Here are some of the selected responses to the student evaluations from Spring 2010.
2. What did you like most about the textbook?
• I like how explain the Process to write. It has many exercises that was helpful to learn.
• We can work by oneself, but it isn’t enough
• The way to teach, it was easy to understand and I could practice
• More homeworks we must have to do them
• I like the Review Test
• Helpful
• textbook? class? Elizabeth, was great. she really cares about us, and she though us olot
• I can study on-line anytime I want.
• I liked that it was online
• I don’t like it becose it was in lab.
• It’s good glass and good teacher because Taught ass very well.
• the exercise ?? the exercise is more difficult than the examation.
• The text book was cool.
• English grammer, phycial & photo, New Words
• Possessive Adjectives
3. What did you not like about the textbook?
• not enough tests
• The soft ware give us some problem they need to fix it.
• The price was too Expensiv.
• textbook? class? none, everything was great
6. Was the course useful to you? Why or why not?
• The teacher was very nice, even when she isn’t From USA she explained very good the basic principles about this course.
• The techer was Perfet...
• because I Learn things can help me in my Life and can better my Languge.
• Now I know more works but I need Talk more
• My Teacher explain bery well.
• sye I lick becos the techer nice person
• The classroom opened lak always
• Because it’s help me to improve my English Language.
• I could proof my English and my writing.
• By using new words and commucate with others.
• Yes it’s help me alot. My grammar was terrible but when i took this class, My grammar is better.
• The course was useful to me becouse I got lot knowlaage frome this course. I want to learn more.
• because it was helpfull and it’s make me understood the roles of grammer that’s help me to comminicate and practice my English very well. Yes, Because it open my mind a little I just needed little push on my back, and I got it that push.
• I learned very good grammar My teacher was good too
• because I learned too much Grammar from this and I Love my teacher
• She Was perfect
• I understand all of the grammer and I ready for the campus exam.
• Because the classmates doesn’t have a good level and I couldn’t have a good advanced in my english learning.
• But I think that work in a computer is something that I can do my myself in my house. The class needs more things to do.
• Because I learned so many things about grammer and vocabulary Thank you teacher and CSCC.
• I have satisfied all of this class, because my teacher is so much nice person and gave me confidence.
• We learn English grammer in BE5 class. I have learned English grammer for many years. I need more speaking practice.
• after my class B6 and writing, I take campass text and study more English
• I think it’s useful for being a basic course. It’s full of exercises and practice
• It was hard most of the time
• Becaus the all basic english is too easy for me.
• Because this course help me very well in my job. for lerng welll English.
• She is good teacher and Friendly she has good behavier and nice
• I don’t know...It improved my grammar knowledge, I think.
• It helps me correct a lot of grammar mistakes which I have taken for granted for a long time. Thanks!
• because a learned lot of thinks I didn’t know.
• because it help to work hard and when you write. it is good.when you esplaint.
• It really helped me to write better, but it would be more useful to me if you open a class for Basic Writing 2 to learn how to do an essay.
• I learnd how to write down the paragraphs
• Because the teacher was a good teacher and he helps us a lot. In this course I improved my writing skills
• give me many tools to success.
• Yes, because I need knowelage.
• Becues the teacher I Laren from my teacher I Laren CRAMMAR
• a like the course Basic English this course is very good “thank you for helping me teacher”
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
LI Update - June 23, 2010
Get ready for Summer Quarter!!
Cancellations? The first round of cancellations for low enrollment will be at the end of this week. The second (FINAL) cancellations will be done at the end of the first week. If your class is canceled after the term begins, you will be paid for any scheduled hours taught before cancellation.
Important papers. Please review this important information; there have been some changes since last term.
Attendance. You will receive your rosters through your CSCC e-mail. Be sure to send me your class attendance information by e-mail at the end of each week and check the updated rosters for accuracy.
Late adds. As always, you will probably see a number of students add your class within the first two weeks. While we strongly encourage students to register before the beginning of the term, the reality is that this does not always happen. I will send you updated rosters a couple of times throughout the first two weeks before the last day for adding, which is the end of the second week.
Rooms. Please DO NOT change rooms on your own. If you find you have a need for a different classroom for some reason, let me know and I will see what is available.
Classroom furniture. Just a reminder - don't move classroom furniture out of the room. If you have more students than chairs, let me know and I will see what I can do about getting your room changed.
Cancellations? The first round of cancellations for low enrollment will be at the end of this week. The second (FINAL) cancellations will be done at the end of the first week. If your class is canceled after the term begins, you will be paid for any scheduled hours taught before cancellation.
