COURSE DESCRIPTION AND SYLLABUS LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE

Fall 2014 Class: Instructors: Classroom: Times: Office Hours:

ESL 1Beginning Level Integrated Skills Section 3137 Mondays and Wednesdays: Mr. Luis A. Galvez CSB 111 Mondays-Thursdays from 6:50 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Luis A. Galvez: Mondays and Wednesdays 6:10 P.M. to 6:50 P.M. in the faculty office building, in CSB 111, or by appointment Textbooks: Stand Out 2 Grammar Challenge Second Edition by Robert Jenkins and Staci Johnson ISBN10:1-4240-0991-X ISBN13:978-1-4240-0991-6 Stand Out 2 Reading and Writing Challenge by Rob Jenkins and Staci Johnson ISBN -13: 978-1-4130-0722-0 Contact Information: E-mail address: [email protected] Telephone number: 818-364-7600 About Your Instructor: My name is Luis A. Galvez. I was born in Mexico. I came to the United States with my mother, two brothers, and two sisters to live with my father, who was already living in Fillmore, California. I have been an ESL instructor at Mission College for more than twenty years, but I still enjoy the beginning of a new school year because every new school year is a new experience. In my ESL class you will learn English grammar and vocabulary. You will also participate in discussion and conversation groups where you can practice the grammar and vocabulary learned because English is a living language, so you must use it. Course Description: The students in the ESL 1 class will build vocabulary development and pronunciation and simple grammar through simple conversations in English. Students will also do short simplified reading passages and sentence writing skills putting into practice the grammar, vocabulary, and expressions learned in class. Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, 1- Students will produce writing that incorporates low-beginning grammatical structures 2- Students will compose simple sentences 3- Students will read and comprehend simple texts. 4- Students will analyze and use vocabulary at a low-beginning level. 5- Students will follow simple directions and respond to basic questions and commands. 6- Students will participate in simple conversations on a familiar topic.

Class Attendance Students must attend class every day and stay for the entire class. Students must try to make their appointments after class or on a day we do not have classes. Students should have the phone numbers of at least three other students in the class, so they may obtain classwork or homework they miss the day they are absent or to study together. If you miss more than four days of instruction you may be dropped from the class unless the absences are valid medical reasons. Assignments: Students will have homework assignments every day to practice what they have learned in class. Classwork and homework will count toward the final grade. It is the student’s responsibility to do all the homework even if it is not always collected. Classroom Rules: 1-Respect everyone in class. Respect the instructor and the students. ````````````Do not laugh or make comments about other student’s participation. Raise your hand to speak or wait until the person speaking is finished. 2-Turn off your cell phones or leave them on vibrate during class. 3-No copying or talking during quizzes or exams 4-No eating or drinking in class. Only bottled water in class is acceptable Grading: This class is graded Credit/No Credit. Students will receive credit for the class if they receive 65% of the credit based on the following grading: Midterm and Final Exam: 50% Quizzes: 20% Homework: 15% Participation: 15% Semester Schedule: One Unit in the textbook will be covered every two weeks. There are 8 units in the textbook. There will be a quiz after every unit. There will also be a Midterm Exam and a Final Exam. Midterm Exam: October 22, 2014 Final Exam: December 17, 2014 Holidays: Labor Day: September 1, 2014 Veterans’ Day: November 11, 2014 Thanksgiving: November 27- November 30, 2014

