ESL 531
Intermediate Listening/Speaking I
MWF 9:45-10:55 HU 101
Gavilan College
Fall 2009
Instructor: Mary Ann Sanidad
Office: Social Science 104
Office Hours: MWF 12:30-1:30; TTh 10:00-11:00
Phone: 846-4945
Email: msanidad@gavilan.edu
Books and Supplies:
NorthStar 2, third edition, by Laurie Frazier and Robin mills
Paper/pencil or pen
During the semester you will increase your ability to describe and narrate past,
present, and future events in your personal life and beyond. You will be able to
converse, conduct interviews, and give reports.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify and explain key aural information (main idea, detail,
inference and conclusion).
2. Apply note-taking skills to level-appropriate material.
3. Recognize and employ new topical vocabulary.
4. Practice pronunciation on targeted consonants.
5. Familiarize themselves with information retrieval via internet
and library book system
Requirements:
To enter this class, you have to pass ESL 521 with a C grade or better or take
the placement test and be placed here.
This is a graded class, A-F. In order to pass, you must do the following:
- attend class regularly and participate;
- attend conversation group once a week in the Tutoring Center;
- attend the Computer Lab one hour per week;
- receive an average of 73% and above on all assignments;
- do both oral presentations and take all tests, including the final exam
Students must be present on all test and presentation days. Make-ups will only
be given in an emergency. If you are absent, please email or call the teacher.
Also, call a classmate and ask about the classwork and homework.
Students may be dropped from the class after three absences and receive no
credit. Three tardies equal one absence. You must arrive on time to class!
Please put cell phones and pagers on “vibrate” in class; you may not answer any
calls during class time.
Grading:
Conversation Group
Computer Lab
Half-Group
Presentations
Quizzes/Tests
Final Exam
10%
10%
10%
30%
30%
10%
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
59
A
B
C
D
F
Schedule:
ESL 531 meets MWF 9:45-10:55, except on the following days:
Monday, September 7
Friday, November 13
Thurs.-Fri., November 26, 27
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Final Exam Schedule:
The last day of class is December 11, 2009. The final exam is Monday,
December 14, 2009, 8:00-10:00.
*ADA Accommodation Statement
“Students requiring special services or arrangements because of hearing, visual,
or other disability should contact their instructor, counselor, or the Disabled
Student Services Office.”
*Student Honesty Policy Reference Statement
“Students are expected to exercise academic honesty and integrity. Violations
such as cheating and plagiarism will result in disciplinary action which may
include recommendation for dismissal.”
Tentative Schedule
Sept
October
November
December
1
7
14
21
28
5
12
19
26
2
9
16
23
30
7
Greensheet, Chapter 1
library research demonstration
Test 1/Chapter 4
Presentation 1
Presentation 1; Test 4/Chapter 7
Test 7/Chapter 8
Presentation 2
Presentation 2
Test 8/Chapter 9
Test 9
Final Exam: December 14, 2009, 8:00-10:00.