Course Syllabus

Bellevue College - English Language Institute

Reading 3 Syllabus
ELIUP053 B - Summer 2018

 

Instructor: Taylor Dalrymple

E-mail: taylor.dalrymple@bellevuecollege.edu

Office Location and Hours: R230, Tuesdays & Thursdays 4pm-5pm or by appointment

Class Time + Location: Daily, 2:00-3:50pm in C155

 

Course Description

Welcome to Reading 3! This course will help you strengthen your reading, discussion, and study skills so that you can be successful in future credit courses at an American college or university. You will read a variety of materials, including textbook articles, news articles, and a novel. Expect to read a lot in this class about many interesting topics. The more you read, the more you improve all of your English language skills.

 

Course Outcomes

• Scan and skim to locate information in a text
• Read and understand paragraphs and short passages
• Outline and summarize a paragraph and short selection
• Express an opinion about a passage
• Use knowledge of word parts and context clues to guess meanings of new words
• Use a dictionary to find correct definitions, parts of speech, usage, syllables, and stress
• Locate level-appropriate reading materials in a library or on-line
• Read and understand graphs, tables, and charts

 

Required Books

Ready to Read More
Authors: Blanchard & Root
Published by: Pearson Longman
ISBN: 978-0-13-177649-4

Seedfolks 
Author: Paul Fleischman
Published by: Harper Trophy
ISBN: 978-0064472074

 

Please buy these books as soon as possible, because we'll start using them the second week of class. You can buy them at the Bellevue College Bookstore, or online at places like Amazon or Barnes & Noble. If you decide to buy it at the BC Bookstore, please use the following class information to find your books:

ELIUP053 B - Reading III (3)
Instructor: Taylor Dalrymple
Item # 6211

  

Materials 

8 ½ x 11 college ruled white paper for notes and assignments

A binder for handouts

English-English dictionary

 

Important note about email and Canvas:

Please check your Bellevue College email every day. This is how your other teachers and I will contact you. Also, if there is an emergency or important announcement at school, the school will email you. You will also need to know your email address, password, and Student ID number (SID) to access the computers at the Reading Lab each week. In addition, you should check Canvas every day for class announcements.

 

 

Attendance Policy

Students are required to attend class every day. There are no “excused absences” in the ELI. Please do not bring a doctor’s note to excuse your absence since your teacher or the ELI cannot accept doctor’s notes.

 

• 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. 

 

Cell Phone Policy

Phones are an important part of all our lives, but they can also be very distracting in the classroom. Keep your cell phone in your bag during class time unless I tell you to take it out and use it for an activity or assignment. I may ask to see your phone if we’re using our phones for an activity. If you need to use your phone for an emergency, ask me first and I may ask to step outside the room. You will lose points in class if you use your phone when you shouldn’t.

  

Grading

Attendance and Participation*                                          15%

Homework and in-class assignments                              30%

Reading Lab visits (600 minutes total)++                        15%

Unit and Practice Tests                                                       40%

*Participation means paying attention in class, asking and answering questions, sharing your ideas in group discussions, being respectful of your classmates, and NOT using your phone or sleeping.

++We will visit the Reading Lab together every Tuesday for a total of eight, 50-minute sessions (= 400 minutes). If you come on time and work the whole class period, you receive 50 minutes. In order to complete 600 minutes, you will also need to visit the lab outside of class time. The Lab hours are:

 

Spring Quarter Hours:

Monday – Thursday            8:00am – 8:00pm

Friday                                     8:00am – 3:30pm

Saturday and Sunday         11:00am – 4:00pm

 

Quarter closures:

Memorial Day weekend – May 26, 27, and 28 

 

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

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. 

 

Help with CANVAS

Click on the link below for help with CANVAS for students: How to Get Started with CANVAS (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

 

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 Account (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

 

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 ITS Service Desk (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

 

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 the DRC as soon as possible. 

 

The DRC office is located in B-132 or you can call the reception desk at 425-564-2498. Deaf students can reach the DRC by Skype: the address is DRCatBC (NOTE: There is no @ sign...it is actually DRCatBC).  Please visit their website at Disability Resource Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for application information and other helpful links.

 

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. Go to the Website for more information: Autism Spectrum Navigators (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. ASN is located in the Library Media Center in D-125.   

 

Public Safety and Emergencies

Public Safety is located in the D building (D-171) 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 center for Parking Permits, Lost and Found, and Emergency Notification. 

 

Please ensure you are signed up to receive alerts through the campus alerting system by registering at RAVE Alert Registration (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..  

 

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:

• Take directions from those in charge of the response. We all need to be working together.
• 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.
• 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 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. web page for answers to your questions.

 

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: Affirmation of Inclusion Policy (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

 

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 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

  

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: BC Title IX Office Website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

 

Confidentiality and Mandatory Reporting

As an instructor, one of my responsibilities is to help create a safe learning environment on our campus. It is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, in your written work, and in our one-on-one meetings. I will seek to keep information you share private to the greatest extent possible. However, I am required to share information regarding sexual assault and other forms of sexual misconduct (e.g. dating violence, domestic violence, stalking) that may have occurred on campus or that may impact someone on campus with the Title IX Coordinator. Students may speak to someone confidentially by contacting the BC Counseling Center at (425) 564-5747. The Title IX Office can be contacted at 425-564-2641 and more information can be found at: BC Title IX Office Website (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

 

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/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..