Important papers. Please review this important information; there have been some changes since last term.
- Policies/procedures handout. This handout has been revised. If you have copies of the pink version, please dispose of them. The new policies/procedures handouts are on purple paper and are in the document bin across from the mailboxes. Please take what you need so that each student has one (including all late adds). It is very important that take time on the first day to go through each item on this handout and answer any questions the students might have.
- Background Information form. These have also been revised since last term. If you have copies of the old version, please dispose of them. The revised forms are in the document bin across from the mailboxes. Please take what you need so that each student has one to complete (including all late adds). Please be sure that all students complete one of these and turn them in to me as soon as possible.
- Course syllabus. Class syllabi will be in the milk crate across the mailboxes. Please take what you need so that each student has one (including all late adds). Explain to the students that this is an expectation or guide for the term, but the actual items completed from the syllabus will depend in large part on the specific needs of the students. Therefore, slightly more or less information will be covered than what is on the syllabus.
Attendance. You will receive your rosters through your CSCC e-mail. Be sure to send me your class attendance information by e-mail at the end of each week and check the updated rosters for accuracy.
Late adds. As always, you will probably see a number of students add your class within the first two weeks. While we strongly encourage students to register before the beginning of the term, the reality is that this does not always happen. I will send you updated rosters a couple of times throughout the first two weeks before the last day for adding, which is the end of the second week.
Rooms. Please DO NOT change rooms on your own. If you find you have a need for a different classroom for some reason, let me know and I will see what is available.
Classroom furniture. Just a reminder - don't move classroom furniture out of the room. If you have more students than chairs, let me know and I will see what I can do about getting your room changed.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Calendar of Events - 6/14/10 - 7/31/10
Calendar of Events: June 14 – July 31
6/14: Sharon Ward’s birthday
6/14: Flag Day
6/15: Electronic time entry due for period of 6/1 – 6/15
6/16: International Day of the African Child
6/19: Juneteenth (Emancipation Day)
6/20: Father’s Day
6/20: UN World Refugee Day
6/21: Summer Solstice / Summer begins
6/28: Summer quarter classes begin
6/28: Time cards due for period of 6/16 – 6/30
6/29: Feast of Tammuz [Judaism]
6/30: Electronic time entry due for period of 6/16 – 6/30
7/01: Somali Independence Day
7/04: U.S. Independence Day
7/08: Isra Al Mi'Raj (Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad) [Islam]
7/09: Martyrdom of the Bab (1850) [Bahá’í]
7/13: Time cards due for period of 7/1 – 7/15
7/14: Bastille Day (France)
7/15: Electronic time entry due for period of 7/1 – 7/15
7/20: Apollo 1 lands on the Moon (1969)
7/24: Shelly Nichols’ birthday
7/27: Kimberly Gholson’s birthday
7/29: Time cards due for period of 7/16 – 7/31
7/30: Ashala Puja [Buddhism]
7/31: Electronic time entry due for period of 7/16 – 7/31
6/14: Sharon Ward’s birthday
6/14: Flag Day
6/15: Electronic time entry due for period of 6/1 – 6/15
6/16: International Day of the African Child
6/19: Juneteenth (Emancipation Day)
6/20: Father’s Day
6/20: UN World Refugee Day
6/21: Summer Solstice / Summer begins
6/28: Summer quarter classes begin
6/28: Time cards due for period of 6/16 – 6/30
6/29: Feast of Tammuz [Judaism]
6/30: Electronic time entry due for period of 6/16 – 6/30
7/01: Somali Independence Day
7/04: U.S. Independence Day
7/08: Isra Al Mi'Raj (Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad) [Islam]
7/09: Martyrdom of the Bab (1850) [Bahá’í]
7/13: Time cards due for period of 7/1 – 7/15
7/14: Bastille Day (France)
7/15: Electronic time entry due for period of 7/1 – 7/15
7/20: Apollo 1 lands on the Moon (1969)
7/24: Shelly Nichols’ birthday
7/27: Kimberly Gholson’s birthday
7/29: Time cards due for period of 7/16 – 7/31
7/30: Ashala Puja [Buddhism]
7/31: Electronic time entry due for period of 7/16 – 7/31
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Evaluations - Winter 2010
Here are some of the comments from the Basic English student evaluations from Winter 2010.
What did you like most about the textbook?
-- Good for me. Because I can study at home.
-- Easy to understand with voice and pictures and there are a lot of practices.
