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Cô Linh Nguyễn / Room 510 / Email:Vietnamese 1 Syllabus
Welcome to Vietnamese 1! This year you will not only learn Vietnamese, but you will also learn a little about the culture and history of Vietnam, its diasporas abroad, and Vietnamese values and traditions. I look forward to a fun and exciting learning experience with you.
COURSE GOALS:
1. The student will gain knowledge and understanding of the distinctive cultures in the different geographical regions in Vietnam.
2. The student will connect Vietnamese learning with other disciplines.
3. The student will develop insights into the nature of language and culture by comparing Vietnamese culture with his/her own culture.
4. The student will use the Vietnamese language at home, at school, and in the community.
5. Speaking: Student will be able to make 1-2 minutes presentations and read a paragraph/story into a voice recorder.
6. Listening: Students will answer teacher’s questions in writing.
7. Writing: Students will be able to write at least a ½ page response.
8. Reading: Student will read a story/paragraph and translate into English/Vietnamese and respond to reading questions in Vietnamese/English.
Grade Distribution
40% Formative (progress monitoring, e.g., homework, quizzes, small class assignments, ticket out the door…)
60% Summative (projects, aesthetic experience, tests)
Grade Scale:
4.0-5.00 = Advanced 80%-100% = A
3.25-3.99 = Proficient 65%-79% = B
2.5-3.24 = Basic 50%-64% = C
1.75-2.49 = Below Basic 35%-49% = D
0-1.74 = Far Below Basic 0%-34% = F
Tutoring:
I am available for tutoring before school, during lunch and after school. Let me know ahead of time that you are coming; otherwise, I might be making photocopies or roaming the campus.
Materials:
-Pens (blue or black)—all works need to be written in pen!
-one highlighter
-loose leaf papers
-USB drive
-a tab in your folder designated for Vietnamese
-notebook (1 Five Stars 1-subject college ruled notebook)
-school agenda
-Elmer’s glue
Class Rules:
1. Absolutely no cell phones, Ipods, or any kind of electronic devices in class at ALL times (even when you are finished with a test). No ear buds in your ears or placed on top off your ears to give the illusion that you are listening to music. “Checking the time” on your cell phone is not a pardonable excuse. You cannot take pictures or video/audio record in class. If violated, disciplinary actions will be taken.
2. No hoodies worn in class.
3. You cannot ask to go to the restroom the first 10 minutes or last minutes of class; in the middle of my lecture; while we are reading together out loud; or while I am giving instructions for an assignment. Only one student may go to the restroom at a time.
4. No food, only any other beverages. Only water is permitted. Also no gums!
5. Place handbags and book bags/backpacks ON THE FLOOR, not on your desk or lap!
6. Raise your hand when you want to talk.
7. Remain in your seat the entire period, unless given permission to stand up. This includes not standing up in the middle of my lecture to throw away trash. Don’t crumple your trash, just throw it away without making any noise.
8. You are dismissed by me, not by the bell. NEVER congregate near the door before the bell rings. You are to remain seated before the bell rings.
9. No writing on desks, books, or walls.
10. Be respectful and courteous to your classmates and to the teacher.
11. Please be on time. Excessive tardy will result in disciplinary action or point deducted from your grade for every minute late, or both.
12. No PLAGIARISM (copying information from the internet, another student’s work, or other sources without proper citation and claiming it as your own).
13. If you see that I am talking with another person, wait patiently for your turn and do not interrupt our conversation.
14. Say hello and goodbye to the teacher at the beginning and end of class and greet all guests that come into the classroom.
Consequence for not following class rules can lead to one or a combination of these actions: verbal warning, student-teacher conference, deduction of participation points, detention, phone call home, referral to principal, confiscating the electronic device and it will be returned at the end of class, and/or “Unsatisfactory” for citizenship.
Late work:
Late work is defined as not turning in an assignment AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD when it is due. Turning in work later in the period, during lunch, after school, or in a different period other than the one you are registered for is considered late. You may turn in any work only ONE day late for one letter grade down in addition to whatever grade you will earn. No assignments more than one day late will be accepted.
An exception when you can’t turn in late work is when the semester has ended. If your absence is excused, you have as many days as you are absent to make-up the assignment. In such cases, I will need the readmit stapled on top of the assignment. If you are truant, you cannot make up the assignment.
Study Buddies:
These are the people that you should consult when you miss a class. It is their job to brief you when you are absent. The first people that you should consult when you are absent are your study buddies, not me. If they cannot answer your questions, then come talk to me and I will gladly assist you. If you see that your study buddy is absent, you are responsible for getting any handouts they missed for the day. Even if you are absent, you are still responsible for the work you missed by contacting your study buddies.
Participation:
One of the major goals of this class is to develop your listening and speaking skills in Vietnamese. Students will be given daily participation points if they answer or ask questions and participate in class activities. It is highly recommended that you should say at least one thing related to what we are learning each day (comment or question). Participation points are important because at the end of the semester if you are on the cusp of the next letter grade (i.e. “plus grade” meaning B+, C+, D+ or at a high “F”) participation credit can bump you up half a letter grade up to the next letter.
Study Buddy #1:______contact info:______
Study Buddy #2:______contact info:______
Study Buddy #3:______contact info:______
Study Buddy #4:______contact info:______
I HAVE READ AND AGREE to the classroom rules and expectations set forth by Ms. Nguyen.
Student’s Signature______Period______
Parent/Guardian’s Signature______
*******Materials and signed syllabus due by Tuesday, September 6.*******