Elementary and Secondary ESL programs within BC

I think it's totally feasible to create a research question exploring the relationship between level of English and likelihood of success (in school, work, etc) but I think that if we focus on elementary school ESL programs our results won't be very interesting. It's a fair assumption that the longer you spend in an English speaking environment, the easier it will be to learn English; in fact, most kids who come here at the elementary school age end up completely fluent and with no/very slight accents. (Also, if I remember correctly, when you are in elementary school, your level of English is assessed and you are placed at the appropriate level of ESL; I don't think the students or parents have a choice, so there would be no variation - if the student was in a Lower Mainland elementary school, they would have been in the program)

If we want to focus on the relationship between English proficiency and success, I think it makes more sense to look at people who come here in high school or later. We could tailor our questions to this demographic, and maybe look at immigrants who chose to take government provided English courses, no courses or other private courses.