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ESL 250B (w/CD10G)Welcome to ESL 250B!
Winter 2006
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Language support for non-native
English speakers taking Child Development 10G, including
listening/speaking, reading, writing, and vocabulary building
strategies and test-taking and study skills to help students
successfully understand the Child Development 10G textbook, class and
group discussions, and writing and interview assignments. This is a
pass-no pass (P-NP) course and does not apply to De Anza Associate
Degree.
**Requires concurrent enrollment in CD 10G (preferably with Chesler).
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
1. Use strategies to learn Child Development terminology and academic vocabulary
2. Comprehend and analyze academic reading passages
3. Develop academic writing skills
4. Practice and rehearse discussions and presentations of topics related to the Child Development course
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK & MATERIALS
1. The Developing Person: Infancy through Adolescence, 6th edition, Berk, Laura E.
2. A good monolingual dictionary, such as Longman Dictionary of American English
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION
Your attendance, class work, and
homework are important parts of the learning process. Students
with more than 3 absences (3 tardies of more than 10 minutes equal one
absence) may be dropped by the instructor or have their grade lowered.
It is better to come to class late than to miss the whole class.
Save your absences for emergencies. You must arrange with other
students to get copies of the homework you miss, and you are
responsible for those assignments in the following class. If you are
absent in the first two weeks of class and do not inform the instructor
ahead of time, you may be dropped to allow another student on the wait
list to be added.
You will have many opportunities to
work together in pairs or small groups. You must make every effort to
participate in all classroom activities. Remember, the more you do, the
more you will improve. We encourage you to be courageous, take risks,
and make mistakes!
COURSE CONTENT
Vocabulary Lists:
Each week will have assigned vocabulary words from the textbook. For
each word, write down the definition, part of speech, and the original
sentence from the book. You can do your vocabulary lists on paper or on
index cards.
Vocabulary Quizzes: You will take vocabulary quizzes for each list of vocabulary from each chapter of the textbook.
Weekly Assignments:
You will create chapter outlines for each chapter you read in the
textbook. The chapter outlines will help you review important material
for tests. You will also have other related assignments to the textbook
and CD 10G class.
In-Class Presentations:
As we review material from the textbook and other materials from your
CD 10G class, you will work with other students in groups to summarize
and present key concepts to the class.
Writing Assignments:
You will turn in a first and second draft of all your CD 10G writing
assignments to your ESL instructors first to get our feedback and
suggestions for improvement. We will also do peer editing of these
writing assignments in class.
** Students who come to class
underprepared more than 10% of the time and/or do not participate
actively in group work or class discussions will receive a lowered
grade.
GRADING POLICY
| Percentage
| Quizzes
| 25%
| Class Presentations
| 20%
| Writing Assignments
| 25%
| Assignments & Participation
| 30%
| TOTAL
| 100%
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Pass: 70% and above
No Pass: below 70%
Final Meeting: Wednesday, March 26.
CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
If you copy words or ideas from
another person’s writing, you must give credit to the author by stating
that person’s name. It is not acceptable and is considered plagiarism,
a form of cheating, to use the other person’s ideas without stating
his/her name. Copying another student’s work during a test or for an
assignment is also a form of cheating. If you are found cheating, you
will receive 0 credit for that assignment. Cheating more than once will
result in being dropped from class.
EXTRA HELP
Please come see me if you have any
questions, problems, or just need a little extra help. Come see me
early, before a small worry becomes a big worry! If my office hours are
not convenient for you, I can meet with you at a mutually convenient
time.
Also, for extra help, I strongly
encourage you to go to the Tutorial/Skills Center in L47. The Tutorial
Center offers free individual, drop-in, and group tutoring. If you are
interested in a self-paced independent study course in reading,
writing, vocabulary, spelling, grammar or speaking, you can sign up for
a Skills class. For more info, go to L47. They are very helpful!!
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