Instructor:

Trisha Brink

Room:

L-206

E-mail

tbrink@bellevuecollege.edu

Time:

M-F 3:30pm-4:20pm

Office:

C230A

Office Hours:

4:30pm-5:20pm or by appointment (please e-mail me)

 

TEXTBOOK and Materials:    (Available at the BC Bookstore)

 

ü  NorthStar 4 Listening and Speaking, Third Edition

            By Ferree and Sanabria

 

ü  Vocabulary Flashcards

ü  English-English Dictionary (No Cell Phone Dictionaries)

ü  College Paper

ü  Pen/Pencil

 

COURSE OVERVIEW:

This course is intended to help you improve your listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills in social and academic situations.  Activities in this class will include individual and group presentations, group discussions, academic listening comprehension practice and tests, and vocabulary building.  A high level of participation is expected in this class.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES:  At the end of this course, you will be able to:

·          Speaking outcomes

·                     Ask questions based on lectures, presentations, and assigned readings

·                     Initiate and participate in formal and informal exchanges (i.e. conversations and discussions)

·                     Synthesize information and articulate a new point of view giving reasons and evidence for                                  support

·                     Demonstrate oral proficiency of the grammatical structures listed in corresponding writing level       outcomes

·                     Use vocabulary appropriate to ever more complex topics

·          Oral presentation outcomes

·                     Brainstorm, outline, and record on note cards the ideas to be presented

·                     Prepare clear visual aids to support the main points of the presentation

·                     Assess accurately the audience’s knowledge of special vocabulary and concepts of topic

·                     Have a clear organization (intro, body, conclusion)

·                     Introduce and explain main points and vocabulary through the use of visual aids

·                     Explain key terminology and concepts

·                     Speak clearly with correct pronunciation

·                     Elicit questions from audience to determine their understanding

·                     Respond adequately to questions from the audience

 

 

 

·          Listening Outcomes

·                     Show appropriate eye contact and listening signals

·                     Take useful notes from lectures and/or videotaped programs or movies, identifying main ideas        and supporting details

·                     Answer factual questions based on lecture/program notes

·                     Derive meaning via grammatical structure (distinguishing between comparative, superlative,           conditional, sequence of events, cause and effect, and perfect modals in sentence structure)             

·                     Identify speakers from taped lectures

·                     Anticipate topics and questions

·                     Make use of observed gestures, emphasis, and tools in interpreting the exact meaning of a                              speaker’s message

·                     Summarize orally

·                     Identify mood and tone

 

GRADES:

You must have a class average of 75% or above in order to pass this class.  Your final grade in this class will be based on the average of your presentations, quizzes, homework, attendance, and participation*.  50% of the grade will be based on Listening assignments and 50% of your grade will be based on Speaking assignments.  We will take listening quizzes after each unit in our textbook. Also, we will do several presentations during the class. 

 

*Participation includes regular attendance to class.  To obtain a high participation grade, you will need to come to class prepared to discuss homework, ask questions when you don’t understand something, volunteer answers and work actively with your classmates in pair and group work, and listening politely when others are speaking.

 

Grading Scale:

A = 93 -100                 D = below 75: Satisfactory effort- Need to Repeat Level 4

B = 84 – 92                 F = below 75: Unsatisfactory effort – Need to Repeat Level 4

C=  75 - 83                            

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY:

Attend class every day.  If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what you have missed from a classmate.

ü  Students who miss class 10 or 11 times will receive a grade of “D.”

ü  Students who miss class 12 times will receive a grade of “F.”

ü  Do not come late for class.  3 times late equals 1 absence. 

 

CLASSROOM REQUIREMENTS:

ü  Complete all the tests, exams, presentations.  There are NO make-up quizzes, exams, or presentations in this class.

ü  Complete the homework assignments on time.  No late assignments will be       accepted for credit.

ü  Speak only English when you are in class.  Don’t worry about making mistakes-   that’s one of the best ways to learn English!  We are here to learn together! 

ü  Plagiarism and cheating:  Students are in ELI classes to learn English and ELI teachers are here to help them. Cheating makes that harder for both the students and the teachers. There are different kinds of cheating: plagiarism, “borrowing” a classmate’s homework (partially or wholly), using an essay or a presentation from a previous quarter, using “cheat notes”, and copying answers from classmates’ papers during tests.  Plagiarism is using someone else’s words or ideas as your own in both writing and oral presentations.  It is cheating and is not acceptable in American classes.  Examples of plagiarism are:

o       Copying from a Web page, book or article

o       Buying papers

o       Copying from another student

o       Using a friend’s paper from a previous quarter

 

If you plagiarize:

o       First time:  your teacher will work with you so that you understand            what not to do

o       Second time:  Fail the assignment

o       Third time:  Fail the class and be reported to the Associate Dean of                                  Student Services and possibly be asked to leave Bellevue College.

 

É                ALL CELLPHONES OFF DURING CLASS TIME PLEASE!

 

 Students With Special Needs:

If you require accommodation based on a documented disability, have emergency medical information to share, or need special arrangements in case of emergency evacuation, please make an appointment with DRC (Disability Resource Center.)   If you would like to inquire about becoming a DRC student, you may call 564-2498 or go in person to the DRC program office in B132.

 

Arts and Humanities Student Procedures and Expectations:

Please refer to the Arts and Humanities Student Procedures and Expectations   www.bellevuecollege.edu/artshum/studentinfo.asp   for all other information.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

No Class:                                             Monday, Jan. 16th= Holiday

                                                            Tuesday. Jan. 31st=  Teacher’s Meetings

Monday, Feb. 20th = Holiday

Thursday, March 1st= Teacher’s Meetings

Wednesday, March 21st= Other Final Exams

 

Final Exam:                                           Listening: Monday, March 19th

Speaking: Tuesday, March 20th

End of the Quarter Party:                      Wednesday, March 21st1:30pm-3:30pm

 

 

HOMEWORK BUDDIES: 

Ask 2 classmates for their phone numbers and email addresses so you can contact them if you are absent.

 

1.   Name:                                ___Phone:                    ____  E-mail:                            __­_______

 

 

2.   Name:                                ___Phone:                    ____  E-mail:                            _________­

 

 

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

WEEK 1

 

1/9

1/10

1/11

Late placement & challenge test

1/12

1/13

WEEK 2

 

1/16

Holiday

NO CLASSES

1/17

1/18

1/19

1/20

 

 

WEEK 3

 

1/23

1/24

1/25

1/26

1/27

 

 

WEEK 4

 

1/30

1/31

Prof Dev’t Day

NO CLASSES

2/1

2/2

2/3

 

 

WEEK 5

 

2/6

2/7

2/8

2/9

2/10

 

 

WEEK 6

 

2/13

2/14

2/15

2/16

2/17

 

 

WEEK 7

 

2/20

Holiday

NO CLASSES

2/21

2/22

2/23

2/24

 

 

WEEK 8

 

2/27

2/28

2/29

3/1

College Issues Day

NO CLASSES

3/2

 

 

WEEK 9

 

3/5

3/6

3/7

3/8

3/9

 

 

 

WEEK 10

 

3/12

3/13

3/14

3/15

3/16

 

 

WEEK 11

Final Exams

3/19

3/20

Final exams

Writing 1:30

S/L 3;30

3/21

Final exam

Reading 12:30

EOQ party

1:30

3/22

3/23