Course Syllabus

 

ELIUP031/032       Writing/Grammar1

Summer 2018 

                                                  

Instructor: Jason Surendranath                                                                      My Office: R230

Classroom:                                                                                               My office time: M-Th 11:30-12:00pm        

Class Time: 9:30-11:50                                                                          Email: j.surendranath@bellevuecollege.edu

Holiday: July 4 (Wed)                                                                             Voicemail: (425)564-3218

                                                                 

 

       Textbooks & Required Materials:

1. Longman Academic Writing Series: Sentences to Paragraph, 2nd edition

       Linda Butler           by Pearson            ISBN 9780132679381

2. Basic English Grammar, 4th ed.

    Azar & Hagen        by Pearson            ISBN 978-0-13-294224-9
      
3. A notebook                                              
4. A 3-ring binder 

 

                                      

Course Overview: This is a beginning writing course. You will learn to write a paragraph and use different simple sentence patterns. We usually start brainstorming and freewriting first to get ideas. Then, you will write a paragraph about the topic you have brainstormed. For grammar, you will learn to use present simple and progressive tenses, past simple tense, and future simple tense. You will practice writing to tell a story and to ask questions.

 

Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course, you will be able to:

ELIUP 031 Writing                                                     ELIUP 032 Grammar
1. Use correct level one grammar 2. Write different simple sentence patterns 3. Brainstorm and free-write to get ideas 4. Tell a story, or describe a person or a place 5. Use periods, question marks, and capital letters    correctly 6. Use a dictionary to correct spelling errors 7. Use correct paragraph format 8. Work in pairs and small groups to improve    writing	9. Name and use the parts of speech 10. Write and speak simple sentences and      questions 11. Use the present simple, past simple, future simple and the present progressive tenses

 

Attendance Policy

Fall/Winter/Spring

15 absences = F and can be dismissed from the program at the end of the quarter

12 absences = F (not passing)

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

3 tardies of 5 minutes or more (per hour) = 1 absence

Missing 10 minutes or more of any hour of class = 1 absence (in a 2 hr. class = ½ absence)

 

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.

 

UP Grades

UP grades are determined on the following basis:

A            100 - 96

A-            95 - 93

B+           92 - 90

B             89 - 87

B-            86 - 84

C+           83 - 81

C             80 - 78

C-            77 - 75

D             74 - 0            repeat class, good effort

F             74 - 0            repeat class, poor effort

 

Final Grades

Written Expression/Integrated Skills for ALL Levels: WE1, WE2, WE3, IS4, IS5

Your final grade in this class will be based on your class average (must be 75% or higher*) and your final writing exam. If you don’t pass your final exam, your letter grade for the class will be lowered by one full letter grade.       *for IS5 classes, class average must be 78% or higher

 

Reading Level 3   Currently no uniform syllabus language for R1, R2, RR4, RR5.

You must have a 75% or better on all classwork and score a 75% or better on the final exam in order to move to Level 4. You will need to repeat Level 3 if you miss the final exam.

 

Speaking/Listening   for ALL Levels: SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4, ECI

50% of your grade will come from listening assessments and 50% of your grade will come from speaking assessments.

 

For all classes:

• Students who do not take the final exam will have their course grade lowered one full letter grade.

NOTE: This one doesn’t apply in Reading 3 because the uniform language says if they miss the final exam, they will need to repeat the level.

• Early or late final exams will not be given.

     

 

Grammar Tests                                              15%                                           

Take-home Writing (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd drafts)      30%

In-Class Timed Writing                                 35%

Midterm                                                         10%

Participation + Mini Writings                       10%        

                                                      Total       100%

         Final                                                         +/-

                                             Final grade       xxxxx

Passing/Failing

Your final grade will be based on your class average (75% or higher) AND your final writing exam. If you don’t pass your final exam, your letter grade for the class will be lowered by one. For example, if your percentage on Canvas is 80% (C) just before the Final Test and you do not pass the Final Test, your grade will be lowered to a D as your final grade and you’re not passing. So make sure to have at least 84% before your Final Test.

        

*Participation= come to class and do homework. You can turn in work late only ONCE. Ask and answer questions during class. Work with others respectfully. No cell phones during class except when allowed.

 

Help with CANVAS

Please click on the link below for help with CANVAS for students.

http://depts.bellevuecollege.edu/helpdesk/students/canvas/

Bellevue College E-mail and Access to MyBC

All students registered for classes at Bellevue College are entitled to a network and e-mail account. Your student network account can be used to access your student e-mail, log in to computers in labs and classrooms, connect to the BC wireless network and log in to MyBC. To create your account, go to: Create Email

 

BC offers a wide variety of computer and learning labs to enhance learning and student success. Find current campus locations for all student labs by visiting the Technology Help Desk

 

Affirmation of Inclusion

Bellevue College is committed to maintaining an environment in which every member of the campus community feels welcome to participate in the life of the college, free from harassment and discrimination.

