ESOL 154/154N:

Level 5 Communication

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Course Information: Fall 2007

Welcome to ESOL 154/154N: Level 5 Communication!

CRNs:	46484 (ESOL 154) 46512 (ESOL 154N)	Textbooks:
Time:	11:00 - 12:50 a.m. Tues., Thurs.	*Interactions 1: Listening/Speaking, Silver Edition* by Judith Tanka and Paul Most (Chapters 6 - 10)
Room:	CT 238	*The Newbury House Dictionary of American English* (recommended)

Syllabus & Homework

This syllabus may be modified during the quarter to adjust to the pace of the class.

Week	Textbook	Topics	Homework Assignments
			Voice e-mail
1	Introduction	Course description & textbooks Diagnostic: Introductory speech Voice mail reading	9/27 Buy Interactions 1 textbook 9/27 Visit CT Language Lab
	Interactions 1	Ch. 6: Cultures of the World pp. 100 - 119	.
	Pronunciation	Phonetic symbols Pronunciation symbols for Newbury House dictionary	.
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2	Interactions 1	Ch. 6: Cultures of the World pp. 100 - 119	10/2 Listen to Interactions 1 pp. 103 - 105
	Speech	Describing a picture exercise	10/2 Voice e-mail: "Doing What You Want"
	Pronunciation	Sounds of the American English Phonetic symbols	10/4 Bring a cultural object to class 10/4 Interactions 1 pp. 107 - 108; p. 111
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3	Interactions 1	Ch. 7: Health pp. 120 – 141 Quiz: Interactions Ch. 6	10/9 Voice e-mail: Picture description
	Speech	Interview/survey preparation	10/11 Interactions Ch. 6 quiz (listening + vocabulary ps. 103, 108, 116
	Pronunciation	Voice e-mail reading Consonants	.
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4	Interactions 1	Ch. 7: Health pp. 120 – 141	10/16 Interactions pp. 123 - 125
	Speech	Interview Voice e-mail: Narrative in the past	10/17 Voice e-mail reading due 10/18 IPA exercise #1 + name in symbols
	Pronunciation	Vowels Lab introduction to American Speech Sounds	10/18 Interactions Stress questionnaire pp. 129 - 130
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5	Interactions 1	Ch. 7: Health pp. 120 – 141 Ch. 8: Entertainment and the Media pp. 142 – 159	10/23 PCC Inservice Day (no class) 10/24 Voice e-mail (Narrative in the past) due 10/25 Listen Interactions p. 135 and p. 138
	Speech	Interviews: prepare	.
	Pronunciation	Consonants	.
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6	Interactions 1	Ch. 8: Entertainment and the Media pp. 142 – 159 Quiz: Interactions Ch. 7 Midterm evaluation of class	10/30 Interactions Ch. 7 quiz (listening + vocabulary ps. 123, 131, 133) 10/30 Listen Interactions pp. 145 - 147
	Speech	Interview reports and summaries due Voice e-mail: Telling about a movie	11/1 Interviews: questions and summary due 11/1 Interactions p. 151 and pp. 156 - 157
	Pronunciation	Vowels Language Lab visit: American Speech Sounds	11/1 I.P.A. ex. #2
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7	Interactions 1	Ch. 9: Social Life pp. 143 – 179 Quiz: Interactions Ch. 8 MIDTERM REPORTS	11/5 Voice e-mail: Telling about a movie 11/6 Interactions news reports p. 153 11/8 Interactions pp. 163 - 165
	Speech	Recommendation speech preparation Recommendation speech outline Presenting a speech	11/8 Dehydrated sentences 11/8 Interactions Ch. 8 quiz (listening + vocabulary ps. 145, 149, 151)
	Pronunciation	Consonants Voice e-mail reading	.
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8	Interactions 1	Ch. 9: Social Life pp. 143 – 179	11/13 Phonetic symbols quiz
	Speech	Recommendation speeches Recommendation speech schedule Recommendation speech outline Presenting a speech	11/13 Interactions Ex. 5 p. 169 11/13 Recommendation speeches begin 11/14 Voice e-mail reading 11/15 Interactions questionnaire pp. 172-3
	Pronunciation	Stress and Rhythm Phonetic symbols quiz Phonetic symbols Language Lab visit: American Speech Sounds	.
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9	Interactions 1	Ch. 10: Sports pp. 180 – 207 Quiz: Interactions Ch. 9	11/20 "My Perfect Night Out" ex. 11/20 Dehydrated sentences #2
	Speech	Recommendation speeches Recommendation speech schedule Voice e-mail: Future narrative	11/20 Recommendation speeches end 11/22 Thanksgiving Day (no class)
	Pronunciation	Stress and Rhythm	.
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10	Interactions 1	Ch. 10: Sports pp. 180 - 207	11/27 Interactions Ch. 9 quiz (listening + vocabulary ps. 163, 166-67, 177)
	Speech	Interactions role plays: prepare	11/27 Syllable stress exercise
	Pronunciation	Intonation Voice e-mail reading Language Lab visit: American Speech Sounds	11/28 Voice e-mail: Future narrative 11/29 Sentence stress ex. 11/29 Interactions vocabulary p. 182; listen pp. 183-186
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11	Interactions 1	Ch. 10: Sports pp. 180 - 207 Quiz: Interactions Ch. 10	12/5 Voice e-mail: "Body Language"
	Speech	Interactions role plays: perform Impromptu speech: instructions	12/6 Role play performances
	Pronunciation	Intonation	.
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12		Final Examination: 11:00 a.m. - 12:50 p.m., Thursday, December 13th (Listening + Impromptu speech #2)	12/13 Final exam: short speech + listening test

