Course Syllabus

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Bellevue College

English Language Institute

Speaking & Listening 4B #6241

Fall Quarter 2018

 

Instructor:    Weina Sun                                     Class: M-F; 3:30 – 4:20pm  

Email: weina.sun@bellevuecollege.edu     Classroom: R106C

Office Hours: by appointment

Office:     R230                                          

 

Text:

Contemporary Topics 2 – 4^th edition by Kisslinger

ISBN #978-0-13-440080-8

 

NOTE: No used, instructor editions or translated textbooks will be allowed. If you have a textbook with the answers in it, I will ask you to buy a new copy.

 

Materials: 8 ½ x 11

8 ½ x 11 ccollege-ruled white paper for notes and assignments

A binder for handoutsEnglish-English dictionary

English-English dictionary

                               

Course Description:

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, students should be able to:         

• Use Level 4 grammar and vocabulary to discuss varied topics
• Write a clear plan for and give a presentation with main ideas and good illustrations
• Show awareness of your listener’s knowledge
• Begin and continue formal and informal conversations with good listening signals
• Write organized notes with main ideas and key details from a short academic lecture

 

Grades:

You must have a class average of 75% (C-) or above in order to pass this class. Your final grade in this class will be based on the average of your presentations, tests and 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 tests after each unit in our textbook. In addition, we will do four listening quizzes, four discussions, and three presentations during the class. 

 

Your grade will be based on the following:

Listening Tests/Quizzes                                      35%

Speaking Tests/Presentations/Discussions                   35%

Homework Assignments                                      15%

Participation, Preparation, & Attendance                  15%

 

 Grading Scale:

100 – 96 %      A   (excellent)      

95 – 93        A-

92 – 90          B+   

89 – 87          B   (good)

86 – 84          B-                         

83 – 81          C+

80 – 78          C (satisfactory)

77 – 75        C-     

_______________      

0 – 74%        D (repeat class, good effort)  

0 – 74%        F   (repeat class, unsatisfactory effort)

 

*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 listen politely when others are speaking.

 

*Each week, you will have chances to gain 10 participation points (2 for each day). Here’s how to get it:

Points	Your class behavior
0	If you are not in class, you are not participating
0.5	If you sit in class and speak only when the teacher calls on you, you are not participating well
1	If you sometimes volunteer an answer or ask a question, you are doing the minimum participation
1.5	If you often volunteer an answer or ask a question, you are participating well
2	If you always volunteer an answer or ask a question, you are participating very well

 

Assignments:

• Written assignments are considered late if they are not turned in at the beginning of class on the due date.
• Late assignments will be lowered 10% for each day they are late.
• No assignments will be accepted two days after the due date.

 

Make-up Tests:

Come to class on time and take all quizzes, tests, and exams on the days scheduled. Speaking and listening tests cannot be made up. Missing a listening or speaking test will result in a “0” grade for that assignment. Please contact me if you are having difficulty attending class for any reason.

 

Attendance Policy:

Attend class every day. If you are absent from class, you should e-mail me BEFORE class and tell me that you are going to be absent. It is your responsibility to find out what you have missed from a classmate. I encourage you to get contact information from your classmates.

 

5 minutes late = tardy (late arrival)

3 tardies = 1 absence

10 or more minutes late = 1 absence

10 or 11 absences = no higher than a D (not passing)

12 absences = F (not passing)

15 absences = F and can be dismissed from the ELI program

  

Classroom Expectations:

1. Respect yourself, your classmates, and your teacher. You are supposed to listen thoughtfully and patiently when other people talk. Be friendly and supportive to your classmates. We are here to make progress together!
2. Always ask! Our class is a safe and comfortable place, so please feel free and be sure to ask me questions if you don’t understand something. Questions help you and your classmates learn.
3. Come to class every day on time, and be prepared to participate. Bring all of your own materials to class every day (book, eraser, pen, pencil, dictionary, paper, etc.).
4. Speak English only to your classmates and instructor. Your native language is beautiful, but it will help you improve your English fluency if you speak English as much as you can.
5. Phones can be helpful, but they can also be distracting. At times, I may want you to use your phone to do some online activities, but please do not use it during class without my permission.
6. Do your work on your own. If someone (classmate, tutor, or friend) helps you with your assignment, please list their names at the top of your assignment you turn in. This is to protect you against cheating.

 

Statement on 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. “Cheating” is also called “academic dishonesty.”

 

There are different kinds of academic dishonesty:

• plagiarism (copying word-for-word from a Web page, book or article)
• using a paper or homework assignment written by someone else
• copying a classmate’s homework (partially or wholly)
• using your own essay or presentation from a previous quarter
• using “cheat notes” during a test
• copying answers from a classmate’s paper or test
• giving answers to a classmate during a test
• giving your own assignment to a classmate

 

Academic dishonesty is not acceptable at Bellevue College or in any American classes. Participating in academic dishonesty in any way, including writing a paper or taking a test for someone else, may result in severe penalties.

 

If you plagiarize:

First time: Your teacher will work with you so that you understand what not to do.

Second time:      You will fail the assignment.   

Third time:        You will fail the class and be reported to the Associate Dean of Student Services. You will possibly be asked to leave BC.

 

If you cheat:

First time:            You will fail the assignment and have no opportunity to make it up.

Second time:  You will fail the class and be reported to the Associate Dean of Student Services. You will possibly be asked to leave the school.

 

Important dates:

No classes on:

• Tuesday, Oct 2 (Professional Development Day)
• Monday, Nov 12 (Veterans Day)
• Thursday & Friday, Nov 22, 23 (Thanksgiving)
• Monday, Dec 3 (Student Success Day)

Final exam: Dec 4, 5, 6

Last day of class & EOQ party:     Dec 6