B3 3B SYLLABUS, FALL

2014 CEP
1
Community Language Program
Teachers College, Columbia Universi!
Level: Beginner 3 "B3# $$ Fall 2014
Instructors: %elissa Smih an& Al&o 'es(n&i)
E-mail: aur2104*c+columbia+e&u "Al&o#
%rs22,4*c+columbia+e&u "%elissa#
Classes: %on&a!, -e&nes&a!, Thurs&a!
Class time: 10 A% . 12 /%
Classroom: 0race 1o&ge 2all "012# 334
Class website: www.B3Fall20!.weebly.com
Course "escri#tion:
The course is &esigne& o hel5 6nerme&iae 7nglish language learners &evelo5
7nglish lisening, s5ea8ing, rea&ing, 9riing, an& com5rehension s8ills ha is
re:uire& ;or ever!&a! li;e+ Using a heme$base& eaching a55roach, su&ens
9ill learn grammar, 5ronunciaion as 9ell as relevan vocabular! o mee &ail!
nee&s+ 7ach class 9ill be cenere& on a heme in or&er o cenrali)e learning
an& ;uncions associae& 9ih each 5aricular o5ic+
$bout t%e
CEP
The Communi! Language /rogram "CL/# is a uni:ue an& inegral 5ar o; he
T7S<L an& A55lie& Linguisics /rograms a Teachers College, Columbia Universi!+
6 5rovi&es 7nglish as a secon& language an& ;oreign language insrucion o a&ul
learners o; &iverse naionaliies an& bac8groun&s+ 6n a&&iion, he CL/ serves as an
on$ sie language e&ucaion lab in 9hich T7S<L an& A55lie& Linguisics ;acul! an&
su&ens enrolle& in he 5rograms each he courses an& use he CL/ as a seing
;or em5irical in:uir!+ 2ere a Teachers College 9e believe ha observaion an&
classroom research are he bes 9a! o learn abou ho9 9e each an& gain
insighs ino ho9 eaching an& learning migh be mos e=ecive+ Thus, 9e
encourage observaion an& classroom research an& 9an 5eo5le o use i as a ool
;or learning+
Im#ortant &ates:
-ee8 1 %on&a!, Se5 22 Firs &a! o; Classes
Fri&ay' (e# 2) Last &ay *or re*un&s an&
trans*ers
-ee8 > -e&nes&a! ? Thurs&a!, @ov 2, ?
24
Than8sgiving brea8A @o classes
-ee8 10 %on&a! or -e&nes&a!, 1ec 1 or 3 Final eBam
Thurs&a!, 1ec 4 Final gra&e ? aen&ance re5or &ue
Course +e,tboo- an& .or-boo-:
/
(tan& 0ut' Boo- 2 12n& e&iion#+ "200>#+ Cengage Learning+
2/
(tan& 0ut 2rammar C%allenge' Boo- 2 "2n&

e&iion#+ "200>#+
Cengage Learning+
Books available at the Columbia University Bookstore at 115th

