ESL 065G - Level 5
Course Syllabus for Fall Quarter
2008
Instructor
Information
Name: Leasa Northcutt
Office: R 130
Office
hours: By appointment
Phone
number: 425-564-4123
E-mail: lnorthcu@bcc.ctc.edu
School
closure: (425)
401-6680 or (206) 633-7061
Course
Schedule
Dates: Tuesday & Thursday,
Sept. 23rd Dec. 9th, 2008
Time: 5:30 pm. 8:50 p.m.
Room: D-274B and D-204D
Holidays: Veterans Day, Tuesday, Nov.
11th
Thanksgiving:
Thursday, Nov. 20th
Field Trip: TBD
Writing
lab: Every Thursday, 7:50
pm - 8:50 pm (https://go.mybcc.net)
Outcomes
For Fall Quarter, our
English lessons are about setting goals, talking about daily routines and
family responsibilities reviewing past and future time clauses with when,
discussing housing (reporting problems, role-playing landlord-tenant
conversations, etc,), also writing a
letter of complaint and typing PERFECT sentences in the Writing Lab and/or
performing other tasks as assigned. For each of the above topics, by the
end of this quarter, successful students should be able to:
Speak So Others Can Understand
·
use
appropriate vocabulary, show control of basic grammar (present continuous, present, past, future tenses), and use a
variety of sentence types
·
learn
and use different strategies to help you be a better speaker
Listen Actively
·
understand
longer conversations, stories, and detailed instructions that are at normal
speed in English
·
learn
and use strategies to improve listening and respond appropriately to
conversations
Read With Understanding
·
read
common and unfamiliar words
·
show
that you understand texts and vocabulary
·
find
important information in texts
·
use
strategies to help you understand a text better
Convey Ideas in Writing
·
learn
to plan before you write a paragraph
·
write
organized paragraphs with a clear topic and supporting details
·
revise
and edit your writing
Attendance
To go to the next
level, you must show progress in reading, writing, listening, and
speaking. Attendance is important for
your progress to the next level. If you
miss 20% of the total class time (6 days or 16 hours), you will receive a grade
of No Progress for the quarter. If you
come to class more than one-half hour late or leave more than one-half hour
early, the time you miss is part of the 20%.
Also, if you miss the CASAS reading and listening tests, you will
receive a grade of No Progress.
·
You will need a textbook, dictionary, notebook,
paper, pens, and pencils. Bring them to
each class.
·
Come to class on time.
·
Before you enter the room, put your
cell phone on vibrate. If you are
expecting an emergency phone call, please inform your instructor.
·
Do all homework and participate in
class (work in groups/pairs, ask questions). If you miss class or the writing
lab, you are still responsible for the work.
·
Be polite and respect your classmates even
when you/we have different ideas.
·
We will use professional student behavior that
does not disturb others.
Grading
I will mark some of
your tests with these numbers:
100
- 96%
..Excellent
95 - 86%
..Good
85 - 80%
..OK
79% and below
..Needs more work
On some of your tests
and on your homework, I will write these numbers:
4 or Ι
.Excellent
3 or P
Good
2 or P-
..Needs
more work
1 or - .
..Beginning
Each student will
keep a folder. The papers in the folder
will help show how
much English you have
learned. Always keep the following
papers in your folder:
1) Attendance
sheets from every quarter at BCC;
2)
Short-Term Goals progress sheets from every quarter at BCC;
3) ARM sheet
with all of your CASAS scores from every
quarter at BCC;
4) Assessment
Log with all your scores from other tests in level 5;
5) two
examples of your writing from each quarter at level 5.
Textbook
You will need to buy
these textbooks. They are for sale in
the BCC Bookstore.
Lee, Linda and
Sherman, Kristin All-Star 3 Student
Book. Mcgraw-Hill
Lee, Linda and
Sherman, Kristin All-Star 3 Student Workbook. Mcgraw-Hill
The students in this program often like to do nice things
for their teachers at the end of the quarter.
However, please understand that your scores are not based on gifts, and
you are not obligated to give them.
We do not wish other people (parents, spouses,
and friends of students) to speak for students about school performance because
this can slow student growth and progress. We do this because we would like students to speak for
themselves and be independent. We also
do it because federal law (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) says
that we must protect the privacy of student education records. It is BCC policy to keep school performance
between the school and the student. If a student asks for a parent, spouse, or
friend to be at any instructor-student discussion of academic performance,
instructors will look at each situation and make the final decision. You can
see all of this policy, Arts and
Humanities Commitment to Student Growth and Development, at www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum.
Some people may have a special
medical problem. If you have information
to tell me about a medical problem, please see me after class or come to see me
in my office. Then,
we can plan
for an emergency.
If you have
a disability and need special help in class, I can
tell you
about our Disability Resource Center (DRC).
You may also contact DRC in room B132 or call 425-564-2498 or TTY
425-564-4110.
Information is also on their website at http://bellevuecollege.edu/drc/