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Instructor |
Information: |
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Name: Jayashree Pulacode E-mail: jpulacod@bellevuecollege.edu |
Office: R 230 (by appointment only) Phone: 425-564-2050 |
Required Materials:
Please bring a 3-ring binder, a notebook, a pen, a pencil and your textbook to every class. Also, if you have a dictionary, you can bring it to class.
textBOOKs:
You will study Workplace Plus 2 with Grammar Booster in this class. You can buy this book at the bookstore.
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Saslow, Joan and Collins, Tim (2004). Workplace Plus 2 with Grammar Booster. Pearson Education, White Plains, NY. ISBN: 9780131928008 |
Course Description and OUTCOMES:
This course will improve your English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to help you succeed at work. You will practice work English using role-playing, small group activities and class discussions. You will study various topics. For example:
v Communicate with co-workers, supervisors and customers
v Listen to directions and requests
v Read written instructions and e-mails
v Write messages.
At the end of this quarter,
successful students should be able to:
Speak So Others Can Understand
· report a safety hazard
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respond to instructions
· ask for clarification on a request or an order
· ask to change your work schedule
· use small talk in the workplace
Listen Actively
· ask clarification questions when you don’t understand
· follow important safety instructions
· understand instructions from your supervisor
Read With Understanding
· read job announcements and newsletters
· read safety warnings, work forms, an employee benefits manual
· read a paycheck and pay stub
Convey
Ideas in Writing
· write or email a message to a supervisor
· request a schedule change
· complete work forms, for example: a repair order, an accident report
HOMEWORK
AND GRADING:
Each
student will keep a folder. The papers
in the folder will show you and your teacher how much English you have learned.
If you want to improve your English,
please do your homework and put it in your folder. Your teacher will use these numbers on your homework
and tests:
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1 or ü- . . . . . . . . . . Beginning, too many mistakes |
3 or ü+ . . . . . . . . . . Good |
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2 or ü . . . . . . . . . . Need more practice |
4 or + . . .
. . . . . . . Excellent |
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
1)
Come to every class and be on time. Put your cell phone to silent before
class begins.
2)
Call your teacher’s voicemail and leave
a message if you cannot come to class.
3) Do all your homework. Do not copy your classmates’ homework or tests.
4) Be polite and learn to be good listeners in class. When your classmate is speaking, please do not speak and wait for your turn to speak.
5) Treat your classmates with respect, even when you have different ideas. Work well with your classmates, because your classmates can help you learn.
6) Please speak only English in class. Class time is for you to practice your English.
CAMPUS CLOSURE:
During bad weather, call Bellevue College at 425-401-6680 to check if classes have been cancelled or not. This number is a recording with updates on campus closure. Also, you can visit the college website for any emergency closure status: http://bellevuecollege.edu/status/
Students in
ABE/ESL classes at Bellevue College should make progress in their level. If there is no progress, students may not
continue in the classes. The teacher
looks at your attendance, classroom work, and tests (including CASAS tests) to
decide your progress. The teacher will
tell you at the end of the quarter that you need to improve. If you don’t improve, you might not be able
to register for classes in the future.
You can review Student Procedures and Expectations
policies at http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/
Students with
disabilities must progress like other students.
You should tell the teacher about your disability, special illness, or
your need for special arrangements in class.
If you want to know about the Disability Resource Center (DRC), call
425-564-2498 or TTY 425-564-4110 or
go to the DRC office in room B132.
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
http://bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/