Description
This collection contains pilot versions of four life-skills curriculum projects developed in California in the 1970s. The
projects are Asian Project/ESL: a new approach for the 21st century; Integrated Competency-Based Bilingual Vocational English
as a Second Language (ICB-VESL); Basic Reading and Language Development; and Project ABLE. Two of the pilots, the Asian Project
and ICB-VESL, were later published commercially. Samples of the publication versions of the Asian Project are also included.
Background
In the 1970s, California adult education's already large population of immigrant students who required English as a second
language education was increased dramatically by an influx of Southeast Asian refugees. The State Department of Education
used federal funds to develop life-skills oriented curriculum that was suited to the needs of the new residents. This collection
contains samples of two of the most widely used curriculum projects and of two other more obscure projects developed during
the period.
Extent
Two file storage boxes
Restrictions
California Adult Education archival materials are publicly funded and not subject to copyright restrictions. Publications
should properly reference the Archives and the specific collection that contains the quoted materials. See Preferred Citation.
Some copyrighted materials are contained within this collection and the copyright has not been ceded to the Archives. For
these materials, the owner of the copyright should be contacted.
Availability
The collection is open for research by appointment. Please call the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network.