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Name: Ryan Finnegan on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sandra Prytherch on Mar 9, 2010Comments: Careful consideration of this issue, within the criteria established for Institutional mission and goals, clearly shows that closing the TESOL program is counterproductive and in direct conflict with those stated goals. Thank you.Flag
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Name: Mallory Finnegan on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Steve Wall on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Sandra Finnegan on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jenica Park on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Brett Uddenberg on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Bilan Wang on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Thien P on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Amanda Citrowske on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Whitney Baumann on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Julia Andrea Georgallis on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Julie A Balderson on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Elizabeth on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Evelyn Harding on Mar 9, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Chelsea, Lee on Mar 9, 2010Comments: Yes, save UNR TESOL! I will affect not only the students in TESOL, but all the ELLs in northern Nevada!Flag
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Name: Brad Deeds on Mar 10, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Brenda Lockie-Knight on Mar 10, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Julia Porter on Mar 10, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Matthew Villaluz on Mar 10, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Emmanuel Garcia on Mar 11, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Marc Oakley on Mar 14, 2010Comments: Look at the numbers. More and more foreign-born students are entering Nevada's schools. TESOL is vital to the country's, and Nevada's, educational needs.Flag
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Name: Tong Svangvitaya on Mar 14, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Jonathan Chin on Mar 18, 2010Comments: First, our department has three professor and approximately forty students—which a large population are international students. Which program on campus has such a high ratio of student to professor and international students? I do not believe that cutting our department will save the state much money because only three professors need to be paid in our department. Also, please keep in mind; international students pay approximately three times the amount for tuition in fees compared to local students. Not only do international students pay higher tuition fees, international students also bring revenue to the state of Nevada by spending money when they visit local stores, nearby tourist spots, etc. Second, with the growing amount of English as Second Language (ESL) students in Nevada, how are these students supposed to learn English without trained ESL instructors? How do you expect higher education in the future if students cannot read, write, speak or simply understand English? With the closure of the MA-TESOL program, the University of Nevada, Reno will no longer be the prestigious University we know. The students that attend will not be as outstanding because of lack of English proficiency. Hence, the reputation of our school will decrease in status. Third, I believe shutting our program will not pull our state out of recession. It may be true that we need business people, engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc. However, without ESL instructors how will future students become these important figures that will save the state of Nevada? They won’t because they won’t have the standard national English proficiency to pass bar exams, doctor certificate exams, etc. It would be more likely that the crime rate will rise instead. This is not a proof but research has shown that 80% of the Nevadan prisoners do not have high school diploma. If students do not have high enough English proficiency to graduate from high school, there is a possibility that high school diploma and crime rate have some correlation. Lastly, the reason why I am chose the University of Nevada, Reno for my MA- TESOL degree over a MBA degree at the University of Arizona was because my sister graduated here in the year 2007. She told me how much she learned from the University to apply to her teaching. During her studies she has taught at TMCC, and tutored local students. Even though she is no longer in Reno, she is now teaching at the third placed University in Taiwan, she has published a book, and she is very well known in the English Teaching field in Taiwan. I believe that our program provides valuable skills and knowledge that should not be discontinued. I know this for a fact because I have not even graduated from the program but I am substituting at TMCC, I am an instructor for Workplace ESL Solutions (teaching housekeeper English), I have lectured at a prestigious University in Taiwan during summer break, and I have tutored many students. I believe that it would be a pity to close such an important program for our future students. Is it worth it to not give three professor salary payment, and loose thousands or millions of dollars from international students? Or is it worth it to not give three professor salary payment and risk the low quality education in Nevada? I believe not. How is Nevada education supposed to excel without a higher education department; especially without the most fundamental TESOL program? Who are going to teach the second generation immigrant children? I am urging you to reconsider the closure of the MA-TESOL program. The state is losing more than saving in this situation.Flag
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Name: Hiroki Saito on Mar 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Shoko Yamazaki on Mar 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Kanako Honda on Mar 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Matthew Nall on Mar 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 22, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mitsukuni Kamiya on Mar 23, 2010Comments: I believe education is particularly important. There are many businesses that want to move to tax-friendly states like Nevada, but in order for them to move to Nevada, they need high-skilled laborers. If Nevada cuts the TESOL, Nevada will lose competitiveness in the business world. For those who already have a good command of English, cutting the TESOL is a good news, but, in the overall picture, Nevada will be better off with having more people who can have better command of English.Flag
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Name: Evan Prytherch on Mar 23, 2010Comments: With the large # of non-English speakers in northern NV it seems a bad decision not to offer local educators the skills needed to teach these people our national language.Flag
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Name: Joan Prytherch on Mar 23, 2010Comments: Education is the key to the survival of democracy. It is important that children learn the language of the land-- English. Without well-prepared teachers for ESL classes, our society, culture, and our very existence are threatened. Please consider making the ESL a priority.Flag
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Name: Theresa Taylor on Mar 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mallie Prytherch on Mar 23, 2010Comments: Keep the program open!Flag
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Name: Sarah Tacner on Mar 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 23, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Theodore J Postupack on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rebecca Postupack-Slifer on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Audrey Trieu on Mar 24, 2010Comments: I, Audrey Trieu, wish for this program at UNR to be kept open. As many people from foreign countries do not know how to speak English, they will not be well-adjusted to the United States. I wish for these people to learn English, so they will not be outcasts here in the United States. Therefore, I wish for the MA TESOL program at UNR to be preserved.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Takashi Yokoyama on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Julie P. Rossi on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Eugene E Postupack on Mar 24, 2010Comments: people need to learnFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Mar 24, 2010Comments: There is no doubt that in my mind that programs in TESOL are important for the future of Nevada. These future teachers may be the only chance for many non-English speakers to move up in life. Please keep the program!Flag
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Name: John Prytherch on Mar 24, 2010Comments: ESL is important for the melting pot of our nation. Communication is important in all aspects of society. please save ESL education at Un iversity of Nevada at Reno. thank youFlag
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Name: Patricia Borger on Mar 24, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Deborah Eisenhart on Mar 24, 2010Comments: Please don't eliminate the Master's Program teaching English to Speakers, we need to stay connected and have understanding of our cultures.Flag
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