Text Box: English Language Institute Bellevue Community College Read/React 5A Winter, 2005  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructor                                 Chris Hall                     

Contact                                    C230  Office Hours 10:30-11:20 daily

                                                chall@bcc.ctc.edu; 425 564-2254

           

TEXTS                                      To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee       

                                               

Days and Times                       M-F, 2:30-3:20

 

 

COURSE OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Reading Skills

  • Read a minimum of 50 pages weekly
  • Read to confirm or revise predictions
  • Draw conclusions and make inferences
  • Identify the author’s point of view in a reading
  • Understand new vocabulary through context

 

Discussion and Presentation Skills

  • Respond appropriately to questions about a reading
  • Express an opinion relevant to the content or ideas in a reading
  • Support views with reasons and/or evidence
  • Expand on the content or ideas expressed in a reading
  • Summarize a reading
  • Use new vocabulary appropriately
  • Present a clear, engaging summary, response, and discussion of a reading to the class

 

Critical Thinking Skills

  • Recognize biases and values and acknowledge the perspective of others
  • Use logic to question and analyze information
  • Synthesize material on a particular topic

 

Study Skills

  • Find specific materials in the library and on-line
  • Evaluate the quality of Internet resources for authority, objectivity, accuracy and currency
  • Cite sources using an MLA format

 

 

GRADING

Current Events/Issues Preparation and Presentation                        50 points

Homework                                                                                   10-25 points each

Tests (every other week including MT and final)                                            50 points each                     

Final Research Preparation and Presentation                                 100 points

Quizzes                                                                                       20 points weekly

Class participation                                                                        33% of total points

 

*Note:  Because much of this class is predicated on active participation, students will lose points for each absence and for repeated lateness to class. Students who miss 12 or more sessions will receive an “F” and those with 10 or 11 absences will receive a “D.”

 

GRADING SCALE

A=93-100

B=83-92

C=73-82

D=63-72

F=below 63

 

CALENDAR                              

TOEFL                                                  February 26                              

No Classes                                          January 17, February 4, 21, March 3

Final Exam                                            March 18

EOQ Celebration                                    March 18

 

EXPECTATIONS:  Students will:

  1. Be on time to class 
  2. Come to class regularly
  3. Be prepared to work with all necessary materials including the text, dictionaries, paper and pens
  4. Participate fully in activities and discussions!!!!
  5. Ask for clarification when needed
  6. Find out from the instructor or classmates what was missed when absent
  7. Behave appropriate to a college level classroom.
  8. Respect differing opinions
  9. Respect differences in learning and teaching styles
  10. Not use cell phones or beepers during class (Have them turned off!)
  11. Throw away their own litter
  12. Not eat during class
  13. Not plagiarize
  14. Keep an accurate record of your own progress/grades
  15. Read comments on papers.  Ask for clarification if necessary.  Respond appropriately.
  16. Speak English only.
  17. Keep dictionary references to a minimum except for dictionary activities

 

If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, have emergency medical information to share or need special arrangement in the case of emergency evacuation, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible.  To inquire about becoming a DSS student, call 564-2498 or go to the DSS office.