Bellevue Community College

ESL 013A—Level 3

Fall Quarter 2003

 

Instructor Information

            Name:                                    Carey Osborne Welch

            Office:                                    R 130

            Office Hours:                        By appointment

            Phone numbers:       425.564.4215 (w)

425.401.9425 (h)

            E-mail:                       cosborne@bcc.ctc.edu

 

Course Schedule

            Dates:                         Sept. 22-Dec. 11 

                                                Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

            Time:                          6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

            Room:                                    L-215

 

Outcomes

            This quarter you will

1.      set learning goals for reading, writing, speaking, and listening;

2.      begin a conversation, talk about yourself, introduce others, and end a conversation;

3.      respond to others in a conversation;

4.      use basic vocabulary and grammar to describe a place;

5.      give an excuse when absent from class;

6.      practice English intonation in order to speak clearly

7.      use common English spelling rules

8.      fill out a credit card application

9.      identify U.S. measurements and abbreviations (for example, inch=in.)

10.  write a paragraph with 4-6 sentences about goals, daily routines, and personal history;

11.  edit your writing;

12.  practice using simple present, simple past, and future tenses; clauses with because; and comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

13. use resources in the library and the Basic Skills Learning Lab.

 

 

 

 

Important Information for you:

Come prepared to class (a three-ring binder, notebook paper, pens, etc.), be on time, do all the homework and participate. We learn from each other We can help each other. We must treat one another with dignity and respect even when we have different ideas. We will use professional student behavior that does not disturb others.

 

Progress and completion will be based on many things, including testing/assessment scores, homework, attendance, class participation, etc.

 

The only reasons to miss class are for personal or family illness or death in the family. Please call my office and leave a message if you cannot come. Vacations, taking care of family members for a long time, illness for a long time, other classes, and job problems are unexcused and are not reasons to miss class.

You will not be allowed to enroll next quarter if you:

  • Miss eight unexcused hours this quarter
  • Do not make progress in class
  • Miss the pre or post test or other assessments. These pre and post tests are very important. You cannot continue a student in this program unless take all the pre and post tests.

 

Textbooks

You will need to buy your own textbook this year. If you cannot afford a textbook, please tell me, and I will bring one to class for you. The textbook is for sale at the BCC Bookstore.

 

Sabbagh, Staci Lyn and Jenkins, Rob (2002). Stand Out: Student Book 3.

            Heinle and Heinle, Boston

 

We will also use The New Grammar in Action 2 by Foley and Neblett, Heinle & Heinle, but you do not need to buy this book.

 

Grading

I will mark some of your tests with these numbers.

            100-96%…………….          excellent

            95-86%………………good

            85-80%………………OK

            79% and below…….           need to work more

On some of your tests and on your homework, I may use numbers or +, √  ,-

            4 or +……………….          excellent

            3 or √+………………good

            2 or √………………..need to work more

            1 or √-……………….beginning, too many mistakes

Each student will keep a portfolio, or folder. The portfolio will have:

1.                  Attendance sheets

2.                  Progress sheets

3.                  Short term goals progress information

4.                  Tests and quizzes and feedback sheets

5.                  Two or three samples of your writing from each quarter

 

Students attending ESL classes at Bellevue Community College are expected to make significant and sustained academic progress for their program and level. If academic progress, as defined in the program, is not met, students may not continue in the program. Academic progress is determined by the teachers based on classroom work, tests (including CASAS pre and post tests), demonstration of competence on performance tasks and attendance. Students will be informed near the end of the current quarter that they need to improve their performance or they may not be offered enrollment in future classes.

Students with verified and documented educational disabilities must demonstrate the same progress as other students with reasonable accommodations, such as additional time. It is the responsibility of the student, requesting reasonable accommodation, to provide verification of disability and to disclose this information to the program and to the office of Disability Support Services.