Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division Communications Improvement III -- Summer 2013

Room: N212: Instructor: Contact Information: 07/22/2013 08/22/13 COMG-1004-44103 Monday - Thursday from 6:00pm-9:00pm

Amber Herndon Office: By appointment only. Phone: 214-773-1392 (texts welcomed) Email address: amberherndon@dcccd.edu

Course Description This course is designed for students whose primary language is other than English. Presentaiton of industryrelated basic reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Emphasis is also on high frequency on vocabulary and phonics; refining oral and written production and listening skills for enhanced job productivity; and increasing control of the English sound system.
Textbooks and Other Course Materials: FUTURE English for Results Level 3 Prerequesites: Future Exam Equivalent or Completion of COMG-1001 ISBN: 978-0-13-199153-8

Student Learning Outcome: The student will paraphrase job-related forms and dialogs; articulate basic phonic generalizations and high frequency vocabulary; and apply basic grammar skills. Students will also match selected job-related vocabulary terms with their respective definitions; match analogies, antonyms, and synonyms encountered in a specific industry with their respective definitions; using context clues, explain the meaning of words and phrases; and summarize job-related passages that are more than one paragraph. Evaluation Procedures: Class Attendance 80% Content Mastery 70% Listening Skills Speaking Skills Writing Skills Comprehension/Understanding Reading Skills Vocabuarly Pronunciation Skills Homework: In order to be successful in the class, each student is expected to complete all homework assignments. If the assignments are not completed, the students chance of proceeding to the next level is unlikely. Assessments: Weekly assessments will be given in order to test the students knowledge of the content. A test is not always in written format. The assessment may be presented in listening, speaking, comprehension, reading, or writing form.

Attendance Policy: Students are expected to make 80% attendance for the class. A student can not miss no more than 4 days for a 60 hour class. Failure to miss more days than allocated will result in an NC for the final grade and the student must repeat the course in order to receive credit. Participation is highly expected within the class. Incomplete I Grade: Students may be issued an incomplete grade if they are in good standing in the course but have extenuating circumstances that prevent them from completing the course in the allotted time. Please contact the instructor at least one week prior to the end of the semester. Obtaining Final Course Grades Using eConnect. Final Grade Reports are no longer mailed. Convenient access is available online at www.econnect.dcccd.edu. Use your identification number when you log onto eConnect, an online system developed by the DCCCD to provide you with timely information regarding your college record. Your grades will also be printed on your Student Advising Report, which is available on e-connect. Final grades are reported as follows: NC = Not Complete / No Completion / No Credit CP = Completion Eastfield College Email Policy Faculty and students must have and use a DCCCD account for all correspondence relating to academic coursework. For information on setting up a DCCCD student email account go to: http://www.dcccd.edu/netmail/ home.html Course Outline: Spring 2013
Week 1 Date
7/22/13 - 7/25/13 M: pgs. 5-15 T: pgs. 16-25 W: pgs. 26-35 Th: pgs 36-44

Topic Pre Unit: Welcome to Class Unit 1: In the Neighborhood Unit 2: Dreams and Goals Unit 3: School Days Unit 4: Getting a Job

Engaging Activities Vocabulary Words Speaking Activities: Show and Tell, Interview, Open Class Discussion, Tongue Twisters Listening Activities: Musical Selection, Movie of the Week Reading Activity: School Newspaper Writing Activity: Pen Pal to other ESL Class Vocabulary Words Speaking Activities: Show and Tell, Interview, Open Class Discussion, Tongue Twisters Listening Activities: Musical Selection, Movie of the Week Reading Activity: School Newspaper Writing Activity: Pen Pal to other ESL Class Vocabulary Words Speaking Activities: Show and Tell, Interview, Open Class Discussion, Tongue Twisters Listening Activities: Musical Selection, Movie of the Week Reading Activity: School Newspaper Writing Activity: Pen Pal to other ESL Class

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7/29/13 - 8/1/13 M: pgs. 45-54 T: pgs. 55-64 W: pgs. 65-74 Th: pgs 75-84

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8/5/13 - 8/8/13 M: pgs. 85-94 T: pgs. 95-104 W: pgs. 105-114 Th: pgs 115-124

Unit 5: Traveling Unit 6: Getting a Good Deal

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8/12/13 - 8/15/13 M: pgs. 125-134 T: pgs. 135-144 W: pgs. 145-154 Th: pgs 155-164

Unit 7: Getting There Safely Unit 8: Staying Healthy

8/19/13 - 8/22/13 M: pgs. 165-174 T: pgs. 175-184 W: pgs. 185-194 Th: pgs 195-204

