English Language Training Technical Assistance Project

The Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning has been designated by the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and the Colorado Refugee Services Program (CRSP) to provide technical assistance for English Language Training programs serving refugees.

Project Profile

The ELT Technical Assistance project:

Assists programs in assessing their own effectiveness and areas of need in design and implementing performance-based ELT.

Enables programs to help refugees to obtain employment and self-sufficiency

Helps teachers with challenges related to refugee mental health and cultural adjustment in the ESL classroom provide information about:

• Updated Mainstream English Language Training performance-based curricula
• Technology in the classroom
• Pre-employability training for low-level learners
• Working with elderly clients
• Programs related to citizenship
• Beginning literacy
• Best practices and model programs
• ESL curricula, techniques, methods and materials

Current projects:

The worker Integration and Naturalization (WIN) Project

ELT Trainers and Consultants have included:

Myrna Ann Adkins, Barbara Sample, and Burna Dunn - Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning

Allene G. Grognet, Miriam Burt - CAL Center for Applied Linguistics

Autumn Keltner - CASAS Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System

Inaam Mansoor - REEP Arlington Education and Employment Program

Brigitte Marshall - California Department of Education, Adult Ed Office

Diane Pecoraro - Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning

Margaret B. Silver - ELLC-MO President, English Language and Literacy Center of Missouri

Ask the ESL Instructor

Have a burning question regarding a class?

We can be of assistance with questions pertaining to class dynamics, management, syllabus, curriculum, textbooks, grammar points, etc. Whatever it is, we have the experience and/or can find the resources to help. Your question will be answered on this site on the "Ask Rose" page.

Please send your questions to Rose Schaefer at rsmahosky@springinstitute.org

For more information on ELT Technical Assistance, please contact Burna Dunn via email or call us at 303-863-0188

ELT Publications

For a list of all ELT publications see our publications library online.