A5 Syllabus, Fall 2014

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Community English Program Fall, 2014
Teachers College, Columbia University
Instructor: Kim Edmunds
E-mail: kme2131@tc.columbia.edu
Level: Advanced 5
Classes: Monday, Wednesday, Tu!sday
Class time: 1"#""am$12#""pm
Classroom: Mondays and Wednesdays%&!ade 'od(e )all 3*1
Tu!sdays%&!ace 'od(e )all 2+5
,-ooms may can(e. .an(es /ill be announced via email.
Class e!site: ///.cepa50all2"11./eebly.com
Course "escri#tion:
Te cou!se is desi(ned to elp Advanced En(lis lan(ua(e lea!ne!s develop En(lis
listenin(, speakin(, !eadin(, /!itin(, and comp!eension skills tat a!e applicable to bot
eve!yday li0e and in$dept, analytic uses o0 En(lis. 2sin( a teme$based teacin( app!oac,
students /ill lea!n (!amma!, p!onunciation, and !elevant vocabula!y to meet daily needs.
Eac class /ill be cente!ed on a teme in o!de! to cent!ali3e lea!nin( and 0unctions
associated /it eac pa!ticula! topic.
$!out the CEP
Te .ommunity 4an(ua(e 5!o(!am 6.457 is a uni8ue and inte(!al pa!t o0 te TE9:4 and
Applied 4in(uistics 5!o(!ams at Teace!s .olle(e, .olumbia 2nive!sity. ;t p!ovides En(lis as a
second lan(ua(e and 0o!ei(n lan(ua(e inst!uction to adult lea!ne!s o0 dive!se nationalities and
back(!ounds. ;n addition, te .45 se!ves as an on$ site lan(ua(e education lab in /ic TE9:4
and Applied 4in(uistics 0aculty and students en!olled in te p!o(!ams teac te cou!ses and use
te .45 as a settin( 0o! empi!ical in8ui!y. )e!e at Teace!s .olle(e /e believe tat obse!vation
and class!oom !esea!c a!e te best /ay to lea!n about o/ /e teac and (ain insi(ts into o/
teacin( mi(t take place. Tus, /e encou!a(e obse!vation and class!oom !esea!c and /ant
people to use it as a tool 0o! lea!nin(. :n(oin( assessment and p!o(!am evaluation allo/ us to
make te .45 a bette! p!o(!am.
Week 1 Monday, 9ept 22 <i!st day o0 classes
<!iday, 9ept 2* Last %ay &or re&un%s an% trans&ers
Week = Monday$Tu!sday, >ov 21, 2* ? 2@ Tanks(ivin( b!eak# >o classes
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Week 1" Monday$Wednesday, 'ec 1 and 3 <inal eAam 62 pa!ts7
Tu!sday, 'ec 1 4ast day o0 classes
Im#ortant %ates:
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Course 'e(t!oo) an% *or)!oo): 6available at te .olumbia 2nive!sity Booksto!e at 115
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We /ill cove! units 5 $ +.
Course +!,ectives:
At te end o0 te cou!se students /ill be able to develop#
C 4istenin( and speakin( skills t!ou( class!oom pa!ticipation, discussions, and o!al
p!esentations
C -eadin( comp!eension skills t!ou( !eadin( and inte!p!etin( teAts on and 0!om
eve!yday li0e sou!ces
C W!itin( skills
C &!amma! by 0ocusin( and p!acticin( 0o!m, meanin(, and use.
Course -e.uirements:
2nit tests 1, 2, 3# 15D eac 615D total7
<inal test# 3"D
Attendance and 5a!ticipation# 1"D
)ome/o!k# 15D
/ote: Eac Ebi(F /eekly
assi(nment /ill be /o!t te
same as 0 regular
assignments1
$tten%ance Policy:
;0 a student misses 2 or more classes, sGe cannot pass te cou!se.
;0 te student is late 0o! 10 classes, sGe cannot pass te cou!se.
$ssignments
;n addition to smalle! ome/o!k assi(nments to p!actice (!amma! and vocabula!y, ; /ill
assi(n !ig homeor) assignments on /eeks 1, 3, 5, @, and +. Te assi(nments /ill be
(iven on te Wednesday o0 tat /eek 6posted on te /ebsite7, and /ill be %ue by te
0ollo/in( 3un%ay at 2:00#m1 Tese assi(nments sould be submitted eite! via email o!
&oo(le Hoice 6see belo/7.
Iou a!e !e8ui!ed to complete 4 o& the 2 assi(nments.
2 o0 te assi(nments you do must be s#ea)ing4listening assi(nments, and 2 must
be rea%ing4riting assi(nments 6you may coose /ic ones you do and /en7.
Iou! assi(nment (!ade /ill d!op by 1" points 0o! eve!y day it is late.
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Class "ictionary
Eac student is !esponsible 0o! addin( 3 ne/ ent!ies to te class dictiona!y eve!y /eek. Eac set
o0 3 ent!ies counts as a ome/o!k assi(nment. 9ee te /ebsite 0o! 0u!te! inst!uctions.
'ests:
Te!e /ill be three unit tests. Eac test /ill be a!ound 1" minutes lon( and /ill cove! 1
unit and all 1 skills. 9ome sections o0 te test may be ta)e-home sections, due at
mi%night 512:00am6 te ni(t tey a!e assi(ned.
5lease see te App!oAimate 9cedule 0o! dates.
Te!e /ill be a 0inal test in Week 1".
Te 0inal speakin( component /ill be a &ormal oral #resentation to be (iven on
'ecembe! 1 o! 3 6TB'7.
