ESL 074 Level
4 -- Winter 2014
Instructor
Information
Name: Amanda
Franklin
Office hours: By appointment
Phone number: (425) 564-2754 (leave a message)
E-mail: afrankli@bellevuecollege.edu
Course
Schedule
Dates: Tuesdays/Thursdays,
1/7/14—3/25/114
***NO
CLASS Feb 6 or March 4***
Time: 5:30
p.m. – 9:10 p.m.
Room: L
210
Outcomes
For winter quarter, our English lessons are about shopping, food, home, and the past. For each of the
topics, at the end of this quarter, successful students should be able to:
Speak So Others Can
Understand
·
remember and use common vocabulary and
use basic grammar
·
pronounce sounds that are difficult
for you to say in English
·
learn and use different strategies
(plans) to help you speak better
Listen Actively
·
understand short conversations,
stories, and instructions
·
ask questions when you don’t
understand someone
·
use other strategies (plans) to
improve listening and respond to conversations
Read With
Understanding
·
read common and some new words; show
that you understand stories and vocabulary
·
“skim” and “scan” to find important
information in a story
·
use other strategies to help you
understand a story better
Convey Ideas in
Writing
·
learn to plan before you write
·
write good paragraphs with a clear
topic and supporting details
·
use the future tense with be going to, simple past tense in the
affirmative, negative, yes/no questions, and wh- questions, and compare things
·
revise and edit your writing
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. That means you should not
miss more than four classes! 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.” This is very important.
About Class
·
Turn off OR SILENCE all cell phones
during class. DO NOT answer your cell phone during class or leave the room to
answer your phone!
·
You
will need a textbook, notebook, paper, pens, and pencils. Bring them to each class.
·
Come
to class on time. Tell your teacher if you will be late or absent.
·
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 will 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:
4, 4- or É ………………………….Excellent
3+ or P+
………………………..… Good
3 or P …………..……………….OK
3-, 2 or P-
.…………………………Needs more work
Textbook
You will need to buy two
books: a textbook and
workbook. They are for sale in the BC Bookstore. You also need a course
packet which is copies that I already made for you.
Future 2: English for Results. Pearson
Longman
Future 2 workbook:
English for Results. Pearson Longman
Course Packet (for
sale in the bookstore—very cheap)
Class Website
Our
class has a website that you are required to use. Announcements, schedules,
homework, and quizzes will be posted on the website for you. To use the website
you need a BC email account. To find the website, go to https://bc.instructure.com. This is the
login page. You will put your BC email username and password in here. You can
access the website from any device with
internet access.
Bellevue College E-mail and access to MyBC
All students
registered for classes at Bellevue College can get an e-mail account. 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/
Disabilities
Resource Center
Some people may have a special medical
problem. If you have information to tell
me about this, please see me after class.
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 call 425.564.2498 or TTY 425.564.4110. Information is also on
their website at http://bellevuecollege.edu/drc/.
PLEASE NOTE: The DRC is temporarily located in the Library Media Center D126.
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.
Bellevue College
does 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.