ESL LEVEL 6 CLASS PAGE



Class: ESL Level 6 (CRN: 23853)Days /Time: Mon-Thurs, 6:30pm-10:00pmInstructor: Lisa LaBrie Location: Building 66, 280 Email: llabrie@mtsac.edu Voicemail: (909) 274-7500 ext. XXXXOffice hours: Tuesday 1:00-1:30 pm, room 271 & Monday 6:00-6:30 pm, room 280Course Overview:Advanced-high English communication and study skills for transition into academic, vocational, or general education classes. Activities include teamwork, projects, presentations and exams to ensure academic and career success, civic participation and strategies for lifelong learning.Course Measureable Objectives:By the end of this course, students will be able to:1. Interpret most of the language used in electronic media of general nature.2. Interpret a variety of unfamiliar topics presented in different media, such as movies, videos, radio programs, newspapers, lectures and Internet.3. Distinguish formal from informal register, mode, and tone in lectures and dialogues.4. Engage in extended conversations on familiar and unfamiliar topics for a variety of purposes.5. Clarify meaning through strategies such as paraphrasing when misunderstanding occurs.6. Scan familiar and unfamiliar general and academic texts and identify and recall the main ideas.7. Infer meaning from contextual clues of written texts and make predictions about succeeding passages.8. Identify the author’s theme, purpose, point of view and tone in readings.9. Write sentences using simple, complex, compound and compound-complex sentence patterns.10. Paraphrase and summarize passages from authentic and academic materials.11. Utilize a writing process approach to write a composition including introduction, body and conclusion.12. Produce vocabulary including appropriate idiomatic terms relevant to academic and social situations.13. Use perfect tenses, auxiliary verbs, noun clauses and conditionals in conversation, public speaking and writing.14. Use conjunctive adverbs, discourse connectors, transition words and adverbial clauses in conversation, public speaking and writing.15. Obtain information about jobs and careers by utilizing Internet search features.16. Distinguish credibility of texts from a variety of sources.17. Synthesize and deliver information using presentation software. Student Learning Outcomes (SLO):? Students will demonstrate Level 6 proficiency (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) bysubmitting a comprehensive portfolio.? Students will be able to research jobs online and to present via PowerPoint the research results of an identified career path using multiple resources.For more information about SLOs, go to mtsac.edu/instruction/outcomes/sloinfo.htmlAttendance: You must attend class every day. You can only miss 26 hours of class. If you miss more than 26 hours of instruction without notifying me, you will lose priority registration and you may be dropped from the class. If you need to miss class, come to class late, or leave early, please notify me ahead of time (email preferred).Materials:1. A notebook and pens or pencils.2. Textbook: Marjorie Fuchs and Margaret Bonner (2017) Focus on Grammar 5. Fifth edition. ISBN: 978-0-13-458331-0Available at the Mt. Sac Bookstore in Building 9AFocus On Grammar 5 (Student Book) with essential resources = $56.003. A bilingual dictionaryStudent Responsibilities:1. Come to class ready to learn and to work.2. Turn off your cell phones or put them on “vibrate” before coming to class.3. You may not bring your children or friends to class with you or ask them to wait for you in the hall.4. Speak English in class.5. Finish your homework before coming to class.Grading Policy and Methods A. Assessment Methods:? Attendance & Participation?Teacher Made Tests? Midterm? Final? 3 Writing Samples? 2 Oral Evaluations (*includes EL Civic Presentation)B. Grading (Pass = a total of 70% or higher)? Attendance & Participation 10%? Tests (5 tests) = 20% (Average 70% or better)? Midterm = 15% (70% or better) Week 8? Final = 20% (70% or better) Week 16? 3 Writing Samples= 15% (mid-high or better)? 