ESL Level 6 - Fall Quarter 2011

Course Schedule

Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays

Time: 5:30-9:00 PM

Room: R 106C

No Class: 11/24

Instructor Information

Name: Marcela Pop

Office: R130

Office Hours: by appointment

E-mail: mpop@bellevuecollege.edu

Contact Phone: (206) 369 4984

School Closure Line: (425) 401-6680

Required Materials:

Linda Lee - ALL STAR 4 Textbook and Workbook, McGraw-Hill, ISBN #0-07-322343-3

An English / English dictionary (Random House College, Webster’s or Longman)

A binder for your notes, your syllabus, and assignments

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

Speak So Others Can Understand

use appropriate vocabulary, show control of basic grammar and use a variety of sentence types

learn and use different strategies to help you be a better speaker

learn about informal language, such as phrasal verbs and idioms

Listen Actively

understand longer conversations, stories and detailed instructions that are at normal speed in English

learn and use strategies to improve listening and respond appropriately to conversations

Read With Understanding

read common and unfamiliar words

expand your vocabulary

find important information in texts

use reading strategies (scanning, skimming, predicting outcomes, main ideas) to help you understand a text

better

Convey Ideas in Writing

learn to plan before you write a paragraph

write an organized paragraph with a clear topic and supporting details

revise and edit your writing

Attendance

You need to come to class every time. Please call or email me if you cannot come to class. Students who miss 20% (4 days) or more of the total class time in one quarter will automatically receive a “No Progress” evaluation, even when other criteria for student progress (assessments, homework, participation, and attitude) are considered. The only reasons to miss class are for personal or family illness or death in the family. Please call me and leave a message if you cannot come or if you could not come the night before. Vacations, childcare problems, illness for a long time, other classes, and job problems are unexcused. In addition, students must be present for CASAS pre-and post-tests scheduled at the beginning and end of each quarter. Failure to do so will result in an automatic “No Progress” for that quarter. These tests are very important; you cannot continue to be a student in this program unless you take all the pre and post tests. Tardiness (late arrival) and early departure from class of more than one-half hour is part of the 20% maximum time you could miss and still continue to progress.

Important Information for you:

Be on time, do all the homework and participate in class. We all learn from each other. Please respect your classmates and the teacher; do not disturb others by having personal conversations in class. No cell phones on in class please! Progress and completion will be based on many things, including test/assessment scores, homework, attendance, class participation, etc. You will not be allowed to enroll next quarter if you:

-Miss four classes, or 16 unexcused hours, this quarter

-Do not make progress in class

-Miss the pre or post test or other assessments.

Grading:

I will write comments on the assignments and homework you hand in, and mark tests and quizzes with the following grades:

4 +/- ……………Excellent

3 +/-…………….Good

2 +/-……………..OK with problems

1 +/-……………..Needs a lot of work

Each student will keep a folder. The papers in the folder will help show how much English you have learned.

Include in your folder:

-attendance sheets from every quarter at BC

-goal sheets from every quarter

-ARM sheets with your CASAS scores from every quarter

-tests, quizzes and feedback sheets from every quarter

-two samples of your writing from every quarter

Academic Honesty

Plagiarism, which we will discuss in class, will not be tolerated. Plagiarism work will receive a grade of 0 without the possibility of make up. Cheating, stealing and plagiarizing (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source) are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College  http://bellevuecollege.edu/writinglab/Plagiarism.html

Privacy

We respond only to direct inquiries from students. Therefore, we discourage third parties (parents, spouses, and friends) from involving themselves because this can slow student growth and progress. We do so because we are committed to student self-advocacy and independence. We also do it because federal law (the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) mandates that we protect the privacy of student education records, and BC policy mandates that we keep academic performance as a matter between the institution and the student. Requests by students to include third parties in any instructor-student discussion of academic performance will be considered at the discretion of the instructor. You may see the full text of this entire policy (Arts and Humanities Commitment to Student Growth and Development) at www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum.

Four Rules to Practice in Every Class

1. Respect everyone in class and their right to learn.

2. Listen when the instructor is talking.

3. Listen when another student is talking.

4. Raise your hand when you want to speak. The instructor will call on you when the time is appropriate.

If disruptive behavior occurs, the instructor will speak to the student concerned and give a verbal warning. The student is then responsible for immediately ending the disruptions. If the behavior continues after a verbal warning has been given, the student will be asked to leave the class immediately and will not be allowed to return until they have met with the Dean of Student Services (Office B-125), or Tom Graham, Program Chair, Department of Developmental Education (R-130). If a student continues to be disruptive after a meeting, the student can be dropped from the class at the determination of the instructor and division head.

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities.

Please visit the DRC if you have any questions about classroom accommodations.

If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact the DRC staff as soon as possible.

The DRC office is located in B 132 or you can call their reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach them by video phone at 425-440-2025 or by TTY at 425-564-4110. Please visit the DRC website for application information into their program and other helpful links at www.bellevuecollege.edu/drc

Remember if you are someone who has either an apparent or non-apparent disability and requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.

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.