BLA 084 / 085 -- Levels 4 / 5
Spring Quarter 2007
Instructor
Information
Name: Mila Tari
Office: R 230
Office hours: By appointment
Phone number: 425-564-2404, extension 3
E-mail: mtari@bcc.ctc.edu
Course
Schedule
Dates: Tuesday, Thursday; April 3 - June 14, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
Room:
Outcomes
a)
At
the end of this quarter, successful students should be able to:
1) identify
common roots of words, prefixes, and suffixes;
2) interpret
abbreviations of words in specific topics (e.g. employment);
3) interpret
common phrasal verbs and idioms;
4) skim a passage
to determine the general ideas;
5) identify transition
words (e.g. because, however, first, second, etc.);
6) apply reading
strategies (e.g. predicting, inferring) to understand unfamiliar topics;
7) scan a passage
for particular details;
8) identify the
main idea and supporting details in related paragraphs;
9) begin to
differentiate between fact and opinion in simple texts;
10) draw conclusions
from authentic materials on familiar topics.
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Note: |
Vocabulary Development (1 to 3), |
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Locate Important Information (7 to
8), Analyze Information (9 to 10) |
b) Writing:
At the end of
this quarter, successful students should be able to:
1) determine the purpose and audience for communicating
in writing;
2) organize writing ideas and create a legible,
comprehensible draft;
3)
convey ideas in
well-linked paragraphs;
4)
make revisions
to drafts based on feedback;
5) write statements (affirmative and negative) and questions
using simple present, simple past, future, past continuous, and present perfect
tenses.
Attendance
Attendance
is very important for your progress to the next level. If you miss 20% of the total class time (5
classes), you will receive a grade of “No Progress” for the quarter. Also, 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%.
Important:
If you will be absent from a class, please leave a message on my voicemail or
send me an email.
To
go to the next level, you must show progress in reading, writing, listening,
and speaking. If you miss the CASAS
reading and listening tests, you will receive a grade of “No Progress.”
You may repeat a class only three
times.
Textbook
Bonesteel,
Lynn. (2005). Password 3. Pearson Education, Inc:
(If you cannot buy your own textbook,
please let me know. I will bring you a
copy to class.)
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You will need a notebook, pens, and pencils. Bring them to each class.
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Come to class on time.
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Do all homework and participate in class (work in
groups/pairs, ask questions).
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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
On some of your tests and on your
homework, I will write these numbers:
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4 or É |
Excellent |
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3 or P |
Good |
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2 or P- |
Needs
more work |
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1 or - |
Beginning |
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. Please do NOT buy your teacher a gift or give
money.
Campus Closure
As
our class meets at the Bellevue Regional Library, please follow these steps
during increment weather:
1. Call
2. If the library is open, then call
Bellevue Community College (BCC) at
425-401-6680 to check if classes have been cancelled
or not.
3. If
the classes at BCC have been cancelled, we will NOT meet at the library even
when the library is open.
4. When
both the library is open and the classes at BCC have not been cancelled,
we will meet at the library.
Students in ESL classes at
You can review Student Procedures and Expectations
policies at www.bcc.ctc.edu/artshum
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 B233-G.
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