NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SPRING QUARTER 2008
WELCOME TO SPEAKING AND LISTENING – Level 3 (ESL 036)
PLEASE KEEP THIS SYLLABUS in your notebook all SPRING Quarter.
Instructor:
Time/Place:
Classroom:
Office Hours:
Office Phone:
E-Mail:
Susie Ross
10:00 – 10:50 daily, Monday - Friday
CC3349
9:00 – 9:45 Monday through Friday
Please see me at this time, or please make an
appointment for another time. IB 2324 C #10
(206) 527-3754. If I’m not there, leave a message on
my phone at any time. Please speak your name
clearly. Please call if you are absent – EVERY TIME.
sross@sccd.ctc.edu
BOOKS AND MATERIALS YOU NEED FOR EVERY CLASS
Required Textbook:
ALL CLEAR, Listening and Speaking, 2nd Edition, Helen Kalkstein Fragiadakis,
Thomson Heinle, Publishers
Recommended Textbook:
An English/English dictionary (for example, Longman Dictionary of American English)
You will also need
a good dictionary in English and your first language
writing materials such as pencils or pens, paper, and erasers, and
completed homework assignments you have prepared to present or discuss in
class.
We will also use:
AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPES
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
DISCUSSION GROUPS
INDIVIDUAL SPEECHES TO THE CLASS
ACTING AND ROLE PLAYING
HOMEWORK AND TESTS
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS CLASS
It is our class goal to improve your English speaking and listening skills. You will be able
to express yourself more expertly when you speak English. When the Quarter ends, you will be
able to give and receive directions about many things and places, describe how to do things,
talk about your more complex ideas and feelings, discuss the world and ideas around you more
clearly. Your English vocabulary will grow. Your listening and communication skills will
improve. It will be easier to converse with people in English, and to listen to the radio and TV
and watch movies. You will learn how to take better notes in English. Your English
pronunciation will improve. People will be able to understand you with greater ease. You will
have a greater understanding of American idioms and slang.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements are important not only for your success, but also for the
success of the whole class, including your teacher and your classmates. Here is a good “DO!”
and ‘DON’T!” list to remember:
DO! DO! DO! DO! DO! DO!
1. COME TO EVERY CLASS. If you must miss class for any reason, contact the teacher
and explain your absence. There are three ways to explain your absence:
 Tell teacher ahead of time. If you know you need to miss a class because of an
appointment, please let the teacher know before the day you will miss.
 Call teacher. If you leave a phone message, you can practice speaking English.
 E-mail teacher. If you send an e-mail, you can practice writing in English.
2. Be on time. This class begins at 11:00. It interrupts the class when students arrive late.
NOTE: If you have trouble getting to class on time (because your class before this one
is on the other side of campus, etc.), please let the teacher know.
3. Be ready. Come prepared. Come awake! Complete all homework assignments before
class, and be prepared to discuss them or hand them in when class begins. Always
bring your textbook and relevant hand-out materials to class.
4. Find out what you have missed and what the homework assignments are if you have
been absent. It is your responsibility to be prepared when you return to class. Please
get the phone number of two students you can call if you are absent this quarter and
need to know what assignments you have missed:
____________________________________________________________________________
Name
Phone Number
Name
Phone Number
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5. Follow this rule. Treat others in this class as you would like to be treated. Listen
attentively to your classmates and be prepared to discuss things with them. Please
raise your hand when you wish to speak. Be respectful.
6. Turn off your cell phone before class begins so that the class will not be disrupted.
7. Speak English only during class. Always do your own work. If you feel like using your
native language during class, sit by people who do not speak it. You are in class to
improve your English. Sit next to different people every week so that you can practice
your English every day with someone new.
8. Ask questions. We will cover a lot of material this quarter. If you don’t understand
something, please ask me during class or after class. If you don’t ask questions, I will
think that you understand everything. I always welcome questions. They help me to
know what to teach you.