Sabado 30 de octubre de 2014 Bienvenidos a la clase de ingles de la iglesia La Gray de Dios Cuando: Sabados: ESL Nivel 1 9:00 A.M. a 11:00 P.M. ESL Nivel 2 11:30 A.M. a 1:30 P.M. GED 2:00 P.M. a 4:00 P.M. Donde: Iglesia Gray de Dios 8924 Reseda Blvd Northridge, CA Libros de texto: English in Action 2 Libro de texto y libro de trabajo English in Action 3 Libro de texto y libro de trabajo Profesor: Luis A. Galvez Costo: El primer mes: $90.00 incluye los libros de texto y el primer mes Los siguientes tres meses: $90.00 dividido en tres meses El costo puede variar el siguiente semestre de acuerdo a la cantidad de alumnos registrados en las clases. Bienvenidos a la clase de ingles de la Iglesia la Gray de Dios. Mi nombre es Luis A. Galvez. He sido profesor de ingles y espanol por casi 25 anios. Los felicito por tomar la decision de inscribirse en las clases de ingles. Es una decision que los beneficiara a ustedes uy a su familia. Como comunidad Cristiana y latina, necesitamos tambien preparados academicamente para vivir en este pais y hablar y escribir ingles es una hablidad que nos beneficiara en nuestros trabajos, con nuestros vecinos y nuestros hijos. 1-Tendran asignaturas para la casa todas las semanas. Es muy importante que las hagan porque eso les reenforzara lo que han aprendido en la casa. 2- Tengan por lo menos el numero de telefono de dos hermanos o hermanas para que sepan la asignatura de la semana si estuvieron ausentes o para que se ayuden o practiquen las areas de ingles. 3- Esta carta esta escrita en espaniol pero la regla en es que solo se hablara ingles en clase. 4- Respeten a los demas companeros o companeras de clase y felicitenlos por esforzarse por hablar ingles. Que Dios les bendiga

Course Description and Syllabus Los Angeles Mission College Spring 2014 Class: Classroom: Textbooks:

ESL 2 Non Credit 004 Section 8846 Bungalow 2 on main campus Side by Side Plus 2 by Molinsky, Steven J. and Bliss Bill ISBN -13:978-0-13-240255-2 Side by Side 2 Workbook 2 by Molinsky, Steven J. and Bliss Bill ISBN 978-0-13-607060-4 Word by Word Basic Picture Dictionary by Molinsky, Steven J. and Bliss Bill ISBN0-13-148225-4 Time: Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30-11:50 About your Instructor: My name is Luis A. Galvez. I was born in Mexico. I came to the United States in 1971 with my mother, two brothers, and two sisters to live with my father who was already living in California. Like all of you, I had to learn English when I came to this country. I have been an ESL instructor at Mission College for more than twenty years, but I still enjoy the beginning of every new school year. In my noncredit ESL class, you will learn English grammar, vocabulary, reading, and writing. You will participate in small and large group discussion and conversation groups where you will be able to apply the skills learned in class. Student Learning Outcomes: Upon Completion of this course, students will; 1- Produce writing that incorporates low-beginning grammatical structures. 2- Will compose simple sentences. 3- Read and comprehend simple texts. 4- Analyze and use vocabulary at a low-beginning level. 5- Follow simple directions and respond to basic questions and commands. 6- Participate in a simple conversation on a familiar topic. Objectives: The ESL 2 class will also take the CASAS exams as well as meet two objectives during the semester. Class Attendance: Students must attend class every day and stay for the entire class. Try to make your appointments after class or when you have no classes. Try to have the telephone number of at least two other students in class, so you can do the classwork and homework you missed. Assignments: Students will have assignments every day. It is your responsibility to do all your homework even if you were absent or even id it is not collected. Classroom Rules: 1- Respect everyone in class. Respect your instructor and your classmates. Do not laugh or make comments about other students’ participation in class.

Grading:

2- Turn off your cell phones or leave them on vibrate during class. 3- No eating, drinking or chewing gum in class. Only bottled water is acceptable. This is a non-credit class. You will not receive a letter grade, but when you complete this class, you will move to non-credit ESL 3 You will have a midterm and a final exam. Midterm Exam: October 22, 2014 Final Exam: December 17, 2014 Holidays: Labor Day: September 1, 2014 Veterans’ Day November 11, 2014 Thanksgiving November 27- November 30, 2014