-- The textbook is great.
-- Simple english grammer Rules.
-- I like evryhing. I think the book is perfect for this level
-- For my. all textbook was easy, because my teache always explend every time my confusions. In conclusion the level 3 on english is easy depend of the teacher.
-- Exercises
-- the textbook is clear to explain the note.
-- I like it cd in the book
-- I like the textbook because The picture is important
-- I like picture an information the Text book.
What did you not like about the textbook?
-- Sometimes the computer system doesn’t work. (It couldn’t check the answer sometimes.) (AZAR)
-- It was hard for me to do all, because was online. That’s it.
-- WELL I PREFER A BOOK NOT A COMPUTER IT’S MORE EASY FOR ME IF I HAVE THE PAPER.
-- i don’t some history he tilds
-- Not much Rules included there
-- I don’t like (listening) because NO. CD’s
-- Some times you loose your information, and How to get is difficult
-- Sometime, I Lost too much time, because the soFtware, don’t didn’t work good well
-- The software Not good enough to work on it
-- There are not enough explanations.
-- the textbook don’t have more listen work.
-- I don’t like the photographes
-- I didn’t like that textbook becase No work
-- I don’t like colors that text book
Was the class useful to you? Why or why not?
-- because I cam I Loven Einglish and firsh guit
-- I liked the class; because this level was very helpful for me to improve more my English.
-- Because I have the best teacher in the world AL Ezabith
-- because I learn too much about Grammar English.
-- because the teacher didn’t follow the class.
-- Because I didn’t know all I have to know to comunicate with all those people who speak English.
-- This course was useful to me because I study many interesting things to help me improve my English. But I suggeste to my teacher to organize her course better and to help students to practice more writing.
-- Now i can take care of my self better
-- Because I’ve learned too much things about anatomy health and life
-- Because I learni new vocabulary and I practice my listening and speaking.
-- It helps and teaches me so much!
-- because this class will help me build the English language skills I need to do my best at work.
-- I learn how to make a Resume and a cover letter.
-- I like to learn how to write a resume
-- I was happy because I get writing Reading, and gremmer
-- Because I learned a lot of grammer and after this level I’m going to take college clases.
-- Because for the first time I attend this course. Its so helpfl for me for learning the basic Rules of grammer.
-- Yes, the cLass course useful to me, becouse I understand right what she speak the teacher.
-- Because I begin to read, writein, and speck better english. I understand about evrything and I can to talk with pepels in english
-- because my teacher explain everything Right, and I do my homework.
-- the teacher is very good. “I like”
-- Because the course is interesting and I like English language.
-- becouse We Have use the Software and
-- it’s become very Easy
-- Yas, I Liked the software, but sometimes it didn’t work very well
-- Home work and explain well.
-- My teacher was very good and very nice for helpful and she was friendly I like my teacher I understand her every thing she explain every thing if any body don’t understand,. I like my class was very nice and every body was friendly. I miss my teacher and my friends.
-- My teacher is a Friendly person and she is helpful teacher. My teacher always explain the student and we are understand our teacher. Thank you N.B. I LiKe the approach & her metedalagy!
-- Me, I woould have my same teacher because she is very good, she explain things well and helpful for me and other student. I love my teacher.
-- This level was great for mi, because in it I undestand and learning more englis.
-- My teacher was Friendly and she old the time she henel in all my questions. I will like in the next level (4) keep desame teacher “Elizabet is a great teacher” I like to much.
-- The course was useful because the teacher was helping us. This Level 3 is really helpful for me because the teacher is really nice and helpful. If you don’t understand any problem she will always help you and understand it. I really like this class a learn a lot of new stuff and the students are really nice and friendly. and I hope I pass this level.
-- because I stay 4 years no school and it’s helping me a lot to performe my English. Love all the students they are friendly
-- Because my teacher is a very good with all students and friendly than she is explain too much
-- yes, because I learned lot of things
-- about grammar etc. An then the teacher was great in explication and helpful about all things.
-- Everybody need to speak English in the world our teacher (Ghada) paid atention what each one need. she is Great.
-- It helps me understand the constraction of English as my daily laguage.
-- I thank my commendable school teacher and all the agencies which promoted this program. Before I came to this school, I didn’t know more English. But right now I am able to communicate in English with the people. I hope I will continue the learning until to reach my goal if Allah wills. Thanks alot.
-- because I lerning to many ew word I learn abud subject and object Pronouns, nount and non count nouns.
