ESL 031 F15 1168 - ESL - LEVEL 3A
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SYLLABUS ESL 3A (ESL 031), Section Number 1168, Fall, 2015 |
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CLASSROOM: RAH 312 (Rainier Hall, Room 312) Office: WALL tutoring center, working every day from 10 – 12, Fridays 10-2 COURSE DESCRIPTION ESL 3A is a class for high beginners or low intermediate students. It includes reading, writing, speaking, listening, and life skills information. It will have grammar, but the main goal is learning to use, understand, and communicate better using English. COURSE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
Holidays Nov 11*Veterans’ Day Nov 26Thanksgiving Day Nov 27Thanksgiving Holiday Dec 24Christmas Eve Dec 25Christmas Day *Campus open; no classes sc TEXTBOOK:English in Action 3, with supplementary material from Futures 3 Longmans Dictionary (Optional)
REQUIRED MATERIALS:3-Ring binder “College ruled” paper. (With lines for writing) Both pens and pencils Worksheets and handouts from the class Assignments you have completed or are working on
This class is for learners who have finished Level 2 ESL, and can do at least 75% on the level 2 objectives. Everyone in this class has completed ESL 2B or a placement test. To succeed in 3C, you should know how to speak and write simple sentences, using basic grammar without too many mistakes. COURSE OBJECTIVES: The goal of this class is for students to start
Grammar targets for level 3
COURSE OUTCOMES To move up to level 3B, learners have to show in their work and their tests that they can meet all the ESL 3A objectives.
Promotion Students with good attendance, good accuracy on quizzes and tests, good averages on writing assignments, and good results on in-class work will receive a grade of “S” and move on to ESL 3B. Students who have attended class and completed the work but not well enough will receive a grade of “Y” and will need to take 3A again. Students who attend less than 60% of classes, or stop coming, and students who do not complete the work will receive a grade of “NG.”
RECOMMENDATIONS: How to move up: Attend every class and be on time. If you can’t, do a lot of extra homework and study more at home. Bring the things you need to class: Notebook, pencils, pens, paper, homework, handouts. Participate in class: Practice speaking and writing, listen and read, ask questions if you don’t understand. Do the assignments, even when you have missed class, and be sure you understand them. Do not let anyone else do your work. Practice writing. When something is confusing, ask questions about it. Learn to remember new words, and remember how to use them. Plagiarism Policy
Do your own work. If there is an assignment that you cannot do because it is confusing or because you do not have time, speak to your instructor and we will try to figure something out.
Illness and Emergencies
If you are sick or you have an emergency, please contact the instructor. Send a text or an email or both. If you have to miss class, contact other students in the class to learn about assignments, and be sure to make up any homework you miss. Students get two days per academic year without penalty for observance of religious events. Contact your instructor to obtain the necessary forms.
What we are going to learn
Week 1: English in Action Ch 19/28-10/1Introductions, Review of ESL 1 and 2, College email and Canvas accounts Subject-verb Agreement
Week 2: English in Action 3 Ch 2 and some of CH 6(10/5--10/8) Health and Injuries Future Tense: “be going to” statements and “will” Modal Verbs (Will, Can, May, Must) Medical Vocabulary 10/5-10/8
Week 3: English in Action 3 Ch 3 and a little of Ch 710/12-10/15 Adjectives: Comparative, Superlative, Travel Future 4, Unit 4, Travel; Future 2 p.177 Writing a letter
Week 4: English in Action Ch 4 and a bit of Ch 810/19-10/22 Simple Past Tense, Irregular Verbs Moving Making a list of tasks for moving
Week 5: English in Action Ch 6 and a bit of Ch 910/26-10/29 Past Tense Natural Disasters
Week 6: English in Action 3 Ch 7 and a little of Future 2 (p. 176,177)11/2-11/5 Object pronouns Possessives Education Writing an Education Plan (Using future tense and present progressive)
Week 7: Possessive pronouns (11/9--11/12) modals more object pronouns Veterans Day
Week 8: English in Action 3 Ch 8 and English in Action 4 (p. 112-113)11/16-11/19 Conjunctions and Compound Sentences “For” and “Since” Sports
Week 9:11/23-11/25 Conditionals Present and Future Tense “If it rains, I will stay home” CASAS Week 1 Writing a career goal paragraph Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 10:11/30-12/3 CASAS Week 2 Making a financial plan paragraph to match career goal plan
Week 11: Review, Testing, Assessments, Evaluations12/7-12/10
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