St. and Broadway. We
will cover from the Pre-Unit to Unit .
Course 0b3ectives:
A he en& o; he course su&ens 9ill be able o &evelo5A
CEP 04ce 5ours:
%on&a!s, -e&nes&a!s, an&
Thurs&a!sA
>A00 A% . >A30 /%
Tues&a!s an& Fri&a!sA
10A00 A% . 4A00 /%
CEP Email: cl5*c+columbia+e&u
CEP P%one number: 212$,4C$
30>4
B3 3B SYLLABUS, FALL
2014 CEP
2
D Lisening an& s5ea8ing s8ills hrough classroom 5arici5aion,
&iscussions, an& oral 5resenaions
D 'ea&ing com5rehension s8ills b! rea&ing an& iner5reing eBs on an&
;rom ever!&a! li;e sources
D -riing s8ills
D 0rammar b! ;ocusing an& 5racicing ;orm, meaning, an& use
Course 6e7uirements:
3 Uni essA 13E each "43E oal# F 4 uni es, he lo9es score
9ill be &ro55e&
Final esA 30E
Aen&ance an& /arici5aionA
10E 2ome9or8 an& 'ea&ing
/roGecA 13E
6ea&ing Pro3ect:
The bes 9a! o increase !our vocabular! in a ne9 language is o rea&+ This
semeser !ou 9ill be rea&ing a boo8, gra5hic novel, or maga)ine o; !our choice+ A
he en& o; he semeser, !ou 9ill creae a 5oser or /o9er/oin, an& ell he class
abou 9ha !ou rea&+ This 9ill be 5ar o; !our s5ea8ing gra&e ;or he Final+ This
semeser long rea&ing 5roGec 9ill also be a 5ar o; !our home9or8 gra&e+
$tten&ance Policy:
6; a su&en misses 8 or more classes, sHhe canno 5ass he course+ 6; he su&en
is lae ;or 0 classes, sHhe canno 5ass he course+
+ests:
There 9ill be ! uni ess+ 7ach es 9ill be abou 40 minues long an& 9ill
cover 1 uni+ /lease see he A55roBimae Sche&ule ;or &aes+ There 9ill be a
9nal test in .ee- 0+
2ra&ing:
AIH$ 7Bcellen AI >4 . 100E A >4 . >,E A$ >0 . >3E
BIH$ 0oo& BI C4 . C>E B C4 . C,E B$ C0 . C3E
CIH$ Sais;acor
!
"5ass#
CI 44 . 4>E C 43 . 4,E C$ 40 . 42E
FailH'e5ea /oor "no 5ass# ,>E or Belo9 1 ,3 . ,,E 1$ ,0 . ,2E
- -ih&ra9al . "-ih 5ermission ;rom he eacher an& he
1irecor, he su&en 9ih&re9 ;rom he course &ue o
eBenuaing circumsances#
Program Policies:
$ca&emic Integrity
Su&ens 9ho inenionall! submi 9or8 eiher no heir o9n or 9ihou clear
aribuion o he original source, ;abricae &aa or oher in;ormaion, engage in
cheaing, or misre5resenaion o; aca&emic recor&s ma! be subGec o charges+
Sancions ma! inclu&e &ismissal ;rom he college ;or violaion o; he TC
5rinci5les o; aca&emic an& 5ro;essional inegri! ;un&amenal o he 5ur5ose o;
he College+
(tu&ents wit% "isabilities
The College 9ill ma8e reasonable accommo&aions ;or 5ersons 9ih
&ocumene& &isabiliies+ Su&ens are encourage& o conac he <Jce o;
Access an& Services ;or 6n&ivi&uals 9ih 1isabiliies "<AS61# ;or in;ormaion
abou regisering 9ih he oJce+ You can reach <AS61 b! email a
oasi&*c+columbia+e&u, so5 b! 1,3 Thorn&i8e 2all or call 212$,4C$3,C>+
B3 3B SYLLABUS, FALL
2014 CEP
3
Services are available onl! o su&ens 9ho are regisere& an& submi
a55ro5riae &ocumenaion+ As !our insrucor, 6 am ha55! o &iscuss s5eciKc
nee&s 9ih !ou as 9ell+
6eligious 5oli&ays
6 is he 5olic! o; Teachers College o res5ec is membersL observance o; heir
maGor religious holi&a!s+ Su&ens shoul& noi;! insrucors a he beginning o;
he semeser abou heir 9ishes o observe holi&a!s on &a!s 9hen class
sessions are sche&ule&+ -here aca&emic sche&uling conMics 5rove
unavoi&able, no su&en 9ill be 5enali)e& ;or absence &ue o religious reasons,
an& alernaive means 9ill be sough ;or sais;!ing he aca&emic re:uiremens
involve&+ 6; a suiable arrangemen canno be 9or8e& ou be9een he su&en
an& he insrucor, su&ens an& insrucors shoul& consul he /rogram
1irecor+ 6; an a&&iional a55eal is nee&e&, i ma! be a8en o he /rovos+
!ave a "reat
semester#
$PP60:I
;$+E (C5E"<LE
.ee
-
+%eme 2rammar =ocabulary
Pronunciation
> ?umeracy@
$ca&emic (-ills
<nit +est
"ates
<ne
/re$UniA
-elcome
o <ur
Class
Uni 1A
Li;e
Sim5le
/resenA Be$
live$ and
have
/ossessive
a&Gecives
Nuesions
9ih can
0reeings
Feelings
'egisraion
;orms
@umbers 1$100
Classroom
insrucions
HmH
YesH@o :uesion
inonaion
Thir&$5erson
singular verb
en&ingsO HsH, H)H
ClariKcaion
sraegies
T9o
Com5araive
an&
su5erlaive
a&Gecives
Sim5le
5resen an&
;re:uenc!
verbs
%es&'o
NuesionsA (s
it)
ClariKcaion
5hrases
/ersonal
in;ormaion
Famil!
/ersonal
&escri5ion
Sche&ules an&
calen&ars
Focuse& lisening
%a8ing bar
gra5hs
Classi;!ing
1evelo5ing su&!
s8ills
7valuaing
/aragra5h 9riing
Uni 1 TesA
Thurs+, <c+
2
B3 3B SYLLABUS, FALL
2014 CEP
4
Three
Uni 2A
LeLs 0o
Sho55ingP
@egaive
an&
aJrmaive
sim5le
5resen
/resen
Coninuous
Clohing iems
Si)es, colors,
5aerns, an&
s!les o; clohing
/lural en&ings
1evelo5ing su&!
s8ills
7valuaing
Four Using
because
1emonsrai
ve
a&GecivesA
*his$ that$
these$ an&
those
/rices an&
recei5s
Clohing
a&verisemens
an& M!ers
/eer$e&iing
/re&icing
'ea&ing chars
an& gra5hs
'evie9ing
Uni 2 TesA
-e&s+, <c
13
Five
Uni 3A
Foo& an&
@uriion
Nuesions
9ih can
!ow
much&!ow
many
%enus
Foo&s
Conainers an&
unis
Su5ermar8e
/lural en&ings H)H,
He)H
'h!hm
ClariKcaion
sress
SiB Nuesions
an& ans9ers
9ih be
Using have
6m5eraives
Foo& grou5s
%eals
'eci5es
Coo8ing verbs
Clari;!ing
@oe a8ing
Scanning
Q7@@ &iagrams
Uni 3 TesA
-e&s+, <c
2>
Seve
n
6n;ormaion
:uesions
9ih be an&
do
6n;ormaion
:uesions
9ih which
2ousing
'ooms
Furniure
'h!hm
HchH, HshH, HsH
Aca&emic rea&ing
B3 3B SYLLABUS, FALL
2014 CEP
3
Uni 4A
2ousing
7igh /re5osiions
o; locaion
%o&alsA +ay
an& mi"ht
2ousing an&
a&verisemen
abbreviaions
'enal
a55licaion
Bu&ges
Ban8ing
@egoiaing
%a8ing 5ie chars
Uni 4 TesA
-e&s, @ov+
1>
@ine
AA+%an-sgiving 5oli&ay AA?0 CL$((E(AA
Ten 'evision, 'evie9 an& Final 7Bam Final 7BamA
-e&s, 1ec+
3