CEP Course Syllabus Spring 2007 B4 evening Nobuhiro Kamiya 1

Community English Program (CEP)

Beginner Four
Spring 2007
Class Meetings

Date: February 5, 2007 (Monday)-April 19, 2007 (Thursday)

Days: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday

Time: from 19:00 till 21:00 (2 hours)

Classes: 30 classes

Location: To Be Determined (TBD)

Instructor

Name: Nobuhiro Kamiya (MA in Applied Linguistics)

Nickname: Nobi

E-mail: nk2257@columbia.edu

Course Description & Objectives

Our goal is to help improve your English knowledge and abilities. You will have the opportunity to
learn, practice, communicate, discuss, and raise questions about English in a friendly environment.
We will incorporate all four essential skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). In addition to
the areas outlined below, you will be expected to share your own needs, ideas, and interests as we
shape this course together.
Course Structure
This class will consist of lesson in class, activities in pairs and class, discussion in groups and class,
individual work, and homework from the workbook.
Required Materials

Textbook: Stand Out 2 Standards-Based English (2002)

by Rob Jenkins and Staci Lyn Sabbagh Unit 5-8 (pp.61-160)

Workbook: Stand Out 2 Grammar Challenge (2002) Unit 5-8 (pp.33-64)

*Students should buy both of these books and bring them to the next class.
*TC bookstore can be located on the northwest corner of Amsterdam Avenue and 120th Street.
*We are not going to cover everything in these books.
*I will try to cover much of workbook in class. However, some may be done as homwork.
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Class Policies & Student Responsibilities

1. Each student is responsible for class attendance and for all materials in the assigned homework.
Furthermore, students are expected to attend class on a regular basis. However, in the event of an
absence, it is the students responsibility to obtain any relevant information missed.
2. Attendance is expected for all classes. I reserve the right to lower your grade for excessive
absences.
3. Please try to arrive to class on time, such that class will be able to begin at 7:00 pm.
4. Respect for the instructor and fellow classmates is expected at all times. This includes respect for
gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, heritage, political views, and any
other areas that may arise.
5. Please feel free to go to rest room. There is no recess during class. Please do come back.
Grading
Final Grades
A+
A
A-

Scores
100-97
96-94
93-90

Final Grades
B+
B
B-

Scores
89-87
86-84
83-80

Final Grades
C+
C
C-

Scores
79-77
76-74
73-70

Final Grades
F

Grade breakdown:

Attendance and Class participation: 20%

Midterm interview test: 15%

Midterm exam: 15%

Final interview test: 25%

Final exam: 25%

Important Dates

Monday, February 5, 2007: First day of CEP classes

Thursday, February 8, 2007: Last day to receive tuition refund & student transfer

March 12-16 2007: Spring Break NO CLASSES

Thursday, April 19, 2007: Last day of classes/end-of-semester party

Scores
69-0

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Tentative Schedule for Spring 2007

No.
1
2

Date
2/5
2/7

Day
Mon.
Wed.

Unit

Lesson

2/8

Thu.

1
2
3

Contents
Self-introduction
Getting around town
Wheres the supermarket?
Its next to the library

4
5

2/12
2/14

Mon.
Wed.

5
5

4
5
6

Finding your way

Whats the number?
Waiting for Marie

6
7

2/15
2/19

Thu.
Mon.

5
6

7
1

At the post office

A healthy life

8
9
10
11

2/21
2/22
2/26
2/28

Wed.
Thu.
Mon.
Wed.

6
6
6
6

2
3
4
5

Whats the matter?

Calling for an appointment
Going to the doctor
Dial 911

12
13
14

3/1
3/5
3/7

Thu.
Mon.
Wed.

6
6

6
7

15
16
17
18

3/8
3/19
3/21
3/22

Thu.
Mon.
Wed.
Thu.

7
7
7

19

3/26

Mon.

1
2
3
4
5

Over-the-counter medicines
The doctors advice
Midterm interview test
Study for Midterm exam
Midterm exam / Games
What is a good student?
What is your job?
Help wanted
Applying for a job
A job interview

20
21
22
23

3/28
3/29
4/2
4/4

Wed.
Thu.
Mon.
Wed.

