Project scope
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Training & development Healthcare Employee retention Community engagement EducationSkills
service industries educational materials style guides applied linguistics storyboarding curriculum development teaching english as a second language teaching instructional design vocabularyESEN Translation Services is launching a new series of ESL (English as a Second Language) courses tailored for service industry companies in New York City. Such industries would include, but not be limited to: healthcare, food service, cleaning, construction and gardening. The objective of this project is to transform rough curriculum drafts into comprehensive teacher and student manuals. These manuals will serve as essential guides for instructors and learners, ensuring a consistent and effective learning experience. The project provides an opportunity for learners to apply their skills in curriculum development, instructional design, and technical writing. By working on this project, learners will gain practical experience in creating educational materials that are both engaging and informative. The project is designed to be completed by a team of learners from a single academic program, such as education or applied linguistics, within a time frame of 40-80 hours, depending on the number of weekly classes taught, as well as the particular weekly time frame requested.
The project deliverables include a set of comprehensive teacher and student manuals for the ESL courses. These manuals should be clear, well-organized, and aligned with the course objectives. Deliverables will include:
- A comprehensive teacher manual with lesson plans, teaching strategies, and assessment tools.
- A student manual with course content, illustrated handouts for both individual vocabulary terms and one-sentence descriptions of industry-specific actions, practice exercises that can be carried out at home, three "Now I know how to..." class review questions, and additional resources. The handouts can include flashcard cutouts, storyboards with blank call outs for students to fill in, as well as other such interactive tasks.
- A style guide to ensure consistency in language and formatting across all materials.
Direct involvement in project tasks, offering guidance, and demonstrating techniques.
Scheduled check-ins to discuss progress, address challenges, and provide feedback.
About the company
Founded in 2007, ESEN Translation Services is a minority woman-owned small business registered in Brooklyn, New York. We offer six language services (translation, interpretation, transcription, proofreading & editing , and language learning) in six languages (U.S. English, Latin American Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, Chinese and Ecuadorian Kichwa). Our working fields include: legal, medical, official records, marketing materials, hospitality, general business and general IT. We are currently involved in creating 12-week ESL courses for non-English speakers in the service industries. Our first venture in this field began in December 2024, with a 12-week Basic English for Cleaning Professionals course, sponsored by Clean to the Max, a local cleaning company based in Brooklyn, New York. Our next venture, to be launched in 2025, will be a 12-hour ESL course for non-English speaking food service professionals, in conjunction with Collective Food Works, a local food service company based in Brooklyn, New York.