-- because we work together and the teacher help us to understand the Focus on grammar and some time she use the internet to more practice and excercice. Thank you
-- I’ve learned about anatomy, nutrition, human’s Body.
-- I Larn about health care and Healthy Food, and the six kinds of NUTRIENTS your BoDy NeeDs.
-- because it help me To Know to partice a new wold of Grammar.
-- Combinate grammar, vocabular and steps of writing.
-- I learned very well simple past tense, simple present tense, present progressive tense.
What did you like most about the textbook?
-- Good for me. Because I can study at home.
-- Easy to understand with voice and pictures and there are a lot of practices.
-- The textbook is great.
-- Simple english grammer Rules.
-- I like evryhing. I think the book is perfect for this level
-- For my. all textbook was easy, because my teache always explend every time my confusions. In conclusion the level 3 on english is easy depend of the teacher.
-- Exercises
-- the textbook is clear to explain the note.
-- I like it cd in the book
-- I like the textbook because The picture is important
-- I like picture an information the Text book.
What did you not like about the textbook?
-- Sometimes the computer system doesn’t work. (It couldn’t check the answer sometimes.) (AZAR)
-- It was hard for me to do all, because was online. That’s it.
-- WELL I PREFER A BOOK NOT A COMPUTER IT’S MORE EASY FOR ME IF I HAVE THE PAPER.
-- i don’t some history he tilds
-- Not much Rules included there
-- I don’t like (listening) because NO. CD’s
-- Some times you loose your information, and How to get is difficult
-- Sometime, I Lost too much time, because the soFtware, don’t didn’t work good well
-- The software Not good enough to work on it
-- There are not enough explanations.
-- the textbook don’t have more listen work.
-- I don’t like the photographes
-- I didn’t like that textbook becase No work
-- I don’t like colors that text book
Was the class useful to you? Why or why not?
-- because I cam I Loven Einglish and firsh guit
-- I liked the class; because this level was very helpful for me to improve more my English.
-- Because I have the best teacher in the world AL Ezabith
-- because I learn too much about Grammar English.
-- because the teacher didn’t follow the class.
-- Because I didn’t know all I have to know to comunicate with all those people who speak English.
-- This course was useful to me because I study many interesting things to help me improve my English. But I suggeste to my teacher to organize her course better and to help students to practice more writing.
-- Now i can take care of my self better
-- Because I’ve learned too much things about anatomy health and life
-- Because I learni new vocabulary and I practice my listening and speaking.
-- It helps and teaches me so much!
-- because this class will help me build the English language skills I need to do my best at work.
-- I learn how to make a Resume and a cover letter.
-- I like to learn how to write a resume
-- I was happy because I get writing Reading, and gremmer
-- Because I learned a lot of grammer and after this level I’m going to take college clases.
-- Because for the first time I attend this course. Its so helpfl for me for learning the basic Rules of grammer.
-- Yes, the cLass course useful to me, becouse I understand right what she speak the teacher.
-- Because I begin to read, writein, and speck better english. I understand about evrything and I can to talk with pepels in english
-- because my teacher explain everything Right, and I do my homework.
-- the teacher is very good. “I like”
-- Because the course is interesting and I like English language.
-- becouse We Have use the Software and
-- it’s become very Easy
-- Yas, I Liked the software, but sometimes it didn’t work very well
-- Home work and explain well.
-- My teacher was very good and very nice for helpful and she was friendly I like my teacher I understand her every thing she explain every thing if any body don’t understand,. I like my class was very nice and every body was friendly. I miss my teacher and my friends.
-- My teacher is a Friendly person and she is helpful teacher. My teacher always explain the student and we are understand our teacher. Thank you N.B. I LiKe the approach & her metedalagy!
-- Me, I woould have my same teacher because she is very good, she explain things well and helpful for me and other student. I love my teacher.
-- This level was great for mi, because in it I undestand and learning more englis.
-- My teacher was Friendly and she old the time she henel in all my questions. I will like in the next level (4) keep desame teacher “Elizabet is a great teacher” I like to much.
-- The course was useful because the teacher was helping us. This Level 3 is really helpful for me because the teacher is really nice and helpful. If you don’t understand any problem she will always help you and understand it. I really like this class a learn a lot of new stuff and the students are really nice and friendly. and I hope I pass this level.
-- because I stay 4 years no school and it’s helping me a lot to performe my English. Love all the students they are friendly
-- Because my teacher is a very good with all students and friendly than she is explain too much
-- yes, because I learned lot of things
-- about grammar etc. An then the teacher was great in explication and helpful about all things.
