Goals and Objectives
Enhancing the quality of university-level IEN oral English language training in bridging programs could promote greater academic and employment success. The objective of this research project is to contribute to the labour market integration of IENs through implementing institutional change. The focus will be to change systemic barriers preventing access to quality language education. Effective academic plans and service delivery to meet the comprehensive language learning needs of IEN students as well as other adult immigrant students will result. Project activities include:
a) developing IEN language competency tools,
b) identifying best practices for teaching and learning through sociolinguistic interactive interventions,
c) developing faculty teaching skills,
d) developing innovative relevant curricular components and
e) implementing educational policy changes and
f) disseminating project results to key stakeholders (educators, regulators, policy makers) to facilitate uptake of these innovations in the larger educational system.
This system change strategy can be transferred to other internationally educated professional programs.