Unit 9: On the Job Unit 10: Going to the Doctor

Vocabulary Words Speaking Activities: Show and Tell, Interview, Open Class Discussion, Tongue Twisters Listening Activities: Musical Selection, Movie of the Week Reading Activity: School Newspaper Writing Activity: Pen Pal to other ESL Class Vocabulary Words Speaking Activities: Show and Tell, Interview, Open Class Discussion, Tongue Twisters Listening Activities: Musical Selection, Movie of the Week Reading Activity: School Newspaper Writing Activity: Pen Pal to other ESL Class

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Tests: A test is not always in written format. The assessment may be presented in listening, speaking, comprehension, reading, or writing form. Financial Aid Statement for Distance Learning Classes If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans and are enrolled in a Distance Learning class, you must show participation in this class prior to the certification date by either e-mailing or contacting the instructor or logging on to eCampus. Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office. Changes in your enrollment level and failing grades may require that you repay financial aid funds. Please call me prior to dropping a class to see if we can work out a solution. Repeating A Course: (Third Attempt to Enroll in a Course) Effective for Fall Semester 2005, the Dallas County Community Colleges will charge additional tuition to students registering the third or subsequent time for a course. All third and subsequent attempts of the majority of credit and Continuing Education/Workforce Training courses will result in additional tuition. Developmental Studies and some other courses will not be charged a higher tuition rate. Third attempts include courses taken at any of the Dallas County Community Colleges since the Fall 2002 Semester. See Third Attempt to Enroll in a Course at: http:// www.dcccd.edu/thirdcourseattempt/ Academic Honesty Statement Scholastic dishonesty is a violation of the Code of Student Conduct. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. As a college student, you are considered a responsible adult. Your enrollment indicates acceptance of the DCCCD Code of Student Conduct published in the DCCCD Catalog at http://www1.dcccd.edu/cat0506/ss/code.cfm Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on tests, plagiarism and collusion. Cheating includes copying from another students test or homework paper, using materials not authorized, collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test, knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting the contents of a test that has not been administered, and substituting for another person to take a test. Plagiarism is the appropriating, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means anothers work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in ones own written work. Collusion is the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work for fulfillment of course requirements. Academic dishonesty is a serious offense in college. You can be given a failing grade on an assignment or test, can be failed for the class, or you can even be suspended from college.

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Withdrawal Policy If you are unable to complete this course, it is your responsibility to withdraw formally. The withdrawal request must be received in the Registrars Office by Wednesday, August 07, 2013. Failure to do so will result in a performance grade, even if it is an F. If you drop a class or withdraw from the college before the official drop/withdrawal deadline, you will receive a W (Withdraw) in each class dropped. PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE YOU DROP. WE MAY BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO RESOLVE ISSUES. Stop Before You Drop For students who enrolled in college level courses for the first time in the fall of 2007, Texas Education Code 51.907 limits the number of courses a student may drop. You may drop no more than 6 courses during your entire undergraduate career unless the drop qualifies as an exception. Your campus counseling/advising center will give you more information on the allowable exceptions. Remember that once you have accumulated 6 non-exempt drops, you cannot drop any other courses with a W. Therefore, please exercise caution when dropping courses in any Texas public institution of higher learning, including all seven of the Dallas County Community Colleges. For more information, you may access: https:// www1.dcccd.edu/coursedrops ADA Statement Students with a physical, mental or learning disability who require accommodations should contact the college Disability Services Office in C237. Call 972.860.8348 or email efcdso@dcccd.edu. For more information: http:// www.eastfieldcollege.edu/SSI/DSO/index.html Religious Holidays Absences for observance of a religious holy day are excused. A student whose absence is excused to observe a religious holy day is allowed to contract with the instructor to take a make-up examination or complete an assignment within a reasonable time after the absence. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), the College may release information classified as directory information to the general public without the written consent of the student. Directory information includes: (1) student name, (2) student address, (3) telephone numbers, (4) date and place of birth, (5) weight and height of members of athletic teams, (6) participation in officially recognized activities and sports, (7) dates of attendance, (8) educational institution most recently attended, and (9) other similar information, including major field of student and degrees and awards received. Students may protect their directory information at any time during the academic year. If no request is filed, directory information is released upon written inquiry. No telephone inquiries are acknowledged. No transcript or academic record is released without written consent from the student, except as specified by law.

Emergency/Inclement Weather Procedure (Instructor is unavailable) Emergencies may include power or air conditioning outages, fires, etc.
In case of emergency or inclement weather conditions, Eastfield students should listen to KEOM-FM radio Station (88.5) as the primary media source. Eastfield College Administration will notify KEOM immediately after a decision is made to cancel classes on any given day of inclement weather or for emergency purposes. Students may also monitor other local radio and television stations. The earliest an announcement may be broadcast on KEOM Radio is 6 a.m.

Students may also refer to the Eastfield College Web page at www.eastfieldcollege.edu for the Inclement Weather announcement under News/Features. The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus as necessary. ESL Syllabus Page 4 of 5

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