Winter
Quarter 2014
COURSE INFORMATION
Course:
Dates: Monday through Friday,
Jan 6 to Mar 24 (no classes on Jan 20, Feb 6, 17, Mar 4)
Time:
Room: R309
INSTRUCTOR
INFORMATION
Name: Mark
Paulson
Office: R-130,
Adjunct
Faculty Area (behind the front desk in R-130)
Office Hours: By
appointment
Contact Phone: (425)
564-2016
E-mail: mpaulson@bellevuecollege.edu
Outcomes
We will work on the following items so that
by the end of this quarter you will be able to:
- respond
accurately to spoken English in a variety of situations and extract
meanings when intonation, rhythm, stress, body language, and phrasal verbs
are used;
- effectively
begin, participate in, and end conversations in one-to-one, group, and
large group situations;
- accurately
locate, read, and interpret a variety of reading materials, especially
longer articles, books, charts, graphs, tables, and forms;
- use
English structures and mechanics to write and edit forms, and single
paragraphs or multi-paragraph essays about a single topic;
- use
a variety of strategies to learn English;
Set
goals for your English and keep track of progress every week
Attendance
To continue level 6 or to graduate, you
must show progress in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Attendance is important for your progress. If you miss 20% of the total class time (20
hours, you will receive a grade of No Progress for the quarter. If you come to class late or leave 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. If you become sick, it is very important
to talk to the teacher by phone or email.
If you decide not to continue, please tell your instructor as soon as
possible.
About Class
- Turn off all cell phones during class. No cameras during class. Take written
notes
- You will need a textbook, 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
or symbols:
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
you how much English you learn. Always keep these papers in your folder:
1) HW assignment sheets from every quarter at BC;
2)
Short-Term Goals progress sheets from every quarter at BC;
3)
4) two examples of your
writing from each quarter at level 6.
Textbook
You will need to buy two books: a textbook
and workbook. They are for sale in the
BC Bookstore and are sold as a package.
All-Star
4 Student Book. 2nd ed. Lee, Linda et al.
McGraw-Hill:
All-Star 4 Workbook. 2nd
ed. Lee, Linda et al. McGraw-Hill:
We will also be reading the textbook, Beyond True Stories. See your teacher on how to purchase.
Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC
All students registered for classes at
Public Safety
The Bellevue College Public Safety
Departments staff provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, and
other services to the campus community, 24 hours per day, 7
days per week. Their phone number is 425.564.2400. Public Safety is
located in K100 and on the web at: http://bellevuecollege.edu/publicsafety/
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 (
You may also contact
Gifts
The
students in this program often like to do nice things for their teachers at the
end of the quarter. A card with words
from all the students, flowers, and food are good ways to thank your teacher.
You do not need to buy your teacher a gift or give money.
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