ESL 132 - Reading Level 3 – Fall 2012
(#1218) 10:25-12:00 T & Th GM-107
Instructor: Mary-Erin Crook
Office: C-252-k
E-mail: mecrook@pasadena.edu
Mailbox in C247
Telephone: 585-7387
Office Hours: Mon & Wed 10 – 12
Mon & Tue 4 - 4:45
Required Texts:
Issues For Today 3 by Smith and Mare
Online short stories
ESL 132 Reading Record Sheets at the PCC Bookstore
An American English dictionary (I will use the Longman American English dictionary in class).
Materials:
8.5 by 11" paper, blue or black ink pen, highlighters, a binder, a two-pocket folder, 3
colors of note cards; PIN & user name
Course Description: In ESL 132 students will practice basic study skills and apply reading techniques to the reading of
fiction and non-fiction texts. This course may be taken twice for credit. Students must have completed ESL 432 with a "C"
or better or have been placed into 132.
Course Objectives: Students will expand vocabulary by developing word attack strategies, understand and use English
dictionaries, develop basic study skills and reading comprehension through the exercise of reading techniques such as
skimming, scanning, inferring, etc. Students will identify topics, main and supporting ideas of texts. Students will develop
strategies for recognizing organizational patterns of texts.
Student Learning Objectives:
1. Identify unfamiliar level appropriate vocabulary using words forms, context clues and an
English/English dictionary.
2. Identify main ideas and supporting details in a level appropriate reading passage.
3. Use pre-reading skills such as previewing, skimming, and scanning, to predict the topic of a
level- appropriate reading passage and find specific information.
4. Show understanding of the literal and interpretative content of a level–appropriate reading
passage.
5. Recognize common patterns of organization of written material and the uses of transition
signals.
6. Produce a summary and a personal response to a reading passage.
Requirements:
1. Students must keep a notebook containing all class materials and bring it to class daily.
2.
Students will spend about four- six hours/week on homework. Homework must be completed before class begins.
Late homework will not be accepted unless approved by the teacher. If you are unprepared, you may be asked to leave
and marked absent.
3.
The PCC portal will have our syllabus and all weekly homework assignments, and other important forms. To access
the portal, go to the PCC homepage, www.pasadena.edu. Type “crook” in the people directories box, which is in the
upper right corner of the homepage. Hit enter. My information will appear. Click on my name. Another page will
appear. On the right side, all my courses for the current semester are listed. Click on ESL 132. A new page for this
course will appear. Click on whatever information you need.
All students must also spend just over 1 hour per week, 18 hours total, in the Reading Lab. You will record your work
on the ESL 132 Reading Record Sheets. Two hours/week is the maximum amount of time you will receive credit for.
All lab work must be dated and in pen.
4.
5.
Students are expected to actively participate in all class activities. Discussion and sharing ideas are effective ways to
learn. Do your homework so you are prepared.
6.
Regular and punctual attendance is essential to success in ESL 132. Anyone absent more than 4 class periods may be
dropped. Three tardies are counted as one absence. At midterm you will receive a progress report. This report affects
your ability to register for the next class. Your attendance affects your grade on the progress report.
7.
Students are responsible for contacting another student to find out work missed due to absence. I expect you to be
prepared to participate even if you were absent the class before.
Name
Phone #
E-mail
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
8.
If you miss a test or other graded assignment, notify me immediately and make up the missed exam or composition the
next day. It is your responsibility to arrange the makeup. Missing assignments will be given a zero. Only one makeup
will be allowed.
9.
Anyone caught cheating will be given an F on that assignment. If you let someone copy your assignment, you will also
receive an F. Anyone caught cheating twice can be dropped from the class. Plagiarizing, using someone else's words,
is cheating.
10. Students must respect their instructor and classmates, or they will be asked to leave and marked
absent. Disrespectful behavior includes use of cell phones and electronic dictionaries, failure to use English, loud or
rude behavior, sleeping in class, or not participating.
Grading:
75% - Reading and Vocabulary Tests
10% - Reading Lab
5% - Vocabulary Cards and Presentations
5% - Written Summaries and Journal Postings
5% - Homework, Pop Quizzes, and Participation
You must receive at least 70% on the reading and vocabulary tests in order to pass the class.
Grading Scale:
A - Excellent
B - Good
C – Average
D – Poor
F - Failing
Holidays and Important Dates
Monday, August 27th
Monday, September 3rd
Sat., Sept. 8th
Fri. Sept. 21st
Tue. Oct 2nd
Oct 15- 21st
Sun. Nov. 11th
Mon. Nov. 12 th
Thurs & Fri Nov. 22&23
Thurs. Nov. 29
Dec 3-7
Dec. 10-15th
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
Below 60%
First day of classes
No class- Labor Day
Last day to add or drop without a “W”
Last day to P/NP
No class- Faculty professional development
Midterm exam week (dates TBA)
Last Day to Drop with a "W"
No class- Veteran’s Day
No class- Thanksgiving holiday
Complete all Reading Lab work
Finals
Counseling (dates TBA)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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TUESDAY
Course Overview
RFU Assessment
Lab Orientation: RFU & Powerbuilder
Dictionary Skills
Dictionary Skills Quiz
IfT 1
IfT 1 Quiz /IfT 2 Preview
IfT 2 Quiz
Preview IfT 3
No classes
IfT 4
THURSDAY
CAT Assessment
Dictionary Skills; Word Forms;
Parts of Speech
Dictionary Skills
Course Activities
IfT 1
IfT 2
IfT 3
IfT3 Quiz
Unit 2 Preview
IfT 5
IfT 6
Reading center work due
Vocabulary Cards due
IfT 7/Preview Ch 8
Quiz IfT Unit 2 (Ch. 4-6)
IfT 9
Other Genres
Mid-term counseling
Short Story
IfT Unit 3 (Ch. 7 – 9)
Short story discussion
IfT 8
IfT 10
Short story quiz
Preview Unit 4
Thanksgiving No class
IfT 11
IfT 12
Unit 4 Quiz
CAT Assessment
Final meeting
ESL 132 Reading Contract
Fall 2012
Ms. Crook
Name_________________________________
Begin at level: Powerbuilders: ____________
RFU: ____________
By Midterm
Reading Center Work (D-300)
6- Way Paragraph
A
12
B
10
C
8
D
6
Power Builders
7
6
5
4
Vocabulary Cards
Summaries
Journals
Tests
IfT Test 1
_______/24
_______/3
_______/6
________
IfTTest 2
________
Short Story Comprehension and Vocabulary Test 1
________
Homework, Pop Quizzes and Participation
MIDTERM GRADE:
________
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
By Finals (End of May)
Reading Center Work (D-300)
6-Way Paragraph
A
24
B
22
C
20
D
18
Power Builders IIIa
14
12
10
8
Vocabulary Cards
Summaries
Journals
Tests
IfT Test 3
_______/48
_______/3
_______/13
________
IfT Test 4
________
Short Story Comprehension and Vocabulary Test 3
________
Homework, Pop Quizzes and Participation
FINAL COURSE GRADE:
Reading Growth:
Next recommended reading class:
________