Interview Protocol

1) What are your beliefs about effective programming and instruction for ELs?

a) What do you believe are the most common challenges that ELs face?

How do you prepare to respond to these challenges?

b) What do you believe are the most common strengths of ELs?

How do you prepare to capitalize on these strengths?

2) In what ways do you think your beliefs related to ELs shape your response to issues of compliance and implementation of language policies?

a) How do you make decisions about how your campus ESL program will be implemented?

b) In what way do language policies influence your interaction with the ELs on your campus?

c) What are the most common struggles that you or your campus face when responding to issues of compliance and implementation of language policies?

d) What support is available to you during implementation?

e) Please describe what the typical day of an EL on your campus might look like.

f) What structures are in place to support the academic success of ELs on your campus?

g) What role do you play in supporting ELs?

h) How do you decide who on your campus will be responsible for serving ELs?

What is most important to you when making staffing decisions related to ESL?

3) Do you believe that the current policy adequately supports the needs of ELs on your campus or do you feel that the policies could be improved upon? Please describe.

a) In what ways do you think campus administrators might interpret language policies in ways that support or don’t support the academic success of ELs?