We value our different backgrounds at Bellevue College, and students, faculty, staff members, and administrators are to treat one another with dignity and respect. For more information, go to: http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/policies/id-4000/

 

Student Code of Conduct and Academic Integrity

Any act of academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism (using the ideas or words of another as one’s own without crediting the source), and fabrication and inappropriate/disruptive classroom behavior are violations of the Student Code of Conduct at Bellevue College.  Examples of unacceptable behavior include, but are not limited to, talking out of turn, arriving late or leaving early without a valid reason, allowing cell phones/pagers to ring, and inappropriate behavior toward the instructor or classmates.  The instructor can refer any violation of the Student Code of Conduct to the Dean of Student Success for investigation.  Specific student rights, responsibilities, and appeal procedures are listed in the Student Code of Conduct at: Student Code

 

College Anti-Discrimination Statement (Title IX)

Bellevue College does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity; color; creed; national origin; sex; marital status; sexual orientation; age; religion; genetic information; the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability; gender identity or veteran status in educational programs and activities which it operates.

 

For further information and contacts, please consult College Anti-Discrimination Statements.

 

Disability Resource Center (DRC)

The Disability Resource Center serves students with a wide array of learning challenges and disabilities. If you are a student who has a disability or learning challenge for which you have documentation or have seen someone for treatment and if you feel you may need accommodations in order to be successful in college, please contact us as soon as possible. 

 

If you are a person who requires assistance in case of an emergency situation, such as a fire, earthquake, etc, please meet with your individual instructors to develop a safety plan within the first week of the quarter.

 

If you are a student with a documented autism spectrum disorder, there is an additional access program available to you. Contact Autism Spectrum Navigators Email and phone number is on the web page. ASN is located in the Library Media Center in D125.   

 

The DRC office is located in B132 or you can call our reception desk at 425.564.2498. Deaf students can reach us by Skype: the address is DRCatBC (NOTE: There is no @ sign...it is actually DRCatBC).  Please visit our website at Disability Resource Center for application information into our program and other helpful links.

 

Public Safety and Emergencies

Public Safety is located in the K building and can be reached at 425-564-2400 (easy to remember because it’s the only office on campus open 24 hours a day—2400).  Among other things, Public Safety serves as our Parking Permits, Lost and Found, and Emergency Notification center.  Please ensure you are signed up to receive alerts through our campus alerting system by registering at RAVE Alert Registration

 

If you work late and are uneasy about going to your car, Public Safety will escort you to your vehicle. To coordinate this, please phone ahead and let Public Safety know when and where you will need an escort.

 

Please familiarize yourself with the emergency postings by the door of every classroom and know where to go in the event of an evacuation.  Your instructor will be asked if anyone might still be in the building, so check in before you do anything else.  Emergency responders will search for anyone unaccounted for.

 

If a major emergency occurs, please follow these three rules:

1) Take directions from those in charge of the response -We all need to be working together.

2) Do not get in your car and leave campus (unless directed to) - Doing so will clog streets and prevent emergency vehicles from entering the scene.  Instead, follow directions from those in charge.

3) In an emergency, call 911 first, then Public Safety.

 

Please do not hesitate to call Public Safety if you have safety questions or concerns at any time. You may also visit the Public Safety web page for answers to your questions.

 

Religious Holidays

Students who expect to miss classes, examinations, or any other assignments as a consequence of their religious observance should be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities. It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays on which they will be absent, preferably at the beginning of the term. Students who are absent on days of examinations or class assignments should be offered an opportunity to make up the work without penalty (if they have previously arranged to be absent), unless it can be demonstrated that a makeup opportunity would constitute an unreasonable burden on a member of the faculty. Should disagreement arise over what constitutes an unreasonable burden or any element of this policy, parties involved should consult the department chair, or Dean.

 

Student Concerns

Should you have concerns about any part of the class, please come to me with them. If for any reason you don’t feel comfortable coming to me, the usual next step is to speak with the ELI Department Chair, Ivan Breen ibreen@bellevuecollege.edu. You can also refer concerns to the Associate Dean, Tuan Dang tuan.dang@bellevuecollege.edu. An additional resource for concerns you find aren’t being addressed by faculty or administration is the Ombuds Office https://www.bellevuecollege.edu/ombuds/.