Good morning, everyone.
This is English Foundations 6 at 8:30 am.
Are you in the right place?
We will get started at 8:30.
Let’s turn our cameras on, please.
Please keep your mic muted when you are not talking. Unmute when you want to say something.
This helps to cut down on the extra noise- kids, argument, dog barking, eating, TV, etc.
I don’t want to stay quiet. I want you to talk as much as you want.
My opinion: Talking out loud is extremely important, and many people avoid talking out loud. This is a shame. Talking is key to getting better at communicating.
Staying quite really hurts you when you are learning a language.
Hopefully everybody has access to a computer – laptop, tablet, etc.
It will difficult to do this class using a phone.
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If you have a question or want to say something don’t be shy. Speak up! You don’t have to raise your hand first.
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Teacher: Al Haley
Email address: ahaley@vsb.bc.ca
First name is fine- Al
This is a relaxed class.
If you feel uncomfortable calling a teacher by their name, that’s fine. Call me whatever you are comfortable with.
I will call you by your first name if you don’t mind. I will try to remember your English name. The name that I will likely go with is the name on your Zoom handle.
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Today’s agenda:
agenda – the things we will do, the plan for the meeting, class
1. Zoom class
2. Class procedures
3. Overview of course
4. Quizzes and tests
5. Email protocols
6. Homework activity
1. Zoom classes-
Covid-
All of the classes will be on Zoom.
Classes have been online since last April.
I hope we will be back in school for September, but I don’t know. Nobody knows.
You can join the class early.
We will start at 8:30 sharp.
I will be getting emails from students for the day or so who are trying to figure out Zoom. People are becoming used to Zoom. A year ago, it was all new and there was a lot of confusing.
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Everything that you see on this screen will be posted on my blog. I will talk more about that later.
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We will use the same Zoom link for the whole course. That is the one I sent you Tuesday. Don’t lose it!
Everybody’s microphone and camera works. That’s fantastic!!
If you have a question, don’t be shy.
2. Class procedures
I will teach/lecture/talk about one hour every day- 8:30 to about 9:30. I won’t teach for the full two hours. I don’t think any school are doing that.
Then I will give you some homework to do.
After I finish my teaching and give homework, you are free to go.
I will stay on Zoom if anybody wants to talk or discuss the work.
Everything I put on this screen will be posted to my blog afterward.
I will update my blog every day after class.
Blog - new word in English– web + log
web-internet
log- written record, work log, driving log
Blog- online record of somebody’s writing
You can read or write a personal blog about whatever interests you: fashion, music, travel, food, etc.
My class blog is here: haleyshec.blogspot.com
Write it down! You need this URL: haleyshec.blogspot.com
You can check the blog as much as you like. There is no sign in, no password. It’s all public and accessible.
My blog is a tremendous resource that you can use.
Go to the blog now. Make sure you can open it.
Let me know if you are having trouble opening my blog.
Any trouble getting in? We’ll figure it out. Let me know.
You are welcome to talk much as you like. I want to feel comfortable talking. When you are not talking, keep your mic muted. This cuts down on noise.
3. Overview of course
Course dates:
Thursday, April 29 – Wednesday, June 30 (final day)
Holidays – Victoria Day, May 24
When you are successful in this class:
English Foundations 6 --- move up to
English Foundations 7/Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10- same class
English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10
EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together, very similar courses
Government rules:
English Foundations 7 is for Graduated Adults. A Graduated Adult is a person who had finished high school anywhere in the world.
Composition and Literary Studies 10 is for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the world.
e.g. under 19, turned 19 and aged out of regular high school in Vancouver, left school young for many reasons: family trouble, health trouble- physical, mental, pychological, war in their country, political unrest, got a job to support their family, not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when they young
There are many many reasons why people come to adult education.
In Vancouver School Board Adult Education, everyone is welcome.
In my class, you are welcome.
After EF7/CompLit10 – English 11 – English 12
English 12 is the highest level English class for high school.
Colleges and universities require English 12, for the most part.
You can apply for post-secondary with English 12.
e.g.
EF6 Apr-Jun
EF7/10 Summer
Eng11 Sept
Eng12 Nov
Plus, you will need other courses- Math?, Science?
All post-secondary programs will have their own entry requirements.
GOOD QUESTION: What are your goals for adult education?
- finish high school
- improve English
- go to post-secondary
- get a better job
e.g. post-secondary
Choose your program and school. Go on to the school website and find the entry requirements.
We have academic advisors at South Hill Education Centre (SHEC) who can help you when it come time to figure post-secondary options.
Make a plan. Follow your plan.
Academic courses – English 12, Biology 12 -are good for a few years.
EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING Composition and Writing 567 – supplemental course, extra writing instruction
** THE THINGS WE WILL BE STUDYING IN THIS CLASS
a. writing
- very important, most important for school, high school, college, university, job, life
Being able to write well is a wonderful gift that you can give to yourself. I can help. I will teach you.
THREE SENTENCE TYPES
-SIMPLE
-COMPOUND
-COMPLEX
I will teach you these in great detail.
PARAGRAPHS- different kinds of paragraphs
- narrative writing
- descriptive writing
- process/expository writing
- persuasive writing
ESSAY – several paragraphs together, five-paragraph essay
b. reading
- short stories
- poems
- news articles
- non-fiction
- No novel for this class
c. listening and speaking
Every class will be about one hour of me talking.
I will speak at a normal pace, slightly slower than if I were talking with my friends. It helps people to understand if you speak a bit slower than usual. For expert examples, listen to CBC radio. Listen to how the announcers speak. 690 am They speak at a nice relaxed pace.
The online class feeling is different. I like to have people in a room, talking with each other, looking at each other.
-speaking- You talk as much as you want. Chime in. Join the conversation. Don’t be shy. Ask as many questions as you want.
“Sorry. I have a question. May I ask a question?” YES!! You don’t have to ask. Don’t be shy.
I will be paying attention to who talks and who is silent.
Don’t be a Silent Sam or a Quiet Quan.
Be a Talking Tim and a Chatty Cathy.
On Zoom, we are missing visual cues, subtle body language
We will do our best to connect.
Usually we have a lot of fun in class.
4. Quizzes and tests
Marks for this course
- Quizzes: worth about 30%, around 7 or 8 quizzes, worth 3 points each
sentence work based on grammar we have been learning,
The quizzes are all six sentences. Very short.
We will do out first quiz early next week.
- Tests: worth about 60%, around 7 or 8 tests, worth 7 points each
paragraph writing about a story, article, topic of discussion
(150-200 words)
- Essay: worth about 10%, probably just one essay at the end of the course
longer writing , several paragraphs, (300-350+ words)
-Extras 3-5%
Quiz- about 30%
Test- about 60%
Essay- 10%
Extra- 2-5%
Pass mark in BC is 50%.
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