About the SIG:

The Community College ESL Faculty Special Interest Group (SIG) is a group for faculty and staff in ESL/ESOL programs at Community Colleges in Massachusetts. The group meets several times during the school year, and communicates via a MATSOL E-List. Some issues the group has addressed include: Credentialing for ESL across the state; The relationships between Adult Basic Education, workforce ESL and academic ESL; Being proactive on the college campus; Over-reliance on adjunct faculty; Grants and their effects on our programs; Defining success for a community college student; Anti-immigrant backlash; Academic credit for ESL: Writing position papers on important issues. Visit the Community College ESL Faculty SIG page.

About this meeting:

It’s time for the Fall 2023 Community College Special Interest Group ESL meeting! Among other projects, we have been working toward the goal of achieving fully transferable degree credit, on a consistent and equitable basis, across the state. Our contacts at the Department of Higher Education have agreed to work with us on this, and they would like our assistance in planning a statewide meeting of community college ESL faculty to start the process. We would like your input as we help set the agenda. For example, how can we satisfy the DHE’s desire for increased alignment between our diverse programs without losing our own uniqueness? Please let your voice be heard by joining our meeting. 

You do NOT have to be a MATSOL member to join these meetings, but if you would like to support MATSOL in our mission to always promote equity and excellence for all English Learners, please consider becoming a member here.

For both MATSOL members and non-members, use the link below to register for the meeting:

Community College ESL Faculty SIG Meeting

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.