Community English Program (CEP) Level A3 FALL 2013

Basic Information Instructor: Yutong Chen (Melody) Time: 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM Class website: www.yutongchen.weebly.com Email: yc2764@tc.columbia.edu Classrooms: M: HM142, W: GDH545, R: GDH70 Google Voicemail Number: 646-801-2857

Course Description: This class will focus on speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar skills. Students will learn through a more communicative and interactive approach (activities in pairs, groups or as a class) so they can improve English communication skills. While I will also lecture, you are encouraged to ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND. Students will be assessed based on attendance and participation, homework assignments, unit tests, and the final exam (described below). Note, the last day to get a full refund is on Thursday, September 26. Also, classes are not held in the week of Nov. 25-29 (Thanksgiving holiday). Course Requirements: Attendance and Participation (10%): Your participation will be included as part of your grade. This includes speaking actively in class and taking quizzes. If you cant come to class, please send me an email and let me know. Please come to class ON TIME and attend all classes. If you are absent 5 times or late 10 times, you will fail. If you are 30 minutes late, you are absent. Cell phones must be put away during class time unless otherwise noticed. Homework Assignment (15%): There will be homework in different forms including reading assignments, writing assignments, exercises etc. They will be collected and graded. Two main assignments are Travel Brochure and Book Club. Travel Brochure (5%): Introduce your country, your city, or any other city/area/tourist attraction in your country. Bring to class on Monday, November 4. You may do your brochure on the computer using Microsoft Publisher or other apps. You may also do your brochure by hand, e.g. type the information, print off pictures, cut off pictures from newspapers and magazines, and neatly cut and paste your materials on the brochure. Strongly recommend the brochure to be in COLOR. If you need me to print something for you, please send them to my email by 5pm, Wednesday Oct 30, and I will bring them to you on Thursday.

Book Club (10%):

Oct 28: Finalize your selection of a book and tell me your decision in class. Nov 11: Report your progress with a Response Paper (at least 200 wds). For example: I have read from
chapter 1 to chapter 5, and so far I have the impression that this book is different from what I expected, because I thought Asian Americans are an integrated part of the American Society, but in the book the Joy Luck Club, the characters seem to have strong identity crisis.

Nov 20: Give a PRESENTATION (using PowerPoint or Prezi) of your book to the whole class,
covering the following questions:

1. Why I chose this book?

2. About the author 3. Summary of the book 4. At least 3 interesting points 5. What I learned from this book 6. How would I change the plot and/or the characters if I were the author? 7. Critique of the book (a careful judgment in which you give your opinion about the good and bad parts of something) 8. Examples of PowerPoint can be found on class website in the Document page.

Unit Tests (total 45%, each 15%): There will be three unit tests, and they are around 45-minute in-class tests. It will test the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills learned in the course so far. There will be a written part and a speaking part. I will give you a review and more information before the unit tests. Final Exam (30%): The final exam will be an in-class exam. It will test ALL of the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and grammar skills learned in the course. There will be a written part and a speaking part I will give you a review and more information before the final exam. Grading: 97-100 A+ 94-96 A 90-93 A87-89 B+ 84-86 B 80-83 B77-79 C+ 73-76 C 70-72 C0-69 Fail/Repeat

Required Texts (available at the Columbia University bookstore at 115th Street and Broadway): Purpura, J. & Pinkley, D. (2003). Second Edition. In Charge 1, an integrated Skills Course for High-Level Students AND the workbook for In Charge 1

The Community Language 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 CLP serves as an on- site language education lab in which TESOL and Applied Linguistics faculty and students enrolled in the programs teach the courses 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 teaching might take place. Thus, we encourage observation and classroom research and want people to use it as a tool for learning. Ongoing assessment and program evaluation allow us to make the CLP a better program.

Course Schedule (Subject to Change) Date 9/23 Objectives Orientation and introductions Warm up: Describe Changes Warm up: Speculate about future trends Grammar: Countability of Nouns Grammar: Articles-Definite and Indefinite Grammar: Specific and Generic Reference Grammar: Exercise and Review Listening: Identify Implications Speaking: Manage Disruptive Behavior Speaking: Manage Disruptive Behavior Unit Pages Homework EMAIL ME

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Reading: Assessing Function

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Writing: write a point-by-point essay of comparison Review: In class exercises and checking UNIT TEST 1 Preview unit 10 Warm up: State and Defend Opinions Warm up: Make predictions Grammar: future progressive Grammar: Future Progressive Grammar: Future Perfect Grammar: Exercise and Review Listening: Interpret relationships between ideas Listening: Interpret relationship between ideas Speaking: Cite sources for support

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UNIT TEST 2 Preview unit 11 Warm up: Compare and Contrast; Describe experiences Grammar: Wishes and regrets

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Grammar: Wishes and Regrets

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Grammar: Exercise and Review Listening: Identify tone

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Speaking: Endorse others opinions

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Travel brochure due

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Reading: Recognize comparisons and contrasts

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Writing: Use transition expressions for contrast

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UNIT TEST 3 Preview Unit 12 Warm up: Report information and Give interpretations Grammar: Reported Speech

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Grammar: Reported Speech Grammar: Exercise and Review Listening: Draw conclusions Listening: Draw conclusions Speaking: Express emotion with intonation Reading: Focus on language choice and style Writing: Use a checklist for self-assessment in writing

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No Class. Happy Thanksgiving!

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REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

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FINAL EXAM GRADE REPORT

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