Speaking/Listening 4C      

Spring Quarter 2009

Days:                Monday-Friday                              Office Phone:             (425) 564-3404

Time:                3:30 – 4:20                                     Desk:                        C-227

Room:              C-155                                            Mailbox:                    R-230

Instructor:         Jay Aller                                         Office Hours:             11:00 – 12:00, Mon.- Fri.

Email:               jaller@bellevuecolleg.edu                                                 or by appointment

 

Course Description

This course is designed to help you improve your listening and note taking skills, and your conversation and presentation skills, so that you will be more successful in regular classes.

 

Course Goals

Specifically, in this course you will learn to:

      Speaking Skills

      • ask relevant questions based on lectures, presentations, and readings

      • start and take part in conversations and both formal and informal discussions

      • explain your point of view and give reasons

      • use correct vocabulary and grammar

      Presentation Skills

      • think of and organize ideas on note cards

      • use visual aids

      • assess audience’s knowledge of topic, and explain key words and ideas

      • speak with clear organization

      • speak loudly enough, with good pronunciation, and at a good speed

      • elicit question from the audience and answer them

      Listening Skills

      • show appropriate eye contact and listening signals

      • take notes from lectures and/or taped TV programs or movies

      • answer factual questions based on your notes

      • notice and understand grammatical structures (-er, -est, conditional, time order, cause, etc.)

      • anticipate topics and questions

      • identify main ideas and details

      • notice and understand gestures, emphasis, and tone to help you understand meaning

     

Textbook and Materials

• NorthStar 4 Speaking and Listening, 3rd edition., by Feree and Sanabria

• a pen or pencil for writing

• 8 ½-by-11-inch white, lined paper

• a 3-ring binder, a notebook or a folder to keep your work organized

• a dictionary

 

Attendance

Come to class on time.  If you are5 minutes late more than three times, it will count as one absence.  If you are absent 10 days, you will receive a D.  If you are absent 12 days, you will receive an F.  If you are absent 5 days, you will receive a warning letter.  When you’re absent, it’s your job to find out what you missed.  The best way is to telephone or email a classmate, or you can ask me before class or after class.

 

Classroom Behavior

I want the classroom to be a nice place to learn.  Please respect the other students:  turn off your cell phone in class, and don’t talk when someone else is talking.  However, if no one is talking, feel free to talk to your classmates.

 

Homework

Turn in your homework or give your presentation on the day it is due.  If you are absent that day, turn it in on your first day back.  If your homework is late, the grade may be lower.  If your presentation is late, you might receive a zero.

 

Grading

Your final grade will be calculated in the following way:

      Presentations                                                                40%

      Quizzes and Exams                                                       40%

      Attendance & Participation                                           10%

          (speaking in class, having good ideas)

      Comprehensibility (accent, volume, grammar)                10%

 

Grading Scale

93-100    A

84-92      B

75-83      C

0-74        D (good effort)

0-74        F (unsatisfactory effort)

 

Special Needs

Students with disabilities who need special help must meet with the Director of the Disability Resource Center in room B132 to show their eligibility for special help.  The telephone number is 425.564.2498, or TTY 425.564.4110.  In addition, students should meet each teacher during the first week of the quarter and review the special help they need.

 

Conclusion

Finally, I hope that you will enjoy the class.  I think that if you talk, listen, and share ideas, you will improve your English and have a good time.  J

 

 

 

 

Spring 2009 Calendar

I will announce quizzes a day or two in advance.

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week 1

 

 

 

3/30

3/31

4/1

4/2

First Day

4/3

Week 2

 

 

 

4/6

New students:

Late placement & challenge test

4/7

4/8

4/9

4/10

Week 3

 

 

 

4/13

4/14

4/15

4/16

4/17

Week 4

 

 

 

4/20

4/21

4/22

4/23

NO SCHOOL

4/24

Week 5

 

 

 

4/27

4/28

4/29

4/30

5/1

Week 6

 

 

 

5/4

5/5

5/6

5/7

Midterm Grades

5/8

NO SCHOOL

Week7

 

 

 

5/11

5/12

5/13

5/14

5/15

Week 8

 

 

 

5/18

5/19

5/20

5/21

5/22

Institutional TOEFL

Week 9

 

 

 

5/25

NO SCHOOL

5/26

5/27

5/28

5/29

Week 10

 

 

 

6/1

6/2

6/3

6/4

6/5

Week 11

 

 

 

6/8

6/9

6/10

6/11

Final Exam

6/12