Gum, English 31: Spring 2011
CRN: 77059, L106
M/W11:10-12:30
Tutoring Code: ______
Letter to Student
Welcome to ESL 31,! I hope that you will enjoy and use this class to help you with reading and study skills in your other classes or in your job. Learning another language is a process. Read, write, speak and listen to English as much as you can so that your English skills will improve.
If you want extra help or practice, please visit the English Center and Lab in the L-Building. The Center and Lab are open between 9 AM-6PM Monday-Thursday and 9-1 on Fridays. The tutors or I will be happy to help you.
It is OK to take this course more than one time. Sometimes it takes more than one semester to master the English skills you need to be successful in the next class. Take your time and learn the basics so that you will do well in your other classes and in your workplace. Faster is not always better!
Have a good semester!
Contacting Your Teacher:
Instructor:Aileen Gum, C224B
Office Hours: MW after class or by appointment
Phone: 388-3610 (available 24hrs)
Email:
Copies of Class Handouts:
Prerequisite: A "C" or higher in English 21 or 8 OR Assessment Category ESL 31 or 9 on the Placement Exam. You must have a placement score or proof of a grade from English 21 or 8 to take this course.
Required Textbooks:/ Well Read 4, by Mindy Pasternak / / Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez
Required Supplies:
Dictionary (Any English/English or bilingual)
IBM formatted memory device (diskette, jump drive, etc.)
10 Blank Scantron Forms (long ones)
Portable stapler
3-Ring Binder and Divider Tabs
8 1/2” x11” loose leaf paper, pens, pencils, highlighter
Course Prerequisite: ESOL 20, 21, and 22 with a grade of “C” or better, orAssessment Category L9 or equivalent.
Course Description:
This course prepares students to read at the intermediate-high level. In this course, students continue to develop reading skills needed for academic and workplace success. To achieve these goals, students read a variety of texts and apply appropriate reading strategies to facilitate comprehension. In addition, students engage in activities to build background knowledge as well as knowledge of text structure, grammar and vocabulary. Students also use information from class readings in class discussion, critical thinking and writing. Credit does not apply to the associate degree.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read a variety of texts of various lengths, some of which have been written for ESL students.
- Apply appropriate reading strategies including pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading strategies to facilitate comprehension.
- Identify rhetorical patterns in text structure and the structure of argumentation in academic English.
- Improve comprehension and reading rate through knowledge of grammatical structures.
- Build vocabulary-learning strategies.
- Write and speak about information from class readings.
- Differentiate facts from opinions, judgments and conclusions.
Special Needs: If feel you need additional accommodations to be successful in this course, please talk to your teacher during the first two weeks of class.
Course Requirements:
Class Format:This class is a combination of lecture, discussion, and small groups as well as working in pairs and independently. Types of work include quizzes (announced/unannounced), in-class activities, textbook exercises and journals. All homework must be turned in ON PAPER. Do NOT do your work in the books.
Class Participation/Preparation: This means coming to class regularly and on time, paying attention, asking questions, and volunteering ideas. The more you use it, the faster your English will improve.
Resources: Students are encouraged to use the English Center in the L-209. , the Library in R106 and the Tutorial Center in L205 (
Grading:
Homework/Participation: 10%Quizzes: 20%
Tests: 40%FinalExam: 20%
Reading Circle Activities: 10%
Midterm and Final Conferences
If you are having difficulty with this class, please see me EARLY so that I can help you before it is too late.
Class Policies
Absences: Attendance is mandated by the state. Students who don’t attend the first class may be dropped. It is the student’s responsibility to drop by the published deadlines.If you miss class more than 12% (4 classes), you may be dropped from the class unless there are special circumstances and you discuss this with me. If you need to drop the class, use Reg-E or go to A-112. If you do not drop with Reg-E, you may get an “F” for the class.
- It is the instructor’s discretion to withdraw a student after the add/drop deadline due to excessive absences.
- Students who remain enrolled in a class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as stated in the class schedule, will receive an evaluative letter grade in this class.
Tardiness: Coming to class after I have taken attendance or leaving early will count as an absence unless you discuss it THAT DAY with me. It is your responsibility to check with me at the end of class to change an “Absence” to a “Tardy.”If we have already started a test/quiz, you must finish when the test time is up.
Late Work: I will collect and grade homework assignments within the first 10 minutes of the beginning of class OR after our break. I will not accept any of these assignments after the 10 minute collection time is over.
Assignment Format Requirements: All assignments must neatly hand-written or typed, edited for errors, and on 8 ½" x 11" paper with 1" margins all around.If I cannot read your paper, it will be returned to you ungraded. If you use a computer, itis the student’s responsibility to keep a back-up of all work. *If you need accommodations, check with your instructor.
Cheating/Plagiarism:If your assignment is too similar or is the same as someone else’s, you will both receive 0 for the assignment because I will not know who copied from whom. During a test, looking at another person’s test, talking to other people during a test/quiz, letting someone copy from YOUR work, or copying sentences from another person’s work is “cheating” or “stealing” in a US school. If you have questions, talk to your instructor.