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Objectives

In ESOL 154/154N, a 4-hour per week course, students will use the English language to communicate in roles as family member, community member, worker, college student, lifelong learner, and citizen. To complete this course successfully, students should be able to comprehend and communicate in complete sentences in an academic setting and understood, with some repetition, by native speakers. In order to achieve this outcome, students will:

1)    use and apply pronunciation symbols for the sounds of American English in pronunciation strategies;
2)   speak in complete sentences;
3)   use intermediate level grammatical structures and use them them correctly most of the time;
4)    conduct short oral interviews and surveys to gather information;
5)   summarize results of these activities in class;
6)   complete written assignments;
7)   demonstrate comprehension in classroom discussions and listening activities;
8)   take notes and use their notes to answer questions;
10) make themselves clear in classroom discussions;
11) use voice e-mail to complete class assignments;
12) write and use a complete-sentence speech outline;
13) deliver a three-minute informative speech;
14) evaluate their own and classmates’ speeches;
15) show understanding of communication skills and concepts.

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Requirements and policies

Attendance:

Students should try to come to class every day. If you are going to be absent, please call me (503-977-4565) to excuse yourself and ask about missed assignments. Leave a message including your name and phone number if I am not in my office.
You will automatically fail the class if you are absent for more than 4 classes. Two unexcused absences are allowed per term. Two points will be taken off of your final grade for every unexcused absence after two.
Class begins at 11:00 a.m. every day. Students who are more than ten minutes late will be counted as "absent" even if they stay for the rest of the class. Students who are less than ten minutes late will be marked "late", and one half point will be taken off of their final grade.

Homework:

You will be given homework at every class meeting. You must prepare for your classes by doing the assignments and handing them in on time. Graded assignments will be marked down for every day they are handed in late. Students who don’t do enough of the homework will not pass the class.

Participation:

This is a communication class: you must participate in all class discussions and activities. Try to ask a question, make a comment, or interact with a classmate in English at every class meeting.

Tutoring:

Tutors in the ESOL Tutoring Center in CT 208 may help students with assignments for this course. Tutors are not supposed to give answers or rewrite essays; they are there to help with ideas and explain English structures. There will be conversation groups scheduled in the Tutoring Center as well.

Interactions 1:

We will use only chapters 6 - 10 in Interactions 1. The CDs which accompany Interactions 1 cover many of the exercises in the textbook, but not all of them. Listening exercises will be assigned for homework. The rest will be done in class.

CT Language Lab:

We will use the ELLIS Master Pronunciation program in the CT Language Lab (Room CT 235) on regular class visits and you will also be asked to go there for homework assignments.

Voice e-mail:

You will be asked to leave voice e-mail messages through the link on the web site. These will be evaluated for pronunciation, grammar and content.

Cheating:

Any student found cheating (looking at another student’s paper during a quiz, copying another student’s work, copying from a book, etc.) will be given a '0' for the assignment. Repeated cheating will result in an F for the course.

Special accommodations:

If you have any specific needs, such as special seating arrangements, please let me know on the first day. The Office for Students with Disabilities is located in the ST Building, Room 229 (Phone: 503-977-4341).

Bad weather:

If the weather looks bad, and you think the college might close, call the college number (503-244-6111) and listen to the message. Remember that the message might change, so you should always check before you leave home.

Discipline:

Inappropriate behavior in the classroom or in the ESOL Tutoring Center can lead to suspension or expulsion from the college. Please turn off cell phones when you come to class. College policy says that there should be no eating, drinking, or smoking in the classroom.

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Tests

Diagnostic test:

Students will be given diagnostic tests (a short speech and a voice mail pronunciation exercise) during the first week of class to see if they belong at the level. Students may be asked to move up or down a level based on the results of the diagnostic test.

Quizzes:

There will be several quizzes during the term. Make-ups may be possible for some quizzes, but not for others. Students may be given an average grade if they miss one quiz, but will be given a ‘0’ for all quizzes missed after that.

Final examination:

The final exam will be on Thursday, December 13th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.

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Grading

Oral assignments, including a prepared speech and other class activities, class participation, and voice e-mail assignments, will make up 50% of the final grade.

Listening, reading, and writing tasks, including assignments based on the Interactions exercises, listening quizzes, speech outlines, and other exercises, will make up the other 50% of the final grade.

Students who take the class for credit must receive an ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’ in the course in order to pass and move on to the next level.

A
B
C
D
F or NP

90% +
80 - 89%
70 - 79%
60 - 69% (repeat the course)
59% and below (repeat the course)

Students who are registered as non-credit students will receive one of the following grades after the end of term:

CM
PR
L
UP

completed the class; moves on to the next level
continues in the class for one more term (repeat)
left the class before a grade could be given
has not shown progress; cannot continue in ESOL

Students may drop the course without having to pay tuition by Friday, October 5th. Students who wish to drop and get a ‘W’ for the course must officially withdraw by Friday, November 16th. Students who leave the class without officially dropping may get an ‘F’ for the course. I may withdraw a student who is absent from class for two consecutive classes without informing me. Students may drop the course using their MyPCC site:
<https://my.pcc.edu/cp/home/displaylogin>

Students who wish to audit the course must tell me as soon as possible. To get an audit, you must attend 70% of the classes.

Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite for enrollment in the following ESOL courses:

                ESOL 164: Level 6 Academic Communication
                ESOL 250: Level 7 Academic Reading
                ESOL 252: Level 7 Academic Writing

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