Community Language Program

Teachers College, Columbia University

Instructor


Janet Xu rx2114@tc.columbia.edu

Xiao Yang xy2214@tc.columbia.edu
Level
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Advanced 4 (A4)

In Charge 2 (2
nd
Edition) Debra Daise In Charge 2 Workbook
(2
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Edition) Deborah Gordon

About the CEP

The Community English Program (CEP) 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 CEP 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 CEP 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. 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. Ongoing
assessment and program evaluation allow us to make the CEP a
better program.

Learning objectives

Students will be able to:
1. Develop a broader range of tools in English to meet the
demands of daily life in New York.
2. Integrate four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) to
enhance communicative competence.
3. Apply unit 1-4 objectives and learning to real-life contexts.
Attendance

Please sign in every morning to mark your attendance.
5 absences = cannot pass the course
10 late = cannot pass the course
Class participation

Come to class everyday prepared to speak.


Class Schedule (This schedule might change.)
Monday Wednesday Thursday
Week 1 Feb 10 Feb 12 Feb 14
Introduction Unit 1 Lesson 1 Unit 1 Lesson 2
Week 2 Feb17 Feb 19 Feb 20
Unit 1 Lesson 3 Unit 1 Lesson 4 Unit 1 Lesson 5
Week 3 Feb 24 Feb 26 Feb 27
Unit 1 Review Unit 1 Test Unit 2 Lesson 1
Week 4 Mar 3 Mar 5 Mar 6
Unit 2 Lesson 2 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Unit 2 Lesson 4
Week 5 Mar 10 Mar 12 Mar 13
Unit 2 Lesson 5 Unit 2 Review Unit 2 Test
Week 6 Mar 17 Mar 19 Mar 20
NO CLASSES SPRING BREAK
Week 7 Mar 24 Mar 26 Mar 27
Unit 3 Lesson 1 Unit 3 Lesson 2 Unit 3 Lesson 3
Week 8 Mar 31 Apr 2 Apr 3
Unit 3 Lesson 4 Unit 3 Lesson 5 Unit 3 Review
Week 9 Apr 7 Apr 9 Apr 10
Unit 3 Test Unit 4 Lesson 1 Unit 4 Lesson 2
Week 10 Apr 14 Apr 16 Apr 17
Unit 4 Lesson 3 Unit 4 Lesson 4 Unit 4 Lesson 5
Smoking

Smoking is NOT permitted in any building throughout Teachers
College. This means NO SMOKING by anyone, anywhere at
Teachers College.

Cell phone usage

Please refrain from using cell phones in the classroom. If you need
to be contacted due to family obligations, please set the phone to
vibrate.
Grading

Unit 1 15% Final Exam 30%
Unit 2 15% Participation 10%
Unit 3 15% Homework 15%
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 F = 59 and below
Week 11 Apr 21 Apr 23 Apr 24
Unit 1-4 Review Final Exam Last day of classes