North Seattle College
Fall 2015
Listening/ Speaking/ Pronunciation 3
Instructor: Stephanie Solomon
Office: IB 2420A
Room: HS 2535A
Office Hours: By appointment
Time: M-Th 3:45 – 4:50pm
Email: Stephanie.solomon@seattlecolleges.edu
Course Objectives: You will improve your speaking and listening skills, as well as your
understanding of English pronunciation. This will allow you to understand the English you hear
in the real world and to use English more easily yourself.
Outcomes: At the end of this course, you will be able to:
 To become a more confident speaker of English
 To become a better listener and to understand a variety of accents
 To improve conversational English skills
 To increase everyday vocabulary
 To listen and take notes
 To present your point of view and express agreement or disagreement
 To ask for clarification if you don’t understand
 To identify stress, rhythm, and intonation in American speech
 To use idioms and common expressions effectively
 To understand non-verbal cues
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Required: Book: LS3 IEP – Book B (Interactions 2 Listening and Speaking – McGraw Hill)
Recommended: Longman Dictionary of English/or any English/English dictionary
Course Requirements: Here are the responsibilities of a student in this program: Link to
Student Handbook and Rules: http://facweb.northseattle.edu/ardenli/IEP%20Rules.pdf
Course Requirements: You must participate actively in daily discussion, pair and group work,
role plays, and in interactive in-class and out-of-class activities. That means, every day you
should ask questions, share ideas, and listen to others!!! Do your homework and assignments on
time. I will not accept late work.
English Only: After you walk into the classroom, use English only! You can show me that you
are ready for level 3 by doing this, and you can show respect for your classmates who don’t speak
your native language.
Tests and Quizzes: You must take the quizzes and exams on the days they are given. There will
be no make-up quizzes or tests
Cell phones: Turn your cell phone completely silent when you come into the classroom. (No
receiving calls or text messages).
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Grading: at the end of the quarter, your grade will be based on 2 parts: Speaking and Listening
Listening
Speaking
Listening Tests and Quizzes 15%
Speaking/Pronunciation Tests and Quizzes 15%
Participation and Attendance 10%
Listening HW and assignments 15%
Speaking HW and assignments 15%
Listening Final 15%
Speaking Final 15%
GRADE SCALE:
96 to 100% 4 .0 …. 84% 2.9
…. 74% 1.9
94-95% 3.9
83% 2.8
73% 1.8
93% 3.8
82% 2.7
72% 1.7
92% 3.7
81% 2.6
71% 1.6
91% 3.6
80% 2.5
70% 1.5
90% 3.5
79% 2.4
69% 1.4
89% 3.4
78% 2.3
68% 1.3
88% 3.3
77% 2.2
67% 1.2
87% 3.2
76% 2.1
<66% 1.0
86% 3.1
75% 2.0
65% 1.0
85% 3.0
Below 75% No pass
64% 1.0
<63%* 1.0
*all grades below 66% receive a 1.0
VERY Important Information!
1) Attendance:
As stated in the IEP student handbook, students must come to class every day. Missing days of
any class will result in the following:
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5 absences: Warning notice
10 absences: You will fail the class, but you must continue attending to avoid
being dismissed from NSCC.
15 absences: Your I-20 is terminated and you are dismissed from NSCC for 1
year.
Being late (tardy) to class: Arriving to class late (tardy) is disruptive and
considered disrespectful to the teacher and other students. It also causes you to
miss important information. If you are 5 minutes late for the start of your class or
from break three (3) times, it is considered one absence.
Email the teacher if you must be absent, but get the class and homework assignments
from a classmate. You are responsible to turn in due homework on the day you return to
class. If you do not, it will become a 0%.
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2) Participation:
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This means to ask questions, offer answers, and work with partners or groups. It is very
important for you to be prepared and active during each class. If you don’t actively
participate or you don’t do your homework assignments outside of class, you will not
pass.
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English only in class-- Speak English as often as possible. Practice, practice,
practice! In order to learn a language, you must USE the language.
You get 2 points per day for participation. You lose points if:
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you are absent (2pts)
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you are late (1)
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You do not have your hw or book (1)
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If I have to repeatedly ask you to speak English (1)
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES, BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS, AND
CONSEQUENCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE:
1. Bring your textbook every day. Not purchasing your books or not bringing your books to
class will hurt your grades and limit your ability to fully participate, learn, and make
academic progress in your classes.
Noncompliance: If you come to class three times without your required text, your
teacher may ask you to leave the class and not return until you have a textbook. This will
count as an absence.
2. Cell phones and other electronic devices may only be used during class time with
instructor permission. Texting, listening to music, surfing, shopping, and talking on the
phone during class is disruptive and considered extremely rude. During a test, no
electronic device is allowed on your desk without teacher permission.
Noncompliance: If you use your cell phone three times during a class session without
teacher permission, you will be told to leave the class and you will receive an absence for
the day.
3. Show respect to those around you while in class and on campus. This means the
following:
a. Do not sleep in class, talk while the teacher or another student is talking, or laugh
at/criticize other students when they make mistakes.
b. Do not bring food or drinks to class unless your instructor approves it.
c. “North Seattle Community College is a ‘no-smoking campus,’ except in designated
areas. Smoking is permitted in posted areas only.
Noncompliance: When a teacher has spoken to you about any of the above and you
refuse to comply or you comply each time, but then repeat the action three times, you will
be asked to leave and you will receive an absence for the day.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Students are expected to be honest in taking their tests and doing
their coursework. There are two kinds of academic dishonesty: CHEATING and
PLAGIARISM. Here in the U.S., both are unacceptable and considered serious academic crimes.
Academic dishonesty may cause you to fail your classes, be dismissed from the program, or be
dismissed from NSCC. ALWAYS do your own work.
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Cheating is copying homework or a class assignment or test from another person and
pretending it is your own work or having another student verbally tell you the answer.
Cheating is also allowing someone else to copy from you, or providing answers to an
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assignment or test to someone else. If students are caught cheating, you will get a
failing grade for the assignment or test and could be dismissed from the program
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Plagiarism is when you copy or memorize ideas or text from a friend, relative, or
classmate or from a book, magazine, newspaper, live/recorded lecture or the Internet and
pretend it is your own work. This is dishonest and is considered the same as cheating.
Plagiarism can result in failure and dismissal from the program. It is easily
discovered and will result in failure on the assignment and potentially failing the course.
When you write a journal, summary, or an essay, or give an oral presentation, both the
choice of words and the grammatical structure must be your own.
American Disability Act: (special arrangements)
If you need course adaptations, or you have emergency medical information to share with me, or
if you need special arrangements in case of an emergency, please make an appointment with me
as soon as possible.
Let’s have a great quarter! 
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