If you are talking or looking at papers, notes, or books during a test/ quiz, you will be warned once. If you continue, you and the person you are talking towill receive an F/0 for the test/quiz. If you were looking at notes, papers, or books, you will receive a 0 on that test/quiz because you had help that other students did not have.
*If your assignment/paper does not seem to be your own work, your instructor may ask you to submit a different assignment or ask you to produce the work in-class.If you are in found in violation of district PROCEDURE 3100.3, HONEST ACADEMIC CONDUCT, you will receive a 0/F grade on the assignment in question and may be referred for disciplinary action in accordance with PROCEDURE 3100.2, STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES.
Due Process: If you have a grievance/complaint, please discuss it with your instructor first. If you need further action, see the department chair. See Policy 3100.1 in the College Catalog, p. 62.
Important Dates to Remember:
February 4: Last day to add; last day to drop without a W
February 7: Last day to be eligible for a refund
February 18, 21: Campus Closed, Holidays
February 28: Last day for Pass/NP option
March 28 – March 30: Midterm Conferences
April 1: Last day to drop with a “W”
April 18 – April 23: Campus Closed; Spring Break Holiday
May 9 - 11: Final Exams
May 16-18: Final Conferences
May 31: Grades available on Gradesline at studentweb.sdccd.edu
San Diego City College Student Resources
Office/Center
/ Office / Phone NumberCareer/Transfer Center / A111 / 388-3722
Counseling / A110 / 388-3540
Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) /
A115
/ 388-3513English Center and Lab
(English tutoring) / L-209 / 388-3261
EOPS / L-117 / 388-3448
Financial Aid / A113 / 388-3501
Health Services / A116 / 388-3450
Independent Learning Center / R-105, 106, 107 / 388-3535
Police / T-211 / 388-3461 (office);
388-6405
Tutorial Center
(for tutoring in subjects other than English) / L-205 / 388-3685New Horizons, Calworks, TANF
(financial assistance for textbooks) / L-206 / 388-3424
TRIO/ASPIRE / L-114 / 388-3407
Parking: No permit needed for the lot at Park Boulevard/President’s Way (former Balboa Naval Hospital). Free shuttle every 15 minutes. No permit needed between 12 and 6 PM, M-F and Saturdays in Student Lots. Permit needed for all other lots.
ESL: Class Dilemmas
Directions: Using your syllabus and your other class experiences, write down possible answers or suggestions for each question.
l. It is the night before class and Lee feels very sick. He decides not to come to class the next day. What should he do so he doesn’t fall behind in class?
2. When Sara got to school, all of the parking lots were full. She has class in 10 minutes. What should she do? When she finally got to class, it had already started. Will she be marked absent? What could she do to avoid the problem the next time?
3. Noor won’t get paid until the end of the month, but he needs his books by the end of this week. What should he do?
4. Nguyen comes to class everyday and feels like he understands the lesson, but when he takes the quizzes and tests he gets confused. Sometimes he can’t do the homework because he isn’t sure what to do. What kind of advice would you give him?
5. Araceli isn’t sure what some of the words mean on the quiz, so she asks her friend Berto. The teacher stops them and tells them they can’t talk during a test. Araceli’s questions are about meaning of the questions, not the answers, so she asks Berto again. What will happen? What would you do if you were Araceli or Berto?
6. Sandra and Daniel are good friends, so they often study and do homework together. The worked out the answers together with a tutor, so the wrote the same answers. When they got their homework back, they had 0/F as their grades and were very upset. What do you think happened? Was the teacher fair or unfair? Explain.
7. Carlos had a family emergency and had to miss class for 2 weeks. It’s the day before the last drop date. The last day to drop with a “W” this semester is: ______. What should he do? What will happen if he stops coming to class and doesn’t drop the class by himself on Reg-E?
8. You are late for class. The teacher is already discussing something with the class and everyone is looking at new handouts. What should you do? Your friend comes 10 minutes after you did and the class has only 10 more minutes to complete the quiz. What should he do? What will happen if he isn’t finished when the teacher tells people the test time is over?
9. Abdulkadir got As and Bs on all of his quizzes, but didn’t do much of the homework and missed the final exam. Will it be possible for him to pass the class? Why or why not?
10. Paco worked late last night and didn’t get to finish his assignment. He is trying to finish it in class, but the teacher is almost finished collecting it. What should he do?
11. Susie’s cellphone rings during class. She answers it and starts talking on it. The teacher tells her to stop or take the call outside. Susie keeps talking on the phone in the class. What will happen?
12. The teacher tells you to read and memorize some pages in your textbook for a quiz, but when you read it, you don’t understand what it means even though you looked up all the words in a dictionary. What should you do?
13. Rafael studies a lot of the class and feel like he understand the materials, but when he takes a test, he gets confused or when he gets his test back, he doesn’t know why he made so many mistakes. He studies more, but he still has the same problem on the next test. Why do you think this is happening? What should he do?
14. Ming Na studies as much as she can, but she is working 40 hours a week and has to help take care of her family. At home and work, no one speaks any English. As a result, she has a hard time practicing her English and can only finish her homework or study during her work breaks. She wasn’t able to pass the class last semester. Her situation is still the same. What do you think will happen this semester?