Bellevue Community College

ESL 073 -- Level 3

Winter Quarter 2005

 

Instructor Information

          Name:                             Jennifer Stanton

          Office:                             R-130

          Office hours:                   By appointment

          Phone number:      (425)564-2266

          E-mail:                  jstanton@bcc.ctc.edu

 

 

Course Schedule

          Dates:                   Monday, Wednesday & Friday

                             January 3- March 23

          Time:           9:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

          Room:          R-309

 

Outcomes

At the end of this quarter, you will be able to:

·         Read and understand information about housing and your community.

·         Use a telephone book and locate places on a map.

·         Write a formal letter and edit your writing.

·         Talk about housing, utilities and bills.

·         Check out books from the BCC library.

·         Use the simple past and future tenses and comparative and superlative adjectives.

·         Make goals and keep track of your progress.

 

Attendance

You need to come to class every time.  If you miss 20% (9 days), you cannot come back to class next quarter. Not in class 9 days = No class next quarter.

When you are sick please call (425) 564-2661.  If you leave class and cannot come back, tell the teacher.  It is very important.

 

About Class

·         You will need a three-ring notebook, paper, pens and pencils. Bring books, notebooks, pens and pencils to class.

·         Come to class on time.

 

 

 

 

 

Progress

You need to make progress in class.  Progress means your English is getting better.  Come to class. Listen to the teacher.  Listen to other students. Do your work in class. Work with other students in class. Take the tests at the beginning and end of the quarter. Do the homework at home.  Practice English out of class. You can stay at this level for 3 quarters. You must make progress to stay in class.

No progress = No class next quarter. Tell me if the class is hard for you.

 

Homework

Homework is important if you want to learn English.  It is important to do homework and put it in your folder.

 

-         Needs work.          (Many mistakes.)

√        OK.                       (Some mistakes.)

√+      Good.                    (1 or 2 mistakes.)

+        Very good.            (No mistakes.)

 

Folders

  • Put important papers in your folder—goal sheets, progress papers, writing
  • Your papers show how much English you learn. 
  • Circle your attendance each day.

 

About the teaching and learning in this class

Everybody learns from each other.  Please speak English in class with everybody. 

 

 

Textbooks

 

You can buy your book for class in the bookstore:

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

 

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 are limited to three quarters at the same level in the program. Any student who needs an additional quarter must write a request to the Program Chair.  The request must include the reason why additional time is needed.  The program chair will review the request and either accept or deny it.

Students with verified and documented educational disabilities must demonstrate the same progress as other students with reasonable accommodations, such as additional time. Students with disabilities who have accommodation needs are required to meet with the Disability Support Services (DSS) office, room B233-G (telephone 425-564-2498 or TTY 425-564-4110), to establish their eligibility for accommodation. The DSS office will provide each eligible student with an accommodation letter. Students who require accommodation in class must review the DSS accommodation letter with each instructor during the first week of the quarter. Students with mobility challenges who may need assistance in case of emergency situation or evacuation should register with Disability Support Services, and review those needs with the instructor as well.