AN ALIGNMENT OF THE CANADIAN 
                                             LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS TO THE BC 
                                             ESL ARTICULATION LEVELS
                                             Final Report - January 2007
                                             PREPARED BY:  ROSS BARBOUR, CATHERINE OS-
                                             TLER, ELIZABETH TEMPLEMAN, ELIZABETH WEST
       AN ALIGNMENT OF THE CANADIAN LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS TO THE 
       BC ESL ARTICULATION LEVELS - FINAL REPORT
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        An Alignment of the Canadian Language Benchmarks to the BC 
                   ESL Articulation Levels 
                           
                           
        December 2006 
        Prepared by: 
        Ross Barbour, Catherine Ostler, Elizabeth Templeman, Elizabeth West 
         
         
         
         
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                     Acknowledgements 
                      
                     We would like to express our appreciation to the following people whose support 
                     and valuable input made this project possible: 
                      
                         •   Jennifer Orum and Finola Finlay,  BCCAT 
                         •   John Boraas, Dean, School of Access, Camosun College and System 
                             Liaison Person, BC ESL Articulation Committee 
                         •   Gail Baxter, Dean’s assistant, School of Access, Camosun College 
                         •   Sandy Fehler and Carol Anne Sargeant, Administrative Assistants, School 
                             of Access, Camosun College 
                         •   Lyn Lennig, Vancouver Community College 
                         •   Lucy Epp, Cathy Lewis and Shelley Bates, Red River College 
                         •   Jane Steiger, Noreen Walker, Kathy Felton, Nancy Killick,  ESL 
                             instructors, Thomson Rivers University 
                         •   Cheryl Howrigan and Karen Jane Hills,  ESL instructors, Vancouver 
                             Community College 
                         •   Anne Brix, Rowena Hill, Diana Kohl, Karyn Marczak, Mary Ruth Martell,  
                             Laurie O’Dowd, Lisa Robertson, Bev Robson, Mavis Smith, ESL 
                             Instructors, Camosun College 
                         •   ESL Articulation Committee Members  
                      
                      
                      
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