SEATTLE CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE______
Basic Studies Division
SYLLABUS
ESL 3 Reading/Writing
Summer 2009
Item: 5236
/ *Hours:
Section 15: 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays & Thursdays
We will determine together when we take the break(s).
Options
Room:BE 3209 / Office:BE3112 Office Hours:By appointment
Instructor: Dan Loos / Office Phone:(206) 587-5418
e-mail: / Class Web Site:
Emergency Telephone: (206) 587-4180 / Last Day of Class: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Course Goal:ESL 035 is a reading and writing course for non-native speakers of English.
Course Objectives:
(Learning Outcomes are mandated by the Office of Washington State Adult Basic Education and are attached to this document.) You can see more details in the online syllabus at Click on the RW3 and then syllabus.
1. Reading: You will learn how to read basic words and information to help you as a member in your family, work, school, and community. You will build your vocabulary and improve your ability to read and understand words, sentences, simple paragraphs, instructions, and forms.
2.Writing: You will learn how to write to help you as a member in your family, work, school, and community. You will learn to write everyday, familiar vocabulary and simple sentences.
3.Grammar: You will learn how to use basic English grammar to help you as a member in your family, work, school, and community. Here are some of the grammar points covered in ESL 3. You will be reviewing the present continuous and, if time permits, simple present verb tenses. You will learn about subject pronouns, adjectives, possessive adjectives, count and non-count nouns, quantifiers, “there is” and “there are,” and prepositions of place, time and direction.
Books you need:
1)Bonesteel, Lynn and Samuela Eckstut-Didier, Center Stage 2. New York: Pearson Education, 2007.
2)Neblett, Elizabeth, Solomon the Superintendent. New York: Pearson Education, 2008.
Other things you need:
You can buy these things at Rite-Aid, K-Mart, Target, etc. * SCCC store first floor
2. A pen (black or blue ink) and pencil / 4. An eraser
Basic & Transitional Studies
Student Rights and Responsibilities
To pass this class and be able to register for the next quarter, you must:
- Attend class 80% of the time or more. Your teacher will tell you the number of classes you are allowed to miss.
- Do the class work that is on your syllabus and assigned in class.
- Take the CASAS tests. Test dates are on your syllabus and announced in class. Our program receives money based on students taking CASAS tests. If you miss the test, you will not be allowed to register for the next quarter.
Repeating a Level
Your teacher will tell you if you need to take the level again, and what you need to be able to do to pass the level. If you do not pass the second time, you may not be able to register for the third time in that same level. Your teacher may request a meeting with the Dean to discuss your progress.
College Policies
You are expected to comply with college policies & procedures. For a complete description, see
Seattle Central Community College and the Basic and Transitional Studies Division are committed to creating and protecting a diverse learning environment that includes everyone who studies or works here. That means everyone of any race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, Vietnam-era or disabled veteran status, political affiliation or belief, or disability. Students are obligated to respect the rights of others and to refrain from any actions that harm the health, safety, and welfare or property of others. Discrimination will be not tolerated. This policy is found at
Americans with Disabilities Act Statement
If you need course accommodations based on a documented disability or have any emergency medical information, or need special arrangements incase the building must be evacuated please make an appointment with me and inform me of your needs.
Class Rules
Attendance: We have only 15 class sessions together. You must attend 80% of the classes. This means that you can’t miss more than 3 classes. You need to come to class every day. If you are absent, you will miss tests and the tests will decide if you can go to the next level. Send an email message or Telephone the teacher if you are going to be absent. Remember that you must still do all the work you have missed. You can leave a message on the teacher’s telephone machine:
“Hello, this is ______. I can’t come to class
(give your name)
today because I ______. I will be back ______.
(why?) (when?)
I will call ______to get the homework exercises.
(classmate)
Write down the name of a classmate ______and his/her telephone number:______
Readiness: You need to come to class prepared. There will be homework. You need to do the homework before class. Try to speak only English in class. Participate in all class activities.
Safety: Building Evacuation: In the event of an emergency that requires evacuation (leaving the building), all persons should observe the following evacuation procedures:
1.Leave the building when you hear an alarm or somebody tells you to evacuate.
2.Go to the nearest marked exit. (When you go outside our classroom is the nearest exit to your left or to your right?)
3.Time permitting, take briefcases, purses and jackets with you. Move calmly and quickly.
Cellular phones: Please turn off your cellular phones during class.
Food & Drink: No food or beverages in the classroom.
Children: Children are not allowed to be with you during class. It is a school policy.
Counselor: Fran Kato is the counselor for Basic Studies. Her room is BE3125. She can answer questions about school, getting more education, getting a job, or can help you try to solve other problems. During the summer her hours are very limited, please read the paper on her door for appointment information.
Promotion and Grades:
1. At the end of the quarter, you will receive a grade of “S” if you have satisfactorily completed the level, “NC” if you have not completed or have shown little or no progress, or “Y” if you are making progress but you need to continue in the same level.
2. The teacher will be marking your tests and many of your homework assignments.
1 / = / Beginning (You need to work more. You have too many mistakes and it doesn’t look like you spent much time on your work.)2 / = / Developing (You are starting to understand, but you have too many mistakes.)
3 / = / Competent (Your work is good.)
4 / = / Exceptional (Your work is very good.)
You can see in more detail what your teacher is using to evaluate your reading and writing exercises by visiting the online syllabus at
Go to RW3 and then syllabus. When you open the syllabus, go to the end of the document.