2 Oral Evaluations = 20% (mid-high or better).Academic HonestyAcademic honesty is expected and required. You must submit your own work in this class.Academic dishonesty is using the work of another person and presenting the work as your own. This is also referred to as plagiarism and cheating, which is not tolerated at Mount San Antonio College. If you have any questions about academic honesty, please ask me and refer to the Mt. SAC Community College Code of Conduct rule found at StatementIndividuals with disabilities are assured equal access to educational institutions and all systems of communication under federal and State laws. (Mt. SAC Board Policy 5140). If you are a student with a documented disability, you may apply for services through the Mt. SAC Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) office located in the Student Services Center Bldg. 9B, Lower Level (909) 274-4290. You may also contact DSPS by video phone at (909) 895-6634 or through emailing DSPS at dsps@mtsac.edu.Sexual Harassment PolicyMt. SAC has adopted Board Policies and procedures designed to prevent sexual crimes, stating sanctions for offenders, dating violence, and stalking are crimes that are not tolerated and are prohibited on Mt. SAC campus (Board Policy 3430 and 3540). More information about the policy and Clery Act Reporting can be found at: mtsac.edu/safetyStudent Parking Permits:Students may use the computer at the ESL registration desk to enter their vehicle information. Students can then pay for their parking permits in building 4 (first floor) for $50. Park in the student zones only. Remember to park with your car facing the center of the parking lot. If you park backwards, you will get a ticket. Parking is free for the first two weeks, but you must have a parking permit for the rest of the semester.LLC (Language Learning Center)The LLC provides students the opportunity to practice and improve their ESL skills outside of class. It is located in Building 6, Room 264 and is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Counseling/ Student Services:The ESL office has counselors/ advisors that are available to help students. If you would like to speak to a counselor, please make an appointment at the ESL registration desk. Counselors are there to help with student questions/ problems, visa information, entering credit classes, etc.Important phone numbers/ emails: John Pelliteri, ESL Counselor - (909) 274-5232ESL Registration – (909) 274- 5235 or eslreg@mtsac.eduCourse Outline- Subject to changeWeek/ Date Topic/ Important DatesWeek 1 Aug 28-Aug 31Mon Introduction to class, Units 1-3 Present, Past & FutureTues Units 1-3 Present, Past & FutureWed Units 1-3 Present, Past & Future & Writing assignment 1Thurs Test 1 (8:30 Teacher’s meeting)Week 2 Sept 4-7 no class Monday, Sept 4 (Labor day holiday)Mon NO CLASSTues Units 4-5 Modals to Express Degrees of Necessity and Certainty &Wed Units 4-5 Modals to Express Degrees of Necessity and Certainty & CASAS Test 1Thurs Week 3 Sept 11-14Mon 4-5 Modals to Express Degrees of Necessity andTues 4-5 Modals to Express Degrees of Necessity andWed Test 2Thurs Units 6-7 PassivesWeek 4 Sept 18-21Mon Units 6-7 Passives & Writing Center tourTues Units 6-7 PassivesWed Units 6-7 Passives & Oral evaluationsThurs Test 3 Teacher meeting 8:30pmWeek 5 Sept 25-28Mon Units 14-15 Adjective ClausesTues Units 14-15 Adjective ClausesWed Units 14-15 Adjective ClausesThurs Units 14-15 Adjective ClausesWeek 6 Oct 2-5Mon Units 14-15 Adjective Clauses & phrasesTuesday Units 14-15 Adjective Clauses & PhrasesWed Units 14-15 Adjective Clauses & PhrasesThurs Test 4 9:00 pm Teacher meeting Week 7 Oct 9-12Mon Units 16-17 Adverbs and Adverbial ClausesTues Units 16-17 Adverbs and Adverbial ClausesWed Units 16-17 Adverbs and Adverbial Clauses CASAS Test 2Thursday Units 18-19 Adverbs and Adverbial ClausesEL Civics Task 1Week 8 Oct 16-19Mon Units 18-19 Adverbs and Adverbial ClausesTues MIDTERM TestWed 18-19 Adverbs and Adverbial ClausesThurs 20-21 Noun ClausesWeek 9 Oct 23-26Mon Units 20-21 Noun ClausesTuesday Units 20-21 Noun ClausesWed Units 20-21 Noun ClausesThurs Units 20-21 Writing assignment 2 *EL Civics Task 3Week 10 Oct 30-Nov 2Mon Units 20-21 Direct and Indirect speechTues Units 20-21 Direct and Indirect speechWed Units 20-21 Direct and Indirect speechThurs Unit 22 ConditionalsMidterm ReportsWeek 11 Nov 6-9Mon Unit 22 ConditionalsTues VESL Open houseWed Unit 22 ConditionalsThurs Unit 22 ConditionalsWeek 12 Nov 13-16Mon Unit 24 the SubjunctiveTuesday Unit 24 the SubjunctiveWed CASAS TEST 3Thurs Unit 24 the SubjunctiveWeek 13 Nov 20-23Mon Test 5Tues Unit 8-9 Gerunds and InfinitivesWed Unit 8-9 Gerunds and InfinitivesThurs NO CLASSWeek 14 Nov 27-30Units 10-13 (as time allows) Thurs Oral presentations beginWeek 15 Dec 4-7Mon Units 10-13 (as time allows) Tuesday Units 10-13 (as time allows)Wed Writing Sample #3Thurs Final Exam ReviewWeek 16 Dec 11-14Mon Final Exam ReviewTues FINAL EXAMWed Class PartyThurs Progress Report ................
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