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Bellevue College

Workplace Intensive ESL Program, Intermediate Level

Communicative Writing with Computers

Fall Quarter 2010 (September 20 – December 6)

 

Instructor Information:

Course Schedule:

Name:  Sue Clary

Office:  R 230 Y (by appointment only)

Voicemail: (425) 564-2008

E-mail: sue.clary@bellevuecollege.edu

Mon/Wed      2:30 – 4:20 in R 308

Tues/Thurs   2:50 – 4:40 in Computer Lab

 

Course Objectives:

 

            This class will help you improve your writing skills in English and prepare you for the workplace.  Also, you will learn basic computer skills.  You will work with Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, PowerPoint, and Excel.  By the end of the quarter, students will be able to:

 

  1. Compose business letters and email messages.
  2. Read, write, and send e-mail messages.
  3. Prepare a simple Microsoft Word document.
  4. Revise writing from a first to a final draft using feedback from the teacher and your classmates.
  5. Make basic edits of grammar (verb tenses, subject/verb agreement, simple and compound sentences, capitalization, spelling and punctuation).
  6. Increase new vocabulary and use it appropriately in writing.
  7. Use the Internet to research topics of interest.
  8. Use skimming and scanning strategies to find information online.
  9. Do a simple presentation using PowerPoint.
  10. Create a simple spreadsheet using Excel.

 

Class Materials:

 

            The teacher will give you handouts.  Use a binder to keep your handouts and papers together and organized.  Bring the binder to every class.

 

Attendance / Absence Policy:

 

If you miss more than 2 days of class each month, you will NOT receive a Certificate of Completion.  If you will be absent, please leave a message at my voicemail or send me an email.  Also, if you come to class more than one-half hour late or leave more than one-half hour early, the time you miss will be counted as part of your absence.

 

 

 

Other Course Information:

 

  1. Attend every class and be on time.  If you can’t come to class, please call or email me.
  2. Answer your cell phone OUTSIDE of the classroom / computer lab.
  3. You will be dropped from the course if you cheat, plagiarize, or disrupt class.  
  4. Be polite and respect your classmates.  We learn from each other, and we must treat one another with respect, even when we have different ideas.  We will use professional student behavior that does not disturb others.

 

Campus Closure:

During inclement weather, call Bellevue College at 425-401-6680 to check if classes have been cancelled or not.  This number is a recording with updates on campus closure.

 

No class on these days:                                                  

 

October 27

College Issues Day

November 11

Veterans Day Holiday

November 25 & 26

Thanksgiving Day Holiday

 

           

 

Students in ESL classes at Bellevue Community 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.

You can review Student Procedures and Expectations policies at http://bellevuecollege.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 the Disability Resource Center (DRC), call 425-564-2498 or go to the DRC office in room B132.

 

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 http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/