ESL 085B Level 5
Spring Quarter 2008
Instructor Information
Name: Mark Paulson
Office: R 130
Office hours: By appointment
Phone number: 425-564-3142
E-mail: paulsonmark@hotmail.com
Course Schedule
Dates: Monday-Friday
March
31
Time:
Room: R-309
Outcomes
At the end of this quarter,
successful students should be able to:
1)
identify parts of the body;
2) explain your own or
someone elses medical problem;
3) fill out a health
insurance form;
4) read nutrition
labels and interpret medicine labels;
5) determine and
explain your work skills;
6) read job ads, fill
out an application, and give a job interview
7) interpret pay stubs and job benefits;
8) use the present perfect tense and modals;
9) keep track of progress and completion of your
goals;
Speak So Others Can Understand
·
use
appropriate vocabulary, begin to show control of new grammar (past continuous, present perfect tenses,
and use a variety of sentence types with before,
after, when, while
·
use
markers and check for understanding to help you be a better speaker
·
pronounce
sounds that are difficult for you to say in English
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
·
show
that you understand texts and vocabulary
·
find
important information in texts
·
use
strategies to help you understand a text better
·
create
an student account on MyBCC
and read assignments
Convey Ideas in Writing
·
learn
to plan before you write a paragraph or business letter
·
write
organized paragraphs and letters with a clear topic and supporting details
·
write
first and second drafts to revise and edit your writing
·
begin
to show control of new grammar (past
continuous, present perfect tenses, and use a variety of sentence types
with before, after, when, while
·
respond
to questions and students on MyBCC
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 (10 days or 20 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.
About
Class
·
You will need
a textbook, notebook, paper, pens, and pencils.
Bring them to each class.
·
Come to class
on time.
·
Do all
homework and participate in class (work in groups/pairs, ask questions).
·
Be polite and
respect your classmates. We learn from
each other. We can help each other. We must treat one another with respect, even
when 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 4;
5) two or
three examples of your writing from each quarter at level 4.
Textbook
You
will need to buy a textbook. They are
for sale in the BCC Bookstore.
Sabbagh,
Staci Lyn & Jenkins, Rob.
(2002). Stand Out 3: Standards-
Based English. Heinle:
Students
in ESL classes at
Students
with disabilities must progress like other students. You should tell the teacher about your
disability, special illness, or your need for special arrangements in
class.
If
you want to know about Disability Support Services (DSS), call 564-2498 or go
to the DSS office in room B233G.
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.