Bellevue Community College

ESL 075 K -- Level 5

Winter Quarter 2007

 

Instructor Information

 

            Name:                         Tom Graham

            Office:                         R 130 T

            Office hours:              By appointment

            Phone number:          425-564-3089

            E-mail:                        tgraham@bcc.ctc.edu

 

Course Schedule

 

            Dates:                         Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Jan. 2. – March 21

            Time:                          11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

            Room:                         R-308

 

Outcomes

            At the end of this quarter, successful students should be able to:

                        1)  read and understand information about housing, your

                           community, and health;

2)  use a telephone directory and locate places on a map;

3)  write a formal letter and edit your writing;

4)  fill out a medical history form;

5)  describe illnesses and medical problems;

6)  read food labels

7)  talk about housing, utilities, and bills;

8)  use the simple past tense, comparatives and superlatives, the

     future tense with be going to, and begin to use the present  

     perfect tense;                   

9)  keep track of your progress and completion of your goals;

 

Attendance

To graduate from the ESL program, you must show progress in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.  Attendance is important for your progress and graduation.    If you miss 20% of the total class time (15.5 hours), 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

 

·        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 Ι  ………………………….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)  Attendance sheets from every quarter at BCC;

2)  Short-Term Goals progress sheets from every quarter at BCC;

3)  ARM sheet with all of your CASAS scores from every quarter at BCC;

4)  Assessment Log with all your scores from other tests in level 5;

5)  two examples of your writing from each quarter at level 5. 

                                               

Gifts

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. You do not need to buy your teacher a gift or give money.

                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textbook

 

You will need to buy a textbook.  They are for sale in the BCC Bookstore.

 

Sabbagh, Staci Lyn & Jenkins, Rob.  (2002).  Stand Out 3: Standards-

Based English.  Heinle: Boston, MA

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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 B233G.

 

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.