4.You will be able to move to the next class (ESL Reading/Writing 4A), if you receive test and homework score averages of 3 or 4 in each of the skill areas (reading and writing). And you must also attend 80% of the classes.
5.Having good attendance, participating in class, and doing all the homework exercises will help you prepare for the tests. However, it is the result of your tests and writing assignments that will show if you are ready to move to the next level.
Student Learning Outcomes*: ESL Level 3 Reading and Writing
*Student Learning Outcomes are the mandated Washington State Adult Learning Standards & Indicators
Standard: Read with Understanding
To read with understanding, Washington ESL students should:
- Determine the reading purpose.
- Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose.
- Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies.
- Analyze the information and reflect on its underlying meaning.
- Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose.
Indicators
By the end of Level 3, every Washington ESL student will know and be able to:
R 3.1Decode and recognize everyday words in short, simple texts by breaking words into parts, tapping out/sounding out syllables, applying pronunciation rules, using picture aids, and recalling oral vocabulary and sight words.
R 3.2Demonstrate familiarity with simple, everyday content knowledge and vocabulary.
R 3.3Locate discrete items of information in texts.
R 3.4Monitor and enhance comprehension using various strategies, such as rereading, restating, copying and rephrasing text; making a list of new words, or using a simplified dictionary.
R 3.5Recall prior knowledge to assist in selecting texts and in understanding the information they contain.
R 3.6Read and comprehend words in small blocks of simple text, slowly but easily and with few errors, to independently accomplish simple, well-defined and structured reading activities in a range of comfortable and familiar settings
Standard: Covey Ideas in Writing
To convey ideas in writing, Washington ESL students should:
- Determine the purpose for communicating.
- Organize and present information to serve the purpose.
- Pay attention to conventions of English language usage, including grammar, spelling, and sentence structure, to minimize barriers to reader’s comprehension.
- Seek feedback and revise to enhance the effectiveness of the communication.
Indicators
By the end of Level 3, every Washington ESL student will know and be able to:
W 3.1Determine the purpose and audience for communicating in writing.
W 3.2Follow a highly structured plan to organize ideas around a single familiar topic and produce a short but legible and comprehensible draft.
W 3.3Appropriately use everyday, familiar vocabulary (such as words with personal significance and commonly-used adjectives, pronouns and prepositions) and simple sentence structures to produce a several sentences on a topic.
W 3.4Make simple edits of grammar, capitalization, spelling, and punctuation.
W 3.5Write several simple sentences on familiar topics with some effort but with few errors to independently accomplish simple, well defined, and structured writing activities in a few comfortable and familiar settings.
Scoring Rubrics
Level 3 ReadingResult / Rating
4
Exceptional / Your reading shows that
You fully understand of a variety of simple reading about yourself, your home and your community.
You can understand written directions with no help from others.
3
Competent / Your reading shows that
You usually understand a variety of texts about yourself, your home and your community.
You can understand written directions with very little help from others.
2
Developing / Your reading shows that
You sometimes understand a variety of simple readings about yourself, your home and your community.
You can understand written directions, but you need help from the teacher or others.
1
Beginning
(Needs Improvement) / Your reading shows that
You don’t understand a variety of simple texts about yourself, your home and your community.
You don’t follow or understand written directions.
Level 3 Writing
Result / Rating
4
Exceptional / Writing Process
- Your sentences go together well and they show that you are thinking how the sentences go together.
- You use feedback (information) from the teacher and other students to improve your writing.
- You can plan your writing and organize your writing by yourself.
- You can write several sentences.
- You remember to capitalize words when necessary.
- You remember to use periods, question marks or exclamation marks at the end of sentences.
- Your words are spelled correctly.
- You use good vocabulary that clearly shows the reader your meaning.
- You use good and correct word choices.
- You use the verb tenses correctly: simple present, present continuous, simple past of the BE verb.
3
Competent / Writing Process
- Your sentences usually go together well and they show that you are thinking how the sentences go together.
- You don’t always use feedback (information) from the teacher and other students to improve your writing.
- You sometimes need help in planning and organizing your writing.
- You can write 5 or more sentences.
- You usually remember to capitalize words when necessary
- You usually remember to use periods, question marks or exclamation marks at the end of sentences.
- Your words are usually spelled correctly.
- You sometimes, but not always, use good vocabulary that shows the reader your meaning.
- You usually use good word choices.
- You usually use the verb tenses correctly: simple present, present continuous, simple past of the BE verb.
2
Developing / Writing Process
- Your sentences are complete, but they don’t go together well; the sentences show that you are not thinking about how the sentences go together.
- You often forget to use the feedback (information) that your teacher and students give you about your writing.
- You need a lot of help from others to help you plan and organize your writing.
- You can write 3 to 5 sentences.
- You often forget to capitalize words when necessary.
- You often forget to use periods, question marks, or exclamation marks at the end of sentences.
- You often misspell words.
- You often have problems choosing vocabulary that shows the reader your meaning.
- Your word choices are not always correct.
- You often do not use the verb tenses correctly: simple present, present continuous, simple past of the BE verb.
1
Beginning
(Needs Improvement) / Writing Process
- Your sentences are not complete or the reader can’t understand your meaning.
- You don’t pay attention to or use the feedback (information) that the teacher or other students give you.
- You don’t plan or organize your ideas.
- You write fewer than 3 sentences.
- You forget to capitalize words when necessary.
- You forget to use periods, question marks, or exclamation marks at the end of sentences.
- You have many misspelled words.
- Your readers can’t understand your writing because you don’t use correct words or word forms.
- You are not using the verb tenses correctly: simple present, present continuous, simple past of the BE verb.
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