7
7
8
8

6
7
1
2

24
25

4/5
4/9

Thu.
Mon.

8
8

26

4/11

Wed.

3
4
5
6
7

27

4/12

Thu.

28
29
30

4/16
4/18
4/19

Mon.
Wed.
Thu.

A second interview
How does it work?
What are your goals?
Education in the Unites
States
Workplace goals
What is success?
My goals
How to find help
Lifelong learning
Final interview test
Study for Final exam
Final exam / Games
Final speech
Games / End-of-semester party

Goals
Introduce myself
Describe a neighborhood
Identify buildings
Use prepositions to describe
location
Follow directions
Read a directory index
Use simple present
and present continuous
Send a letter
Identify healthy
and unhealthy activities
Identify body parts
Make an appointment by phone
Use the simple past tense
Identify and describe
emergencies
Read medicine labels
Use the modal verb should

Evaluate learning and work skills

Identify jobs
Read classified ads
Fill out a job application
Use the simple past in the
negative
Use can to describe ability
Follow instructions
Set your own goals
Describe academic goals
Use infinitive verb forms
Use going to
Write a paragraph about goals
Ask for and find help
Learn about places to learn

Syllabus Changes
This course outline is subject to change. All necessary changes will be announced and discussed in
class. All students are responsible for adhering to any and all applicable schedule changes.

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Unit 5 Out Community
Theme: Community resources
Life Skills:
Describe a neighborhood
Read a bus schedule
Identify buildings
Follow directions to a place
Interpret a street map
Read a phone directory index
Address an envelope and send a package
Language Functions:
Give directions to a place
Describe location of places
Ask for information on the phone
Write a letter to a friend
Describe your community
Grammar
Imperative verb forms for directions to places
Prepositions of location (in, on, between, next to,
across from, on the corner of)
Simple present and present continuous
Adverbs of frequency
There is/are
Vocabulary
North, south, east, west
Community buildings (City Hall, fire station,
hospital, library, museum, police station, post office)
Left, right, straight ahead
Post office, package, insurance, customs, airmail
letter

Life Skills:
Evaluate learning and work skills
Identify jobs
Read classified ads
Fill out a job application
Understand instructions for machines
Read a job evaluation
Follow instructions for using machines
Language Functions:
Describe skills and abilities
Answer questions in a job interview
Describe past experiences
Describe abilities
Ask and answer job interview questions
Understand instructions for using machines
Grammar
Negative simple past of regular verbs
Negative simple past of be and have
Modal verb can for ability
Yes/no questions with can
Modal verbs should and shouldnt
Vocabulary
Work skills
Job titles
Job requirements (experience, training, full-time,
part-time, references)
Abbreviations in classified ads
Office machines (answering machine, computer,
copier, fax, printer, shredder)
Unit 8 Goals and Lifelong Learning
Theme: Lifelong learning
Life Skills:
Set goals for the future
Describe academic goals
Identify community resources and services for help
Fill out a library card application
Language Functions:
Describe goals
Describe educational systems
Discuss future plans
Discuss personal values
Describe problems and find help
Talk about library services
Grammar
Use infinitive verb forms after (want, plan, need)
Questions with Why
Give reasons using because
Future with going to
Vocabulary
U.S. school system (high school, college, graduate,
academic, vocational, counselor)
Transitional words (first, second, third, fourth, next,
then, finally)
Drivers license, photo ID, passport

Unit 6 Health
Theme: Health
Life Skills:
Identify healthy and unhealthy activities
Identify body parts
Make an appointment by phone
Identify and describe emergencies
Understand medicine directions and warnings
Language Functions:
Talk about how to stay healthy
Describe aches and pains
Phone emergency services
Give advice
Grammar
Irregular plurals (foot-feet, tooth-teeth)
Simple past of regular verbs
Simple past of have, go, and say
Frequency expressions (e.g. once a day, every day)
Modal verbs should and shouldnt
Vocabulary
Body parts
Aches and pains
Appointment, insurance
Telephone 911
Emergency, ambulance, paramedic
Injuries and accidents
Directions, indications, warnings, symptoms
Types of medicines
Unit 7 Work, Work, Work
Theme: Occupational knowledge