-- Everybody need to speak English in the world our teacher (Ghada) paid atention what each one need. she is Great.
-- It helps me understand the constraction of English as my daily laguage.
-- I thank my commendable school teacher and all the agencies which promoted this program. Before I came to this school, I didn’t know more English. But right now I am able to communicate in English with the people. I hope I will continue the learning until to reach my goal if Allah wills. Thanks alot.
-- because I lerning to many ew word I learn abud subject and object Pronouns, nount and non count nouns.
-- because we work together and the teacher help us to understand the Focus on grammar and some time she use the internet to more practice and excercice. Thank you
-- I’ve learned about anatomy, nutrition, human’s Body.
-- I Larn about health care and Healthy Food, and the six kinds of NUTRIENTS your BoDy NeeDs.
-- because it help me To Know to partice a new wold of Grammar.
-- Combinate grammar, vocabular and steps of writing.
-- I learned very well simple past tense, simple present tense, present progressive tense.
Monday, May 17, 2010
QUIZ - 5/17/10
See if you can answer these questions about our program and Columbus State. The first person to respond with all the correct answers wins a prize.
1. What are Columbus State’s school colors?
2. What is the name of the Columbus State mascot?
3. What will happen to Basic Writing 1 next quarter?
4. Where do we expect to begin Basic English classes starting in Autumn 2010?
1. What are Columbus State’s school colors?
2. What is the name of the Columbus State mascot?
3. What will happen to Basic Writing 1 next quarter?
4. Where do we expect to begin Basic English classes starting in Autumn 2010?
Summer schedule - 5/17/10
Attached with this e-mail is the schedule for summer classes. Please let me know as soon as possible (a) if you are interested in teaching this summer and (b) if so, what levels/times you would like. As always, I will do my best to accommodate as many preferences as possible. No course is confirmed until there are enough registered/paid students to run the class.
Final tests and evaluations - Rev. 3/9/11
Basic English instructors – You will find packets containing your final tests and evaluations in the milk crate on the counter across from the mailboxes.
Please review the following information:
Course evaluations. All packets contain course evaluation forms for your students to complete.
Labels. Your packets also contain labels for the students to use on their tests or answer sheets. Please have them use these. It makes it much easier for us to identify a test as belonging to a particular student in a particular class.
If you have a student who is in your class but does not have a label, go ahead and let the student take the test. Registration will be re-checked when final grades are entered. Please be sure that the student puts his name, CougarID number and course on the test or Scantron sheet.
Tests.
Scantron notes
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Please review the following information:
Course evaluations. All packets contain course evaluation forms for your students to complete.
- Evaluation forms are provided in an envelope with your name and course on it. Please return the completed forms for each class in the appropriate envelope.
- I realize that your students may need some assistance with the instructions on the forms. Insofar as possible, please allow them sufficient privacy so that they can provide their true opinions and comments about the class. If possible, have another instructor assist your students while you do the same for that instructor’s class. (Thank you to Tafsir for this great idea!)
Labels. Your packets also contain labels for the students to use on their tests or answer sheets. Please have them use these. It makes it much easier for us to identify a test as belonging to a particular student in a particular class.
If you have a student who is in your class but does not have a label, go ahead and let the student take the test. Registration will be re-checked when final grades are entered. Please be sure that the student puts his name, CougarID number and course on the test or Scantron sheet.
Tests.
- Basic English 1, Basic English 2, Basic English 3, Basic English 7. Students will write on the tests, not a separate answer sheet.
- Basic Communication. You should fill out the assessment sheet for each student.
- Basic Reading 1. You should give the Reading section (pages 1 – 19) of the TABE (9E). Students will mark their answers on Scantron sheets.
- Other Basic English classes. Tests are in your packets. Students will mark their answers on Scantron sheets. NOTE for Basic English 6: These tests go beyond 50 questions, but the Scantron sheets have only 50 spaces. Therefore, you will need to use two Scantron sheets per student: #1 - #50 will be on the first Scantron sheet, and #50 through the end of the test will be on the second. Be sure that students write their names on the second sheet.
Scantron notes
- Scantron answer sheets must be completed using #2 pencil. The scoring machine will not read ink. Be sure your students know about this ahead of time so they bring pencils with them to the test. Before the test begins, show the students how to correctly mark their choices so the machine will read them.
- For those tests with Scantron answer sheets, students should not write in the test booklets – only on the answer sheets.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
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