Sunday, May 12, 2013

Welcome 5A!



Welcome to Extended Spring Session, L5A!

Here is the Course Information for this session:

Pasadena City College
Community Education Center

English as a Second Language, ESL1040A, Condensed , Level 5A Section 7662

Extended Spring+ 2013

Instructor:  Bonnie Cheeseman

Phone: (I'll give it to you in class.)

Location: 3035 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA  91107
Hours:         Monday through Thursday
      7:30 am-10:30 am
      CEC Bungalow (B-3)

E-mail:             english4work@yahoo.com

Instructor’s Mailbox:  CEC Administration Office, Room 102

Description:  
Development of high-intermediate English proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to meet many life and work-related demands.  Emphasis is on reducing miscommunication through the correct use of grammatical functions and content organization. Total of 72 lecture hours.        

Required Textbook:  Summit 1, 2nd Edition with ActiveBook and MyEnglishLab
            Saslow and Ascher  ISBN #978-01-326-798-62        

Textbook is required and may be purchased at the PCC Bookstore

Attendance Policy
A student is allowed to be absent four times.  At that time, the student will be dropped from ESL 1065A and can then register for the ESL Project Lab (Civic 3035) to continue studying ESL.  The student must repeat ESL 1065A during a future term in order to advance to the next level, ESL1065B.  Students must notify the teacher ahead of time when possible (for example tell the instructor, tell a classmate, or call the administration office @ (626) 585-3000 and leave a message for the instructor).

Evaluation Policy:
ESL Appraisal Assessment ………………………………………….…... Diagnostic Test
CASAS Pre Test …………………………………………………………….... Required
CASAS Post Test ………………………………………………………….…. Required
Quiz after each unit is required to evaluate student’s understanding and comprehension of each unit’s content (listening, grammar, and reading/comprehension).

Quizlet Link & Study Guide

Hi L4 Class, Here is a link to join Quizlet when we use this website in class and work on our vocabulary. Click here:  Quizlet Vocabular...