Winter Quarter 2012 / ESL Level 5 / ESL 075J

Instructor and Class Information

Instructor: Ev Piersma	Dates: January 2^nd – March 20^th.
Office: R130 – Adjunct Area	Days/Time: Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 9:20 am
Office Hours: by appointment	Classroom: R109
To contact me by phone, call (425) 564-2745. Please leave a message.	No Class: 1/21, 2/18
E-mail: eveline.piersma@bellevuecollege.edu	School Closure Information: (425) 401-6680

Outcomes

For winter quarter, our main English lessons are about setting goals, healthy living, accidents and emergencies, and topics you choose. For each of the topics, by the end of this quarter, successful students should be able to:

Speak So Others Can Understand.

· Use appropriate vocabulary, begin to show control of grammar using the following: simple present, present continuous, past, future, tenses, gerunds, and infinitives.

· 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.

· Ask clarification questions when you don’t understand.

· 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 who, what, when, where, why to help you understand a text better.

· Use context clues to find the meanings of words without a dictionary.

Convey Ideas in Writing.

· Use a “mind map” to plan before you write a paragraph.

· Write organized paragraphs with a clear topic and supporting details.

· Write a short business letter.

· Revise and edit your writing.

Set goals for your English and keep track of progress every week.

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, 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

· Turn off all cell phones during 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 É ………………………….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) Short-Term Goals progress sheets from every quarter at BC;

2) ARM sheet with all of your CASAS scores and teachers’ notes

from every quarter at BC;

3) Level 5 Progress Report (scores of work completed)

3) One example of your writing from each quarter at level 5.

Textbooks

You will need to buy a Student Book with Workbook package. These are available at the BC Bookstore.

Lee, L., Sherman, K. (2011). All-Star 3—Second Edition. McGraw-Hill

Lee, L., Sherman, K. (2011). All-Star 3 Workbook—Second Edition. McGraw-Hill.

All students are strongly encouraged to purchase an English-English dictionary. One excellent example is Longman Dictionary of American English. (ISBN: 013192762-0)

Bellevue College E-mail

All students registered for classes at Bellevue College can get an e-mail account. See You can use your student e-mail and log in to MyBC. Your teacher can tell you more about your account. To create your account, go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam .

Public Safety

The Bellevue College Public Safety Department’s 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/

Students in ESL classes at Bellevue College should make progress in their level. If there is no progress, students may not continue in the classes. The teacher looks at your attendance, classroom work, and tests (including CASAS tests) to decide your progress. The teacher will tell you at the end of the quarter that you need to improve. If you don’t improve, you might not be able to register for classes in the future.

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 Bellevue College 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/

Calendar for Winter Quarter 2013

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
January		1	2	3	4
	7	8	9	10	11
	14	15	16	17	18
	21 holiday	22	23	24	25
February	28	29	30	31	1
	4	5	6	7	8
	11	12	13	14	15
	18 no class	19	20	21	22
March	25	26	27	28	1
	4	5	6	7	8
	11	12	13	14	15
	18	19	20
Quarter Break: March 21^st to 31^st Spring Quarter Begins: April 1, 2013

Sometimes BC is closed because of bad weather or other special reasons. If you think school may be closed on a regular class day, you can check before you leave home. Here are some easy ways to check.

· Call BC’s 24-hour recorded message at (425) 401-6680.

· Check https://bellevuecollege.edu/ for a message concerning closure status.

· Listen to local radio/TV stations.