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Students needing to learn English can enter Clearfield Job Corps' English Language Learning (ELL) program. Students entering into the ELL program are referred by Career Preparation upon entry into Job Corps.
Each week, ELL students are given the California Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) test. The tests are used to determine student proficiency levels so CJC can assess their learning and placement needs.
The CASAS test is given to students regularly to access their progress in the ELL program.
An initial appraisal is given to determine the appropriate retest form. A pretest is administered at the beginning of classroom instruction, with continual post testing every 100 hours of education. Learning gains are measured by comparing and contrasting the students pretest against their post-test scores.
Levels of ELL
- Beginning Literacy / Pre Beginning ELL
- Scores range from 0-200
- Listening/Speaking: Students are able to respond appropriately in a limited fashion in situations relating to immediate needs.
- Reading/Writing: Students are able to handle routine reading and writing assignments. They are also able to handle basic oral communication assignments.
- Intermediate ELL
- Scores range from 201-220
- Listening/Speaking: Students are able to satisfy basic survival needs and handle routine social demands. Students are also able to understand simple learned phrases containing familiar topics.
- Reading/Writing: Students are able to handle basic reading, writing, and computational tasks related to life roles. Students are able to read and interpret simplified materials relating to familiar topics. Students are also able to handle tasks that involve basic oral and written instructions.
- Advanced ELL
- Scores range from 221-236
- Listening/Speaking: Students are able to satisfy most survival needs and social demands. Students are able to understand and communicate on familiar topics. They are also able to participate in social conversations on a variety of topics, and they can handle technical discussions in their vocational field of choice.
- Reading/Writing: Students can handle most reading and writing tasks related to life roles. They are able to read and interpret most non-simplified materials. Students can also interpret routine charts, graphs, maps, and labels. Students should also possess the abilities to fill out medical information forms and job applications.
- VESEL (Vocational English as a Second Language)
- CJC students are given the opportunity to choose a trade, regardless of their level of english mastery. CJC attempts to place each VESEL student in their trade as soon as possible, so VESEL instructors meet with trade instructors to identify the needs of the individual VESEL student. VESEL’s are developed by the instructor to prepare the student for trade readiness.
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