7ra%ing:
AJG$ EAcellent AJ =@ K 1""D A =1 K =*D A$ =" K =3D
BJG$ &ood BJ +@ K +=D B +1 K +*D B$ +" K +3D
.JG$ 9atis0acto!y
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.J @@ K @=D . @3 K @*D .$ @" K @2D
<ailG-epeat 5oo! 6no pass7 *=D o! Belo/ ' *3 K **D '$ *" K *2D
W Witd!a/al K 6Wit pe!mission 0!om te teace! and te 'i!ecto!,
te student /itd!e/ 0!om te cou!se due to eAtenuatin(
ci!cumstances7
Audio )ome/o!k Assi(nments
<o! ce!tain ome/o!k assi(nments, you /ill be asked to submit a !eco!ded speakin( sample. Te
easiest /ay to do tis is to call a &oo(le Hoice numbe!#
1. .all tis &oo(le voice numbe!# 50486 490-4028
2. ;ndicate tat you /ant to leave a messa(e
3. 9ay you! name
1. -eco!d you! !esponse
5lease only leave one !eco!din(.
;0 you do not /ant to use &oo(le Hoice, you may c!eate an audio 0ile 6.mp3 o! ./av7 and email it to
me at kme2131@tc.columbia.edu.
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*ee) 'heme 7rammar Listening an%
3#ea)ing
-ea%ing an%
*riting
'est
"ates
1 ? 2
2nit 5#
Ama3in(
;nvention
s
Function#
;denti0yin( people
and obLectsM
&ivin( back(!ound
in0o!mationM
Form#
-elative clauses#
/it whose, which,
and !educed
p!ases
Listening 0o!
tone# A class
discussion about
adve!tisin(
Pronunciation#
Ha!yin( intonation
patte!ns
acco!din( to
sentence type
6statements,
in0o!mation
8uestions,
ta( 8uestions7
3#ea)ing# :!al
p!esentation skills
-ea%ing#
'istin(uisin( 0acts
0!om commenta!y
*riting# Analy3in(
a !esea!c pape!
Test 1#
:ct
1 ? 2
62 pa!ts7
3 ? 1
2nit *#
)ooked on
)o!!o!
Function# Makin(
and !eLectin(
su((estionsM
Talkin( about
cause and e00ectM
Talkin( about
pu!poseM
Form#
.ausatives and eAp!essions o0
cause and e00ectM
EAp!essions o0
pu!pose
Listening 0o!
suppo!tin( a!(uments#
A !adio inte!vie/ /it
a o!!o! /!ite!
Pronunciation#
-eduction and oldin(
/it simila!$soundin(
consonants
3#ea)ing#
;nt!oductions o0 o!al
p!esentations
-ea%ing#
-eco(ni3in( tone and level o0
0o!mality
*riting#
&ene!ali3in( and
o!(ani3in( ideasN
b!ainsto!min(,
time lines, idea maps,
outlines
Test 2#
:ct 1*
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2nit @# A
)a!d Act to
<ollo/
Function:
Assessin( abilitiesM
Makin(
!ecommendationsM
EAp!essin(
necessity
Form:
Te subLunctive
Listening 0o! eAce!pts
and summa!ies# T/o
!oommates discussin(
books
Pronunciation#
-eco(ni3in(
va!ious spellin(s
o0 te same
sound 65a!t 17
3#ea)ing#
2sin( visual
aids in o!al
p!esentations
-ea%ing#
.onve!sations
*riting# Ouotin( and
pa!ap!asin( sou!ces
Test 3#
:ct 3"
@ ? +
2nit +# Te
Time o0 Iou!
4i0e
Function: Talkin(
about p!e0e!ences
and pe!sonal
ca!acte!istics
Form# &e!unds
and ;n0initives
Listening# Takin(
8uestion$and$ans/e!
notes
Pronunciation#
-eco(ni3in( va!ious
spellin(s o0 te same
sound 65a!t 27
3#ea)ing# 'elive!y o0
an o!al p!esentation
-ea%ing 0o!
c!edibility
*riting# Takin( notes
and c!eatin( a
biblio(!apy o0
sou!ces
1"
-evision and <inal EAam
<inal
EAam#
'ec 1
? 3
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Program Policies:
Te .olle(e /ill make !easonable accommodations 0o! pe!sons /it documented disabilities.
9tudents a!e encou!a(ed to contact te :00ice o0 Access and 9e!vices 0o! ;ndividuals /it
'isabilities 6:A9;'7 0o! in0o!mation about !e(iste!in( /it te o00ice. Iou can !eac :A9;' by
email at oasid@tc.columbia.edu, stop by 1*3 To!ndike )all o! call 212$*@+$3*+=. 9e!vices a!e
available only to students /o a!e !e(iste!ed and submit app!op!iate documentation. As you!
inst!ucto!, ; am appy to discuss speci0ic needs /it you as /ell.
;t is te policy o0 Teace!s .olle(e to !espect its membe!sP obse!vance o0 tei! maLo! !eli(ious
olidays. 9tudents sould noti0y inst!ucto!s at te be(innin( o0 te semeste! about tei! /ises to
obse!ve olidays on days /en class sessions a!e sceduled. We!e academic scedulin( con0licts
p!ove unavoidable, no student /ill be penali3ed 0o! absence due to !eli(ious !easons, and
alte!native means /ill be sou(t 0o! satis0yin( te academic !e8ui!ements involved. ;0 a suitable
a!!an(ement cannot be /o!ked out bet/een te student and te inst!ucto!, students and inst!ucto!s
sould consult te 5!o(!am 'i!ecto!. ;0 an additional appeal is needed, it may be taken to te
5!ovost.
Have a great semester!