Randolph Community College Launches ‘The English Network’ ESOL Distance Education Program

Randolph Community College’s English for Speakers of Other Languages (formerly called English as a Second Language) department is launching its first Distance Education program, targeting intermediate-level students who cannot attend classes regularly. The program was developed by Yacine Kout, director of the English for Speakers of Other Languages program, along with RCC’s Distance Education department.
          
“This is not something that was done overnight,” said Kout of the program, which consists of 20 lesson packets, each including a DVD, a workbook, and a return envelope. The program has been named “The English Network.” Each episode has a different story and a different set of characters. An episode will include specific language components, such as past tense or positional words, said Kout, and instruction in a life skill. For example, the first lesson covers the English usages of “want to,” “need to,” “have to,” and “like to” and includes a skills lesson on finding a job in the community.

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