DON’T! DON’T! DON’T! DON’T! DON’T!
1. Talk in class while your teacher is teaching, or while your classmates are speaking.
This is very, very impolite. It tells everyone you do not respect him or her. If you talk in
class all the time, the teacher will ask you to leave.
2. Text in class. If you text in class again and again, the teacher will take your phone for
the class period.
3. Sleep in class. If you sleep in class, the teacher will ask you to leave.
GRADES
Your grade for this class will be based on attendance, class participation and your being
prepared, including homework; grades are also based on your scores on tests and class
speaking and listening projects. A grade of 75% or above is passing.
All of the HOMEWORK of the
Spring Quarter =
1/3 of the final grade
All of the TESTS of the Spring
Quarter, together =
ATTENDANCE during
Spring Quarter =
1/3 of the final grade
1/3 of the final grade
There will be writing to do on each
test.
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At the end of Spring Quarter, the teacher will give you a percentage (%) grade.
o 100% - 90% = 4 = Excellent (pass to next class)
o 89% - 75% = 3 = Good (pass to next class)
o 74% - 60% = 2 = Need more study, better attendance (stay in 035)
o 59% - 0% = 1 = Need much more study (stay in 035)
NOTE: There are no “make-up” tests for speaking and listening assignments. If you miss one,
it is an opportunity lost. If you have missed handing in a homework assignment, you can find
out what you have missed from other students and turn in the assignment. I will also drop your
lowest test/assignment score at the end of the quarter.
Another NOTE: ESL classes may be repeated a maximum of three times for students who are
actively working toward a passing grade.
For NSCC, you will get one of these grades:
S
= Satisfactory. You passed the class. Your overall percentage is
75% or higher.
Y
= You worked, but your overall grade is less than 75%. You did not
pass the class.
NC
= No credit. You did not do enough work, and you did not pass.
HOMEWORK
If you want your English to improve, prepare your homework every day.
NEVER copy another person’s homework. NEVER do homework in class.
NEVER give your homework to another student to copy.
It is important that you complete ALL your homework assignments. If you are very busy,
please plan your homework time carefully.
There will be homework speaking assignments every day. I will always let you know the day
your speaking assignment is due. My comments and grade for your completed speaking
assignment homework will be in the BIG BLUE ALPHABET FOLDER.
Keep all of your graded and completed speaking assignment homework in your 3-ring
notebook.
IF I CANNOT COME TO CLASS
If I am sick, we will not have class. You will see a pink paper near the door to the classroom
saying that my class is canceled.
If this happens, please call my office the next morning to know if we have class that day. I
change my phone message from home to tell you if I am OK or still sick. My number is (206)
527-3754.
ABOUT CELL PHONES
If you have a cell phone, please turn it off before you go into a classroom or into the library.
PLEASE DO NOT TALK ON A CELL PHONE IN A CLASS ROOM OR IN THE LIBRARY.
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ABOUT CHILDREN: A RULE OF NSCC
The rules of NSCC say that children may not come to class. Also, they may not wait in the
library or any other place at the college while you are in class. Please do not bring your
children to NSCC when you go to class.
ABOUT SMOKING: A RULE OF NSCC
People may smoke only where there are signs saying that smoking is OK.
If you smoke, please look for those signs. PLEASE DO NOT SMOKE NEAR DOORS.
ABOUT PERFUME: A POLICY OF NSCC
Some people feel sick if they smell perfume, so NSCC asks everyone (teachers and office staff
and students) not to wear perfume to class. Please follow this policy. You are kind and πhave
very good manners!
HELP WITH YOUR CLASSES: THE LOFT
If you want to practice English conversation,
You can go to the LOFT (the tutoring center, upstairs in the library) to get help from a tutor or to
use a computer program to help with English.
The LOFT is a very friendly place and the help is FREE. You can go every day if you have time.
PLEASE KEEP THIS SYLLABUS in your notebook all SPRING Quarter.
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