NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SPRING 2011 QUARTER: APRIL 4 – JUNE 10
COURSE: IEP053.01 Listening & Speaking 5
TIME:
M-Th. 3.45—4:50 pm
PLACE:
IB 3428
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE:
EMAIL:
PHONE:
Maria Kelley
IB 3411A, by appointment
mkelley@sccd.ctc.edu
206.528.4573
*No class Monday, May 30 – Memorial Day
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Listening & Speaking 5 is for non-native speakers of English who are international students.
Emphasis is on continuing improvement of reading comprehension of longer texts and expansion
of vocabulary. Learn vocabulary skills, word, and parts of speech.
Textbooks
Materials
Contemporary Topics 2, 3rd Edition, by Ellen Kisslinger
ISBN: 978-0-13-234524-8
pens, pencils, erasers, notebook, dictionary
Note: We will begin using the book on the first Thursday of the quarter. Be sure to have your book by then –
consider it a homework assignment.
COURSE GOALS
Within the context of learning English as a second language, students will also be introduced to
American academic culture.
COURSE OUTCOMES
Listening
 Write down notes from listening to a speaker
 Recognize the overall meaning of a lecture
 Distinguish different ideas in a lecture
 Recognize examples
 Highlight key ideas a speaker is making
 Review and practice note-taking strategies
 Understand vocabulary in context
Speaking
 Agree/ disagree during a discussion
 Interrupt and clarify during a discussion
 Encourage others to participate in a discussion
 Support your opinions
 Role Play interviews
 Re-tell conversations/ stories
 Continue to work on pronunciation/ idioms
ASSESSMENT
Your grade will be determined through a combination of the following factors:
 Attendance/Participation
 Homework/Assignments
 Projects/Presentations
 Quizzes/Tests
You must have a minimum grade of 75% to pass this course.
ATTENDANCE
Come to class every day so that you can keep up with the class and improve your English.
IMPORTANT!!!!! If you miss 8 days of class you automatically fail the class. Every time you
are absent you lose 10 points. When you are late, you lose 5 points. It is important to come to
class and to be on time.
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Excused Absences: You must contact me by email BEFORE you are absent from class.
You are still responsible for completing all assignments and homework as scheduled.
Your instructor will arrange for you to make up work that you have missed, including inclass assignments and tests.
Unexcused Absences: If you do not contact me BEFORE you are absent from class, you
cannot make up any missed in-class assignments or tests given on that day. Homework
assignments due on days that you are absent will not be accepted and you will receive a
grade of zero ‘0’ for the assignment.
Any type of absence, excused or unexcused, is recorded as a zero ‘0’ for the day(s) that you are
absent and will affect your participation percentage.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
These policies and expectations are intended to optimize class time, thereby allowing each
student to get the most out of the course as possible.
1. English only
5. Come prepared
2. Participate
6. Take responsibility for your own learning
3. Listen
7. Cell phones/pagers silent
4. Be on time
8. Clean up after yourselves