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Winter
Quarter 2012
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Name: Donna Holstad
Office: R130 Adjunct Office
Office
Hours: By appointment
Contact
Phone: (425)
564-2513
E-mail: dholstad@bellevuecollege.edu
School
Closure Info: http://status.bellevuecollege.edu or
(425) 401-6680
COURSE INFORMATION
Dates: Tuesday and Thursday;
January 3, 2012 to March 22, 2012
No class Tuesday,
January 31, 2012 or Thursday, March 1, 2012
Time: 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Room: R106C
TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS
You
will need to buy a student book /workbook package this year. It is available in
the BC Bookstore.
Lynn, Sarah, and Wendy Pratt Long. (2010). Future
2: English for Results. (Student Book with Workbook/CD Package). Pearson
Education: White Plains, NY.
ISBN:
0-13-245584-8
You will also need to have a dictionary.
Level 4 students may use an English-English dictionary (Longman Dictionary
of American English is a good choice), an electronic translator or a
bilingual dictionary.
COURSE OUTCOMES – Washington State Standards
For
winter quarter, our English lessons are about setting goals, shopping, food and
nutrition, homes and communities, and talking about the past. For each of the topics, by the end of this
quarter, successful students should be able to:
Speak So Others Can
Understand
·
remember
and use common vocabulary and basic grammar (be, have, do, and other verbs in
the simple present, present continuous, and past tenses)
·
learn
and use different strategies (plans) to help you speak better
Listen Actively
·
understand
longer conversations, stories, and instructions
·
ask
clarification questions correctly when you don't understand
·
use
who, what, where, when and why to improve listening and respond appropriately
to conversations
Read With
Understanding
·
read
common and some new words; show you understand stories and vocabulary
·
use
context clues to find the meanings of words without a dictionary
·
find
important information in a story
·
use
who, what, where, when, why to help you understand a story better
Convey Ideas in
Writing
·
fill
out simple forms, write a short e-mail or letter, and address an envelope
·
learn
to plan before you write a paragraph
·
write
paragraphs with good form (indent and margins) and a topic sentence
·
use
the 'be' verb and other verbs in simple present and future tenses
·
find
and correct mistakes in your writing
Set goals for your
English and keep track of progress every week
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 (4
days or16 hours), you will receive a "No Progress" for the quarter.
Tardiness (late arrival) and early departure from class of one-half hour is
part of the “missing for 20% or more of the total class time. You must be
present for the CASAS reading and listening tests. Failure to do so will result
in an automatic “No Progress” evaluation for that quarter. This is very
important.
ABOUT CLASS
- Turn off all cell phones during class.
- Come to class on
time
- Come to class
prepared with your books, a three-ring binder, notebook paper, pens,
pencils, etc.
- Do all the
homework and participate in class. Be ready to work in groups and pairs.
- 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 SCALE
I
will mark your class work, homework, and tests with the following grades:
|
100%
-- 96% |
4 |
+ |
Excellent |
|
95% -- 86% |
3 |
√+ |
Good |
|
85% -- 80% |
2 |
√ |
OK |
|
79% and below |
1 |
√- |
Needs more work |
Each
student will keep a folder. The folder will help show how much English you have
learned. Always keep the following papers in your folder:
- Level 4 Progress
Reports (scores of work completed);
- Short-Term Goals progress sheets
from every quarter at BC;
- One example
of your writing from each quarter of Level 4.
GIFTS
The students in this program often like to do
nice things for their teachers at the end of the quarter. A good way to thank
your teacher is a card with words from all the students or a short note from
you. You do not need to buy your teacher a gift or give money.
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/
SOME POLICIES
·
Students in
·
Students
with disabilities must progress like other students. You should tell me about
your disability, special illness, or your need for special arrangements in
class. I can tell you about our Disability Resource Center (
·
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