Spring Quarter 2012
April 2, 2012 – June 13, 2012
ESL Level 4 (084E) Item # 7226
Instructor
Information
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Instructor Name: Moira McBride |
Phone number: (425) 564-2533 |
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Office & Hours: R130 By
appointment |
E-mail: mmcbride@bellevuecollege.edu |
Course
Schedule
Days: Mondays
and Wednesdays Time:
5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Classroom: R309
Attendance
If you miss more than 20% of the total class time
(20 hours), you will receive a grade of “No Progress”.
5 or more absences = NO Progress
Tardiness
or Early departure
If you come to class late or leave before 9:00pm,
the time you miss is part of the 20%.
Textbooks
Future 2 Student Book with
CD/Workbook (ISBN
978-0-13-245584-8/6).
Books are available at the BC Bookstore. You can also check Amazon.com for a cheaper
price.
A bilingual dictionary or translator is required.
General
Outcomes
By the end of the quarter, successful students
should be able to:
1.
Speak So Others Can Understand
a. remember
and use common vocabulary
b. use
grammar correctly
c. use
appropriate register (formal/informal)
d. learn
and use different strategies to help you speak better
2. Listen Actively
a.
understand
and respond to conversations, stories, and instructions
b.
ask clarification
questions when you don’t understand
c.
use who, what, when, where, why and how to
improve listening and respond appropriately to conversations
3.
Read With Understanding
a. show
you understand stories and vocabulary
b.
use a
dictionary to learn new words
c. find
important information in a story
d. ask
and answer questions using who, what, when, where, why and how
to help you understand a story
4.
Convey Ideas in Writing
a. understand
the purpose for writing: sharing
experiences, filling out forms, etc.
b. learn
to plan and organize your ideas before you write a paragraph
c. write
paragraphs with good form (indent and margins) and a topic sentence
d. use
correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, capitalization and punctuation
e. use
feedback from others to revise and rewrite your assignments
Class Rules of Conduct
Ø 1. Come to
class on time. If you are late, sit down
quietly near the door.
Ø 2. Please
silence your cell phone before class begins!
Ø 3. Bring
materials to every class: textbooks, paper, pencils, eraser, pens, and a
dictionary.
Ø 4. Do not
talk or leave the room while the teacher is giving a lesson. Wait for the break time.
Ø 5. Be polite
and respectful to your classmates. Talk
to the teacher if you have any problems.
Ø 6.
Participate in class. Always be
ready to work in pairs or groups with any classmate.
Ø 7. Do the
homework ON TIME. If you are late, you
must bring it to the NEXT lesson.
Ø 8. Label all
your homework and assignments correctly.
Please include: your first and last name, the due date, the
book, the pages number(s),
and the exercise(s). .
Grading
The
teacher will mark your tests and homework using these scores:
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4 |
= Excellent |
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3 |
= Good |
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2 |
= Needs more work |
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1 |
= Developing skills |
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I |
=
Incomplete (you did not complete part of the assignment) |
Making
Progress
To progress to Level 5, you must show progress after
3 quarters at Level 4.
Progress must be made in 3 skill areas: reading, writing, listening, and/or
speaking.
The teacher will look at your attendance, homework,
class work, and end-of-quarter tests.
If there is no
progress after 3 quarters, a student may not continue in regular ESL classes.
School
Closure Information
Sometimes
BC is closed because of bad weather or other reasons. Here are some ways to check.
o Call (425) 401 - 6680.
o Listen to local radio/TV stations.
o Check the BC website http://bellevuecollege.edu/status
Bellevue
College Email 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. To create your account, go to: https://bellevuecollege.edu/sam. Also, your
Bellevue College student e-mail account is a way for your teacher to e-mail you
if there is an emergency about your class or if there is important information
about campus closures due to weather.
Public
Safety
The Bellevue College Public Safety
Department provides personal safety, security, crime prevention, and other
services to the campus community, 24 hours per day, and 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/.
Privacy
Policy
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 want 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.BC.ctc.edu/artshum.
Disabilities
Resource Center
Students with disabilities who have accommodation
needs are required to meet with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) office,
room B132 (telephone (425) 564 - 2498 or FAX (425) 564 - 4138), to establish
their eligibility for accommodation. The DRC office will provide each
eligible student with an accommodation letter.
Students who require accommodation in class must
review the DRC accommodation letter with each instructor during the first week
of the quarter. Students with mobility
challenges who may need assistance in case of an emergency situation or
evacuation should register with the Disability Resource Center
If you have a disability and need special help in
class, I can tell you about our Disability Resource Center (DRC).
Calendar for Spring Quarter 2012
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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APRIL Unit 6 Simple Past |
2 Syllabus/Calendar |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
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Unit 6 Simple Past |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
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Unit 7 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
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Unit 7 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
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Unit 11 |
30 |
1 MAY |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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Unit 11 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
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Unit 8 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
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Unit 8 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
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Unit 12 |
28 HOLIDAY! |
29 |
30 |
31 |
1 JUNE |
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Testing Week |
4 TEST DAY CASAS Listening Test Writing Test |
5 |
6 TEST DAY! CASAS Reading Summer/Fall Planning Form Teacher Evaluation |
7 |
8 |
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Conference Week |
11 CONFERENCES |
12 |
13 Summer Registration CLASS PARTY! (Make-up conferences) |
14 |
15 |
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Break:
June 14 to June 24 Summer Quarter 2012: Monday, June 2 – Thursday, August 9 |
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