BCC ESL Level 074 A                                                            Instructor: Sue Hodes              

Class: M-F, 7:30am-9:30am                                         Phone: (425) 564-2404

Room: R309                                                                 e-mail: shodes@bcc.ctc.edu                

           

Welcome to Winter Quarter 2005!!

 

Here’s what  I hope we will cover this quarter ( subject to change)

 

Stand Out Textbook  Unit 3  pg 41

Buying a House

Use adjectives, superlatives and comparatives to describe housing.  Think about steps to buy a house. Write a business letter. Talk about what you  want and need. How do advertisements lie?

Stand Out Textbook Unit 4  pg 61

Community

Find community resources,  ask questions for information in polite form, read and talk about maps  and directions, visit the library, make suggestions and read community bulletin boards

Stand Out Textbook Unit 5 pg  81

Health

(we probably won’t finish this quarter)

Describe health problems using present perfect, study names of doctors with specialties  (dentist, pediatrician etc), read medicine labels and how to manage medicines.

Longman’s Dictionary

Learn how to use an English-English dictionary.

Practice guessing words in context to find the correct meaning of a word.

Book Report  - Write a summary, learn new vocabulary.

Choose a BCC library book and write a weekly report about what you have read.

Weekly bi- writing assignment (every 2 weeks)

Practice grammar, new vocabulary and express yourself in English.

Surprise topic?  Your choice??

 

 

 

Books

Textbook: Stand Out 4 by Staci Lyn Sabbagh and Rob Jenkins

Longman Dictionary of American English   A student assistant will bring texts for your use in class.  You can buy the textbook and/or dictionary at the BCC bookstore.

 

Materials

 

Bring a 3 ring binder notebook, paper and pens to each class.

 

 

Attendance

 

If students need to miss class because of personal or family illness or death in the family, please call my office and leave a message explaining the absence.  If you take vacations, take care of family members for a long time,  are ill for a long time, or have schedule conflicts, you need to drop your class and come back when you have time to attend class. 

 

 

Three Quarter Rule

 

Students must finish each class level in 3 quarters.  Students who want a 4th quarter in any level need to request permission by writing a letter to Garnet Templin-Imel, the head of our ESL program in R130.

 

The more you participate in class and do your homework, the more English you will learn.  The more you learn English the easier it will be for you to participate in your community outside of school.   These are the goals of ESL classes here at BCC.   The ESL program expects you to make progress in English to stay in class.

 

Reasons Students Will Not Be Allowed To Enroll Next Quarter

 

  1. Miss 9 class days of unexcused absences from class.
  2. Do not make progress in class.
  3. Miss pre- and  post-tests or other tests. You cannot continue as a student in this program unless you take all pre and post tests.

 

Grading

 

I will mark some of your tests with these numbers:

 

            100 -- 96%   …………………Excellent

            95% - 86%  ………………….Very Good     

            85% - 80% …………………. Good

            79% - 75% …………………. Okay, needs  a little more work

            74% and below …………….. Needs more work

 

On some of your tests and on your homework I will write these numbers;

            4 ……………………………Excellent

            3 ……………………………Good, you understand at least 75-80%

            2 ……………………………Needs more work – practice more!

            1 ……………………………Beginning – talk to me for help

 

 

Special Services for Students with Disabilities

If you have a documented disability and need accommodation, emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, please make an appointment with Julie Freeman, 564-2699.  To become a DSS student please call 564-2498 or go to C210.