Instructor: Margaret Young Office: 229 East Hall Telephone: (503) 725-4143
Office hours: Wednesday 3:20-4:00 and by appointment E-mail: youngm@pdx.edu
*Note on
email: Please email me if you have
a question
about any of the assignments that we are doing, or if you have a
question about
your grades. Please DO NOT email me to get homework assignments
if you
are absent--ask a classmate to send these to you. Also, DO NOT email me
to ask
me to change your final grade.
TEXT:
"Contact USA 3 (Third Edition)" by Abraham and Mackey ; Pearson
Longman 1997
OTHER MATERIALS:
A good English-English dictionary (such as Longman's)
File folders or binders to organize handouts and other class
materials
Cards for vocabulary
ATTENDANCE:Attendance
is very important. If you do not come to class, it will affect your
grade.
Get the telephone number of a classmate who can tell you the homework
if you are absent.
GRADES: You must do your
own work. Do not copy any part of a classmate’s work. If
you
copy, your work will receive a grade of zero. Also, you must
do your
own work on tests and quizzes. If you copy or cheat during a
test, you
will receive a grade of zero on that test.
Attendance can affect your final grade. Be sure you understand
how.
I give grades
in
letters
and percentages. Below seventy percent is not passing.
I will not take late homework. If you are absent, bring
your
homework
with you when you return to class.
I will not give make-up tests or quizzes. If you are absent, you
will
get
a zero.
This is how I will calculate your final grade:
10% Graded homework
10% Journals
15% Classwork, timed readings, and participation
30% Quizzes
35% Final exam:
The final
exam for
this class will be on Wednesday, June 9.I will announce the time later in the term.I will not give exams early, so do not make
plans to leave Portland
on or before June 9.
STUDENT CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
DO
Be in your seat ready to start at the
time class starts.Ready to start means
you should have on your desk:
The book
Your homework
A pencil and eraser
Paper to take notes
Take notes.Copy
anything the teacher writes on the board.
Tell the teacher before class if you
feel sick and may need to leave.
Use your break time for the bathroom.
Raise your hand if you want to give an answer
or ask a question.
Turn your cell phone off.
Remember that there are many other students in
the class, and the teacher is trying to help all of you.
Ask questions, especially if you do not
understand something.
DO NOT
Interrupt the teacher.
Walk in front of the teacher while he/she is
talking to the class.
Leave the room unless you are very, very sick
(see #3 above).
Start packing up your books and papers before
the class is finished.
Use the class time to ask the teacher how you
are doing in the class.Use the teacher’s
office hours, or make an appointment.
Use or check your cell phone during class.Wait until after class.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
Use the dictionary to find a word, the part of speech, and
syllable
stress.
Find and restate the main idea of a paragraph or passage.
Answer comprehension questions about details in a passage.
Use examples from passages to explain and support points.
Write original sentences using vocabulary studied in class.
Summarize main points from a passage in a simple paragraph.
Identify common prefixes, suffixes, and roots, and understand
their
meanings.
Identify basic noun, verb, adjective, and adverb forms that have
been
introduced
and practiced.
Guess the meanings of words when their meanings are given in a
paragraph.
If you have difficulty hearing, seeing, walking, or if you have an
illness or other condition that will make studying in this class
difficult,
please tell the teacher.