That requires intentional planning and consistent messaging by the teacher.Įmily Francis, an ESL teacher in Concord, North Carolina, makes clear that she wants her students to “embrace their culture and their language as a foundation of who they are” and to consider their acquisition of a new culture and language “not as subtractive, but as additive.” To help support students who may never have attended school before or may be coping with migration-based trauma, Francis emphasizes that little things make a big difference. A successful classroom, our educators agreed, is one in which students feel known, appreciated, and comfortable taking emotional and intellectual risks. Cultivate Relationships and Be Culturally Responsive Student reports to the Learning Center on test date at the reserved time.1.Learning Center will contact the instructor to confirm his/her permission and to make arrangements for exam pick up and drop off.Instructor must approve the use of a language translation dictionary (book form only).Instructor must approve any alternative test time.Extended test time must be scheduled at the same time of class when possible.Students must have class information (day and time of exam as well as the instructor's name). Student contacts Learning Center two class periods prior to exam to request space.Student requests permission from instructor to take extended time exam in the Learning Center.Procedure for requesting exam accommodations: Given space limitations in the Learning Center, individual testing rooms may not be available.One exemption is for a 50 minute exam: A 50 minute exam in class is rounded up from 75 minutes to 90 minutes in the Learning Center. For example, an 80 minute exam in class is extended to 2 hours in the Learning Center. Extended time is defined as time-and-a-half.Students may not leave their assigned testing area or the floor during the exam.The student will not be allowed to take future exams in the Learning Center. If a student is caught cheating, the exam will be stopped and the instructor notified immediately.The instructor must approve use of the language translation dictionary. Since the Learning Center is located in a wireless building and due to advanced technology of some electronic translators, students taking exams in the Learning Center will only be allowed use of paper dictionaries for translation purposes.Exam accommodations must be scheduled in advance walk-in accommodations are not available.
No exams will be scheduled during campus-recognized holidays. Available exam hours during finals week will be extended notice of final exam hours will be published prior to dead week. Exams must be scheduled to begin after 8:30 am and end by 5 pm Monday through Friday during the regular semester.Students taking exams in the Learning Center must adhere to the following procedures for exam accommodations: Faculty may also deny requests of international students to take an exam in the Learning Center. Faculty may offer additional or separate accommodations as they deem appropriate. These guidelines are specific to the Learning Center. To assist our international students as they transition into an English language academic environment, the Learning Center offers extended time for course exams in an alternative location, pending approval of the course instructor and space availability.
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