Community English Program

Teachers College, Columbia University

Fall 2013

Course Information
Instructor: Kyeong Hyeon (Alice) Kim & Amanda Loy Instructors Email: khk2120@tc.columbia.edu, akl2145@tc.columbia.edu Level: Advanced 6 (A6) Class meeting time & date: September 23 - December 5 (Mon, Wed, & Thurs 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM) Location: Important Contact Numbers: CEP office number (212) 678-3097

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. Thus, we encourage observation and classroom research and want people to use it as a tool for learning.

Course Description
Advanced 6 is an advanced integrated language skills course that helps students improve their English speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills through individual and group activities. Students will improve their overall English language skills by practicing a wide variety of communicative activities such as conversations on familiar topics, as well as group and pair work which will combine the four skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking). Students will develop oral classroom skills and reading strategies, increase vocabulary, use grammar structures, make complex sentences, and complete practice exercises.

Course Objectives
Develop a broad range of tools for using the English language to meet the goals of your everyday life and beyond. Students will be able to: Use essential grammar structures (e.g. word order, future perfect, future perfect progressive, subject-verb agreement, possessives) Listen for definitions, details, assumptions, supporting details Improve pronunciation skills Describe objects, make plans, speculate about the future, express skepticism, describe people and places, challenge arguments, ask for clarification, etc.

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Course Materials

Available in the Columbia University Bookstore (115th St & Broadway) 1. Daise, Debra (2003). In Charge 2, 2nd Edition (Textbook). 2. Gordon, Deborah (2003). In Charge 2, 2nd Edition (Workbook).

Important Dates:
September 23 - First day of class September 26 - Last day for refunds and transfers November 25-29 - Fall Break (no CEP classes) December 4 - Final exam December 5 - Last day of class

Class Schedule
Date September 23 September 25, 26, 30 October 2, 3 October 7 October 9 October 10, 14, 16, 17, 21 October 23 October 24 October 28, 30, 31 November 4, 6 November 7 November 11 November 13, 14, 18, 20, 21 November 25, 27, 28 December 2 December 4 Class introduction Unit 9 Review Unit 9 Unit 9 Test Unit 10 Review Unit 10 Unit 10 Test Unit 11 Review Unit 11 Unit 11 Test Unit 12 Thanksgiving Break - No class this week! Review Unit 12 Final Exam Theme

Date December 5

Theme Last day of class - Party!

Course Policies
Attendance
Attendance will be taken every day. In order to successfully complete this class, you must NOT miss any more than five (5) class sessions. Otherwise, you will fail the class. If you are late for ten (10) class sessions, you will also fail the class.

Arrival Time
Classes will begin at 10:00 AM. Please arrive on time!

Class Participation and Student Requirements

Students will Participate in classroom activities Contribute in class and group discussions Bring the required materials to each class Be polite to fellow classmates and teacher Avoid using technology for non-class use (i.e. Facebook, Kakao, texting, emails) Try to avoid using their native language and keep personal conversations to a minimum

Grading
Unit Tests: 15% each (total 45%) Final Exam: 30% Class Participation and Attendance: 10% Homework and Assignments: 15% Final grades are given as follows: 97-100 94-96 90-93 87-89 84-86 A+ A AB+ B 80-83 77-79 73-76 70-72 69 & below BC+ C CFail/Repeat

Other Policies
Smoking
Smoking is NOT permitted in any building in the City University of New York system. This means NO SMOKING anywhere near school buildings.

Cell Phone Usage

Please do not use cell phones in the classroom. If you need to be contacted due to family obligations, please turn the phone to vibrate or to silent.

Classroom Guests
This class is intended to help students reach a higher fluency in English; so, no guests will be allowed in the classroom.