ACADEMIC
PREPARATION (Bridge) Winter
Quarter 2004
ELI Level6 Instructor:
Email:
nkoike@bcc.ctc.edu
L
210 M-F
Text: Raise the Issues (second edition), by Carol Numrich
English-English dictionary
Objectives: This
class is designed to help you build the skills necessary for success in
academic credit classes. By using our
textbook and other materials, you will learn to practice critical thinking
skills, express ideas in speech and writing clearly and fluently, take notes
from readings and lectures, and write effective summaries, paraphrases and
answers to essay exam questions.
Content: In addition to
reading the textbook, each week, you will select an article of your choice to
read, summarize in writing and explain to your classmates. Discussions are an
important part of this class.
Participation in class discussions will be crucial to understanding,
analyzing, and synthesizing the concepts in our readings. Additionally,
practice in listening and note taking will be given in class. At the end of the quarter, you will be
involved in a final project which you will present to the class.
Attendance:
You must attend
each class. There will be no opportunities to make up missed assignments or
tests. When you are ill and cannot
attend class, please contact a classmate to find out what you missed. Students with 12 or more absences cannot
pass this class. Late arrival times accumulate toward absences.
Grades: Your grade will be based on your writing assignments, your
ability to discuss and explain ideas in daily class activities, on scores from
any quizzes or tests and on the final project.
To enter BCC as a full-time credit student, one of
your requirements is to achieve a 2.5 GPA during this quarter.
Final
Project Academic
Preparation (Bridge)
A
final project will be due during the final days of the quarter: March 15 &
16. It will be based on a pre-approved
article of your choice regarding a controversial topic. The requirements for
this project include:
Points Task
25
1. Write a one page summary of the article to
hand in.
10
2. Write
at least 15 vocabulary definitions from your article. This will be handed in.
25
3. Give a 5-8 minute presentation on the content
of
your article.
15
4. You must use audio/visual aid(s) in your
presentation.
Some possibilities are: maps, posters, overhead transparencies,
handouts, videos, and audio cassettes.
75
Total
Points
Organize your
presentation with an introduction and conclusion. Also, leave time at the end for questions
and/or discussion.