Community English Program Level A5B

Teachers College, Columbia University

Spring 2014
Instructor:
Katie Griswold
kmg2167@tc.columbia.edu
Class Time:
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
About the CEP:
The Community English Program (CLP) is a unique and integral part of
the TESOL and Applied Linguistics Programs at Teachers College,
Columbia University. It provides English as a second language and
foreign language instruction to adult learners of diverse nationalities
and backgrounds. In addition, the CP serves as an on-site language
education lab in which TESOL and Applied Linguistics faculty and
students enrolled in the programs teach the course and use the CLP as
a setting for empirical inquiry. Here at Teachers College we believe that
observation and classroom research are the best way to learn about
how we teach and gain insights into how effective teaching might take
place. Additionally, assessment and program evaluation play a major
part in our program as well. Thus, we encourage observation and
classroom research and want people to use it as a tool for learning.
About this Class:
This is an integrated skills course. Students will practice and combine
the skills of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar through
a range of activities. The class will focus on use of language in real,
meaningful situations and tasks in order to benefit students lives and
work in the real world.
Attendance and Automatic Fails:
At the beginning of every class, attendance will be taken. If you arrive
after attendance has been taken, you will be marked as tardy.
5 absences: If you miss five or more classes, you will not pass the
course.
10 tardies: Please be on time to class. Please arrive to begin class at
10:00 am. If you arrive late 10 or more times, you will not pass the
class.
Electronic Devices:
Cell phones, iPads, laptops, and other electronic devices are NOT
allowed in class unless otherwise specified. Please turn off your cell
phones before class.

Required Text and Workbook:

In Charge 2 (2nd Edition) by Debra Daise
In Charge 2 Workbook (2nd Edition) by Deborah Gordon
The books are red and come in one packet. You can buy this at the
Columbia Bookstore on Broadway and 115th. The packet costs around
$40.
Course Objectives:
Students will practice:
Speaking, reading, writing, and listening about various
interdisciplinary subjects from the textbook and other sources
Using grammatical structures listed in detail below
Defining and contextualizing new vocabulary
Course Requirements:
Participation (10%)
Homework assignments (15%)
Unit Tests (45%)
o Unit 5 (15%)
o Unit 6 (15%)
o Unit 7 (15%)
Final (Units 5-8) (30%)
Grading Scale:
A+ = 99-100
A
= 94-98
A= 90-93
B+ = 87-89
B
= 84-86
B= 80-83
C+ = 75-79
C
= 70-74
C= 60-69
Fail = 59 and below
Course Outline
Subject to Change Based on Students Needs
Dates
Theme
When I finish
this unit I will be
able to
February 10-13
Introduction
*Make
(Syllabus,
Comparisons
Needs Analysis), *Recommend
Review of Units
and evaluate
1-4
products

Grammar
*Using
comparatives
and intensifiers
*Using
transitional

February 17-27

Unit 5
Amazing
Inventions

March 3-13

Unit 6
Hooked on
Horror

March 24-April 4

Unit 7 A Hard
Act to Follow

April 7-April 17

Unit 8 The
Time of Your
Life

*Responding
and giving
interpretations
*Making
comparisons
and contrasts
*Interpreting
information
*Perceiving and
producing
consonant
contrasts
*Describing
achievements
*Identifying
people and
objects
*Establishing
sequences
*Giving
background
information
*Making/rejectin
g suggestions
*Making
alternative
suggestions
*Talking about
causes and
effects
*Talking about
purposes
*Retelling
narratives
*Talking about
influences
*Assessing
abilities
*Making
recommendatio
ns
*Expressing
necessity
*Talking about
preferences
*Discussing

expressions
*Tag questions
*Participial
phrases
*Expressing
contrasts and
concessions
*Passive modals

Relative clauses
with whose,
which, and that;
relative clauses
reduced to
phrases

*Causatives
*Expressions of
cause and effect
*Expressions of
purpose

The subjunctive

Gerunds and
infinitives

schedules
*Talking about
personal
characteristics
April 21
Review for Final Exam
April 23
Final Exam
April 24
Final Exam Review and Party
There will be new vocabulary to learn in every unit as well as
pronunciation exercises
Participation Expectations:
Everyone will benefit if they participate in class sessions
We will sometimes have activities where students can speak
freely and share ideas
In order to improve speaking skills, students should volunteer to
speak
Listen to what your classmates say and, if you would like,
respond respectfully
Its okay to make mistakes! Everyone does, even teachers!
Important Dates:
Thursday, February 13 Last day to withdraw with full refund
Thursday, February 27 Unit 1 Test
Thursday, March 13 Unit 2 Test
Monday, March 17 Thursday, March 20 Spring Break! No Classes!
Thursday, April 4 Unit 7 Test
Monday, April 21 Review for the Final Exam
Wednesday, April 23 Final Exam
Thursday, April 24 Last day of classes!
Vocabulary Lists:
Unit 5: Page 56
Unit 6: Page 68
Unit 7: Page 84
Unit 8: Page 96