching and Tutoring)

Contact: Jared Hester '13 (hesterj13@mail.wlu.edu) & Ainoa Moure ‘12 (mourea12@mail.wlu.edu)

· Teach Spanish classes to adult community members

Translations

Contact: Robert Crissy '14 (crissyr14@mail.wlu.edu) , & Chris Washnock ‘12 (washnockc12@mail.wlu.edu)

· Translate documents (Span-Eng/Eng-Span) for local agencies, organizations, and businesses

Hotline

Contact: Nico Gioioso ‘12 (gioioson12@mail.wlu.edu)

· Facilitate communication between English speakers and speakers of other languages on the phone or by means of a direct visit (Public schools, Doctors’ offices, Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Law Enforcement, pharmacies, etc.)

Publicity

Contact: Brielle Weinstein '12 (weinsteinb12@mail.wlu.edu)

· Advertise this resource and program in the community and on campuses to recruit students and clients, as well as volunteers for the program.

Development

Contact: Ashley Astolfi '13 (astolfia13@mail.wlu.edu)

· Pursue grant research and applications and develop alumni database to fund ESOL Organization.

International Outreach

Contact: Claire Rasberry '12 (rasberryc12@mail.wlu.edu), Evelyn Rupert '14 (ruperte14@mail.wlu.edu)

· Develop ESOL work projects in countries outside the U.S.

Latest News

• ESOL LAUNCHES ALTERNATIVE FEB BREAK IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC! 13 ESOL students will embark upon a one-week service trip to the San Diego Padres’ baseball academy in Najayo (Dominican Republic) for the week of February break (February 19-26), 201.

· http://www.tmcwlu.org/ ESOL presents at FLAVA

· ESOL General Co-Chair Cailin Slattery wins $10,000 Peace Prize for Development in Haiti (June, 2010)

Useful Information

• WDBJ Channel 7 (Roanoke) piece on ESOL Hotline, September, 2009.
• W&L Department of Romance Languages launches community-based learning courses in Spanish, SPAN 192-292 (September, 2009).
• Check out latinoteca.com, a website about U.S./Latino culture and arts (August, 2009)
• WVTF piece on the ESOL Hotline (April, 2009)
• W&L web piece on the ESOL Hotline (April. 2009)
• Check out the ESOL-Dominican Republic webpage!
• NYT article: Diversity in the Classroom (2009)
• Check out the MLA language map to see who's speaking what and where (posted June, 2004)!
• Sign up to be an ESOL volunteer by writing to esol@wlu.edu !
• Creciendo Juntos in Charlottesville and Albemarle County

Website maintained by Ellen Mayock and Erika Vaughn.

Last updated 10/10/11.