4000 Lancaster Drive NE

PO Box 14007 Salem, OR 97309-7070

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Spring 2009

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Instructor Timothy VanSlyke

Phone 503-399-5289 email:

tvanslyk@chemeketa.edu **********

Class Location

Bldg. 22, Room 108

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Tuesday - Thursday 6:00 – 8:50 pm

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Diversity

We are a college community enriched by the diversity of our students and staff. Each individual and group has the potential to contribute in our learning environment. Each has dignity. To diminish the dignity of one is to diminish

the dignity of us all.

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If you feel you may need an academic adjustment for any type of disability, please see me after class or during office hours.

Chemeketa Creed

XELL0712W ESL Beginning Listening & Speaking Level A2 http://learning.chemeketa.edu/esl

Course Descriptions Listening: Introduces basic English listening skills for everyday situations, the workplace, and the academic environment. Designed for beginning non-native speakers of English. Speaking: Focuses on basic speaking skills needed in everyday situations, the workplace, and the academic environment. Designed for beginning nonnative speakers of English. Entry Criteria: Completion of assessment and orientation procedures. Successful completion of XELL0711S Beginning Listening & Speaking A1 or placement by ESL program specialists. Required Texts Molinsky, Steven J. , Bliss, Bill; Side by Side, Book 1 and Activity & Test Prep Workbook: Longman Attendance Attendance and participation are essential in this class. You will receive points for coming to class and for being actively involved in class activities. If you must miss a class, please call or email the instructor the day you are absent. Contacting a classmate about the assignments from when you were absent may also be helpful in completing work on time. Performance Based Learner Outcomes Speaking Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

1. Produce and respond to simple phrases and sentences about personal information and everyday situations.

2. Indicate lack of understanding using one or two words. 3. Ask and respond to basic questions related to contexts identified in the course outline. 4. Express some basic needs and ask related questions using a limited number of learned

phrases. 5. Use non-verbal cues to help convey information. 6. Give brief instructions related to contexts identified in the course outline. 7. Respond to a caller’s request to speak to someone on the phone. 8. Use regular and some irregular sound/symbol correspondence to convey meaning.

Listening Outcomes:

1. Recognize personal information and information about everyday situations. 2. Respond to positive and negative commands. 3. Respond to questions and requests for clarification. 4. Respond to requests for basic personal information. 5. Recognize frequently used words and very simple phrases, sentences spoken slowly

and with repetition. 6. Recognize regular and some irregular sound/symbol correspondence as conventions of

standard American English. 7. Respond to a caller’s request to speak to someone on the phone.

Chemeketa Community College provides an environment that

celebrates the freedom to learn and the freedom to teach. In that celebration of teaching and learning it

is appropriate that individuals and groups be

viewed with regard to their potential to contribute

within the learning environment. Each has

dignity and value.

Mission

Chemeketa Community College is our community’s resource for quality education in a changing world, delivering opportunities for adult literacy, opening the door to all levels of college, and creating centers of excellence in technical training, workforce development, and business support.

Evaluation Students will be assessed through: • Daily classroom and language lab work • Regularly evaluated homework • Periodic quizzes and tests • CASAS Listening test Level A2 Listening and Speaking term calendar (This schedule is subject to change) (Work book=WB , Grammar Booster=GB)

week topics / assignments Week 1 Diagnostic – Introductions

Unit 1: Personal Information, cardinal numbers, identification Homework WB: pp. 2-5

Week 2 Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences Unit 2: Classroom objects, rooms in the home, nationalities Homework WB: pp 6-12

Week 3 Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Units 1 & 2 Quiz Unit 3: Present Cont. tense, Everyday activities Homework WB: pp 13-20

Week 4

Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Unit 3 Quiz Unit 4: To Be: Short Answers; Describing people and things Homework WB: pp 21-26

Week 5

Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Unit 4 Quiz Unit 5: To Be: Yes/No Questions Adjectives/ Possessives Homework WB: pp 27-34

Week 6 Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Unit 5 Quiz Unit 6: Prepositions of location Homework WB: pp 35-40

Week 7

Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Unit 6 Quiz Prepositions; There is, There are Homework WB: pp 41-49

Week 8 Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences Singular/Plural; Adjectives Homework WB: pp 50 - 61

Week 9 Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Unit 7 & 8 Quiz Simple Present Tense Homework WB: pp 62 - 68

Week 10 Check WB homework / vocabulary sentences – Unit 9 Quiz Review / Final tests

Week 11 Grading: Daily Attendance /Homework 25 pts Vocabulary writing 25 pts Unit Quizzes / Final Exam 50 pts

Homework will be checked on Monday of the following week. Lab assignments, attendance and participation will be calculated at the end of the term. If you miss quizzes or tests, it is your responsibility to speak with the instructor about make-up tests. Students will need a minimum of 80 pts to be eligible to move to level B.

Total 100 points

Weekly Language Lab Homework Assignments Go to the language lab in 3/257 to complete the following assignments: (*assignments marked with an asterisk are online and can be done at home.) You can do these assignments in any order. Each week complete one of the assignments and have a language lab attendant sign your lab assignment sheet. * Reading Companion: (http://readingcompanion.org) Ask for help from a Language Lab attendant. Complete 6 e-books. e-book title date completed Attendant Initials 1.

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Side by Side Interactive 1a: Check out a CD from Language Lab Attendant. Complete 4 Lessons Lesson date completed Attendant Initials 1.

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*Tim’s ESL Web Site http://newterra.chemeketa.edu/faculty/vanslyt/ Click the A2 link. Complete three activities. Lesson date completed Attendant Initials 1.

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You can complete additional lessons for extra credit. Record them on the back or ask for a new sheet.

Course Requirements and Expectations Please come to all your classes and come on time!

You must come to the first two classes of the term. If you cannot come, you should call the office or talk to your teacher. If you don’t, you may be dropped from the class.

Do not miss more than 2 or 3 classes. You need to attend 75% of all classes. If you miss 25% of classes, you may be dropped from the class. If you miss a class, you are still expected to do the homework for that night. If you are absent, you should ask the teacher or another student about the homework assignment. If you miss too many classes or if you do not do enough homework, you will be put on probation for the next term. If you do not meet expectations during the probation term, you may be dropped from the ESL program or referred to another English program.

If your work or family situation changes during the term and you can’t come to class 80% of the time, you must tell the teacher. The teacher might recommend that you “Stop out” for the term. You can come back in a later term when your schedule is better.

Do your homework!

Homework assignments are part of this class. Homework is important if you want to make progress and move to a higher class. You must do your homework! Your teacher will keep a record of which students do homework assignments and which students do not do homework assignments. At the end of term, this will be an important part of your teacher’s decision about whether you are ready to move to a higher class. Only students who do homework can move up to higher classes. If you do not do enough homework, you may not be able to continue to take ESL classes here at Chemeketa.

Be an active student in class!

In class, use English! Bring a notebook, pens, pencils, and an eraser. There are a lot of pairwork and groupwork activities in this class. Be friendly and polite with other students. Ask questions if you don’t understand what is happening. Be an active student! Participate actively in group activities. Talk! Talk! Talk! Have fun! This is your class, so if you have any problems, ideas, or questions, just talk to your teacher!