ESL 10-1 - SFAI
COURSE SYLLABUS ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Fall 2006
Instructor : Rebekah Sidman-Taveau
E-mail : rtaveau@sfai.edu
Phone : (650) 283-7648
E-mail: dayoungl@stanford.edu
Meeting place : Rm 20 B
Meeting time :
Office hours : 1-3pm Tuesdays and Thursdays in Studio 15.
Course website :
Course Description
This course is designed to support you as an English as second language learner in your studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. We will examine relevant linguistic and cultural topics including reading and writing with a specific focus on art historical texts and studio critiques. Students will develop their academic vocabulary and participate in discussions of daily language issues. Customized classes on grammar, pronunciation, and listening and speaking will be provided.
Assignments
| Reading | You will have weekly assigned readings. |
| Vocabulary Journal | Each student will keep a vocabulary journal based on ESL course materials, as well as critical vocabulary gathered from all of your classes at the Art Institute. |
| Weekly Questions | Each week you will be required to e-mail me one language or culture question for discussion in class. The question should not be something you may look up easily in a dictionary or grammar book. |
| Essays | You will write two out of class essays and two in class essays. The out of class essays may be the same essays you turn in for other classes. |
| Presentations | You will give one presentation of your work and one presentation of another artist's work. |
Goals and Expectations
You are expected to come to class prepared and to participate in class discussions. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Write well organized paragraphs and essays
- Edit your writing for grammatical and mechanical errors
- Utilize appropriate academic vocabulary in written and oral assignments
- Apply reading strategies to understand academic texts
- Recognize and apply the language of critique
Class Attendance Policy and Grading
To receive credit for the course, you must participate regularly in class, complete assignments on time, and have 90% or better attendance
- Absences - Students who are absent from 5 or more class meetings will not receive credit.
- Tardies- Three tardies will be considered one absence.
Required Texts and Materials
Azar Schrampfer, Betty, Understanding and Using English Grammar 3rd edition Vol.A Longman, Longman Advanced American Dictionary
Please do not hesitate to contact me or to stop by for my office hours, should you have any questions or concerns.
