ESL Level 3 – Summer Quarter 2011
Instructor information
Name:
Kathy Seregow Phone: (425) 564-2047
Office:
R 130 E-mail: Kathleen.Seregow@bellevuecollege.edu
Office hours: By appointment
Course Schedule
Monday/Wednesday, June 27 – August 11,
2011 (No class July 4th)
Time:
5:30 - 8:40 pm
Room:
R106A
School closure information: (425) 401-6680
Course Outcomes – WA Standards:
At the end of the quarter, you will be
able to:
·
Speak so others can understand
to introduce and greet people, to ask where people are and what they are
doing,
to ask questions when you don’t understand; know and use basic grammar
structure.
·
Listen actively
To understand personal information, short conversations, instructions and
stories.
·
Read with understanding everyday words and short
paragraphs about personal information, everyday activities, describing
people, places and weather. Use who,
what, when, where and why to help you understand a story.
·
Convey ideas in writing learn to plan before you write, write simple sentences,
use the simple present and present continuous verb tenses, use the Be-verb and
find mistakes in your writing (edit).
About Class
·
Switch off your
cell phone while in class.
·
You will need a
three-ring binder, paper, pens and pencils.
Bring everything to class every day.
·
Come to class
on time.
·
Do all
homework, and be a good student in class (work well in groups and be polite
[nice] with classmates).
·
Speak only
English in class.
·
Try to practice
English outside of class every day.
Attendance
You need to come to class every
time. If you miss 20% (8 hours) you will
not make progress.
If you are sick, call Kathy at (425) 564-2047
and leave a message. If you leave class
and cannot come back, tell the teacher.
It is very important. Remember, most students stay at Level 3 for
three quarters.
Grading
I write these numbers on some of your
tests:
96% - 100% . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Excellent
86% - 95% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . Good
80% - 85% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . OK
79% and below . . . . . . . . . . . . . Needs more work
On some of your tests and on your
homework, I write these numbers:
4
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Excellent
4- or 3+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Very Good
3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .Good
3- or 2+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OK
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. .Needs more work
2- or 1+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beginning
Every student has a folder. The papers in the folder show how much
English you learn. Keep these papers in
your folder:
1.
Attendance sheets from every quarter at
Bellevue College;
2.
Goals sheet;
3.
ARM sheets with
all of your CASAS scores from every
quarter at BC;
4.
Two examples of your writing from summer quarter Level 3.
Teaching Materials
You will not need to buy books for
summer quarter. Your teacher will
provide handouts and use audio/visual materials from Crossroads Café.
Library book: We will go to the library and choose a level
2 or a level 3 ESL book. Read the
book. As you read the book, make a list
of vocabulary words that you do not know.
Look them up in the dictionary and write what they mean. Then, write sentences using the words (a
sentence for each word). Bring the
vocabulary list and the sentences to class when you finish reading the
book. Write the name of the book and the author’s name on the vocabulary
list. Bring your vocabulary list to
class on August 1.
Policy Statements
Students in ESL
classes at
Students with
disabilities must progress like other students.
You should tell the teacher about your disability, special illnesses, or
your need for special arrangements in class.
If you want to know about
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 BC 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.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum.
The “Ready for the Flu”
website is http://bellevuecollege.edu/flu/students.asp
Your BC student e-mail account
is the best way for your teacher to contact you about an emergency. To create
your account, go to https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam.