ESL 460, Intermediate High, Syllabus

Course Syllabus:  

Intermediate High Syllabus.docx

Intermediate High Syllabus.pdf

 

Instructor: Professor J. Janio

Hello Class,

I started teaching as an elementary school teacher. I received my B.A. degree from California State University, Long Beach, M.A. degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills and a Ph.D. degree from Walden University.  

The easiest way to contact me is via email: janio_jarek@sac.edu. I respond to emails within 24 hours.

If you wish to call me, my office number is: (714) 241-5773.

My office hours are Monday and Wednesday, 9am – 11am. You are welcome to request a meeting with me at other times as well.

Course location:

Godinez Fundamental High School

Address: 3002 Centennial Rd. Santa Ana, CA 92704

Please refer to the area map for details on school location.

Students are also welcome to attend free computer classes at Centennial Education Center. The lab is open Monday through Thursday: 11 am – 5 pm. On Friday and Saturday, the lab is open 8 am – 12 noon.

Address: 2900 W. Edinger Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92704

Please refer to the area map for details on the site location.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Class meeting 6 – 9pm	Class meeting 6 – 9pm	Class meeting 6 – 9pm	Class meeting 6 – 9pm	Computer lab 8 – 12 noon	Computer lab 8 – 12 noon	Day off
Location: Godinez High School	Location: Godinez High School	Location: Godinez High School	Location: Godinez High School	Location: Centennial Education Center	Location: Centennial Education Center

 

Course Description:  

The course emphasizes creative oral language activities, initial critical thinking skills in reading comprehension, and written tasks which begin to focus on academic skills.  This is the fifth course in the Continuing Education ESL continuum.  Five High School elective credits may be granted if student passes the ESL posttest for this class with a score of 75% or better.  Open entry/open exit.  

Textbook Information:  

Step Forward, Level 3. Student Book and Workbook.

The book can be purchased from:

Oxford University Press (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,

Amazon.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.,

Textooks.com (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Reminder: Please remember to check out the used books sections on each site, if you want to save money.

Additional Online Resources: 

Dictionary.com.

Thesaurus.com.

English pronunciation site.

English verb tenses site.

Required hardware and software:

Students will need access to a newer (not older than five years) computer or a tablet running the latest updates of Microsoft Windows or Mac operating systems.

Adobe Reader software can be downloaded and installed for free:

Adobe for Windows. and Adobe for Mac.

Microsoft Word or other word processing program.

If you need to purchase any software, you may want to start with CollegeBuys.org.

Student Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

Interpret information based on a conversation.

Report on a group project using visuals

Read complex sentences

Explain ideas using three to five sentences

Students can expect to work in pairs and small groups on class projects.

Assessments:

Standardized tests

Teacher observations

Student self-assessments

Course Policies:

Course Attendance and Participation Policy: 

In this online course, attendance is going to be measured by class participation. This means that students are expected to log on to the course, post their original responses to the prompts posted by the instructor, give feedback in a timely manner to the discussion posts, and submit all assignments on time. Students are expected to participate in the discussions within the time limits assigned by the instructor. For example: if three separate and original posts are required for a week between Monday and Sunday, please adhere to this time frame and plan your daily and weekly activities accordingly.

Drops:

Because this is a noncredit course, students may drop the course at any time and they come back to it later as well. If at all possible, I would appreciate a notification from you about your plans for the course. If you think you are going to leave the class for good at some point during the semester, please let me know so that I can update the class roster and a new student can take your spot in class.

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty:

Please remember that all sources of information must be disclosed and given appropriate credit. You may never copy another student’s work or use their work as your own.

Late work:

If you should experience difficulty finishing the assigned tasks on time, please let me know and I will be happy to help you. Otherwise, I will accept for review all work submitted within a week after the initial deadline.

Communication:

This policy is very important in this class, simply because we learn English to communicate. Please make sure that you attempt to communicate with your classmates and the instructors as much as possible during the face-to-face class meetings. You are expected to post at least three times during the week in online discussions. Please write one response to the prompt posted by the teacher and two responses to  your classmates’ posts.

Students with special needs:

Santa Ana College provides accommodations for students with disabilities through its Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) office located at the Village on Santa Ana College Campus in room VL-204. Their phone number is: (714) 564-6295. You can also reach the DSPS office by email: dsps@sac.edu.

Please follow the link to DSPS office for more information (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

All course participants are expected to adhere to the Santa Ana College policies described on this web site: https://www.sac.edu/StudentServices/AdmissionsRecords/Pages/College-Policies.aspx (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these policies:

Jarek Janio, janio_jarek@sac.edu

How to get help:

Please refer to the ESL Department web site, if you wish to find out more about classes offered at Centennial Education Center.

If you need help with any other topic, please contact the instructor.