Syllabus

Syllabus
I 5 Syllabus
IEP 5 VOCABULARY Syllabus

Instructional Contact Hours/Credits 3 Units
Prerequisite(s) None
Co-requisites None

Instructional Materials and References

Title: The Big Picture - Idioms as Metaphors
Author: King,Kevin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Year of publication: 1999
ISBN: 0395917123


Title: Vocabulary Connections Book II, Word Parts
Author: Reynolds, Marianne C.
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year of publication: 1998
ISBN: 007052629x
Course Description

COURSE DESCRIPTION (CURRENT UNIVERSITY CATALOG):

IEP 5- VOCABULARY
The course focuses on vocabulary building and enrichment through words used in context. Emphasis will be given to most frequently used words in spoken and written English. (NC)
IEP 5 covers the aspects of vocabulary development in functional communicative contexts. The core of the course will emphasize meaningful practice aimed at vocabulary expansion through contexts, word families, word structures and combining parts.


Course Objectives
Students will develop vocabulary skills for functional communicative purposes, in context-centered study and expansions.
University learner goals 1 -6, and specifically in English: To develop the ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, and to read with understanding (1.1) and institutional goals, especially 1,(1.1-1.4), 2.4

Measurable Learning Objectives
Students will demonstrate improved vocabulary recognition and production skills, orally and in writing, through targeted quizzes, tests (pre and post) and exercises (class and text-based).

Topical Outline
Vocabulary, including word parts, content and structure words, and idiom study is through contexts of immediate academic and high interest sociocultural relevance. Among topics included are vocabulary elements for time, position, direction; idioms relating to ideas, personal and global perspectives, and best practices in vocabulary acquisition.

Week	Date	Topic	Vocabulary Connection: Word Parts Chapter	Big Picture Idiom/Metaphor Theme Units
Wk 1	13-Jan-09	Introduction
Wk 2	20-Jan-09	Time	Chapter 1	1. Ideas: C1, C2
Wk3	27-Jan-09	Position; Direction	Chapter 2	2. Knowledge: C3
Wk 4	3-Feb-09	Size; Num ber	Chapter 3	3. Argument: C4
Wk 5	10-Feb-09	Addiitonal Prefixes	Chapter 4	4. Emotion: C5
Wk 6	17-Feb-09	Review	Midpoint Exercises	5. Money: C6
Wk 7	24-Feb-09	Common Roots	Chapter 5	5. Money: C7
Wk 8	3-Mar-09	More Roots	Chapter 6	6. Control: C8 C9, People are Food
Wk 9	10-Mar-09	Suffixes	Chapter 7	7. People
	17-Mar-09	Spring Recess
Wk 10	24-Mar-09	Exercises	Review	U8.Life, C10, C11, C12
Wk 11	31-Mar-09	Word Families	Chapter 8	C13
Wk 12	7-Apr-09	More Word Families	Chapter 9	C14
Wk 13	14-Apr-09	Dictionary Study	Chapter 10	C15
Wk 14	21-Apr-09	Review	Review	Review
Wk 15	28-Apr-09	Review	Review	Review
Wk 16	5-May-09	Post Testing

Instructional Methods
A cooperative learning model is employed. Small group and individual discovery exercises and presentations will augment lectures, discussion and applications.

Assessment Criteria & Method of Evaluating Students
As participants in a course that is part of the non-credit IEP program, students do not receive letter grades. Instead, successful students will earn a completion report from their instructors based on their course work, progress, post-test measures, and individual profiles. Students successfully completing the program with the prerequisite instructor recommendations will receive a Certificate of Completion. The following table lists some of the primary areas evaluated for progress indication purposes:

Class Participation 15%
Quizzes 10%
Projects 15%
Term Paper 30%
Presentation 10%
Final Exam 20%

100%

The following letter grade / point scale is provided for informational purposes only. While individual assignments may be evaluated on such a scale, no final letter grades will be assigned beyond the complete/incomplete evaluations as discussed above.

100-95 A
76-74 C
94-90 A-
73-70 C-
89-87 B+
69-67 D+
86-84 B
66-64 D
83-80 B-
63-60 D-
79-77 C+
59 or < F

Student Blogs

Winnie's Blog: http://winnie826.blogspot.com/

Money Vocabulary

Money
1 A.T.M. abbr. Automated Teller Machine; cash dispenserUK
2 banknote n: a piece of paper money; billUS
3 billUS n. a banknote; a piece of paper money
4 black market n. illegal traffic in officially controlled commodities such as foreign currency
5 bureau de change n. establishment where currencies of different countries may be exchanged
6 cash n. 1 coins or bank notes (not cheques); 2 actual money paid as opposed to credit
7 cash dispenserUK n: automatic machine from which clients of a bank may withdraw money; ATM
8 cashier n. person dealing with cash transactions in a bank, store etc
9 coin n: a piece of metal money
10 currency n. the money in general use or circulation in any country
11 debt n. money etc owed by one person to another
12 exchange rate n. the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another
13 foreign exchange n: the currency of other countries
14 hard currency n. currency that will probably not fall in value and is readily accepted
15 invest v. to put money for profit into business, land etc - investment n.
16 legal tender n: currency that cannot legally be refused in payment of a debt
17 petty cashUK n. a cash fund for small, everyday expenses
18 soft currency n. currency that will probably fall in value and is not readily accepted
19 speculate v. (risky) buying of foreign currency, land etc for rapid gain - speculation n.
20 transaction n. a (usually commercial) exchange; a deal - to transact v.

Links --

http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blwordgroups_money.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb007-ck.html
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz81mkq.htm

How To Improve Your Vocabulary, Kenneth Beare

How To Improve Your Vocabulary, Kenneth Beare

How To Improve Your VocabularyFrom Kenneth Beare,There are many ways to improve your vocabulary. When working to improve your vocabulary it's important to know your goals in order to best choose the way in which you want to learn. Reading can be a great way to improve your vocabulary. However, it won't be much help on a vocabulary test next week. Here are a number of methods to help you improve, and expand, your English vocabulary.Difficulty: AverageTime Required: from 30 minutes to 3 or more hours

Here's How:

1. Vocabulary TreesVocabulary trees help provide context. Once you've mapped out a few vocabulary trees, you'll discover yourself thinking in vocabulary groups. When you see a cup your mind will quickly relate such words as knife, fork, late, dishes, etc. This overview to vocabulary trees provides will help you get started. Here is an example of a vocabulary tree.

2. Create Vocabulary ThemesCreate a list of vocabulary themes, include the vocabulary, a definition and an example sentence for each new item. Here is an example of a household appliance vocabulary theme sheet.

3. Use Technology to Help YouWatching DVDs is a great way to help you understand native speakers of English. Using all the fancy options watching individual scenes can help make DVD use into a vocabulary learning exercise.

4. Specific Vocabulary ListsRather than studying a long list of unrelated vocabulary, use specific vocabulary lists to help you prepare for the type of vocabulary you need for work, school or hobbies. These business vocabulary word lists are great for industry specific vocabulary items.

5. Word Formation ChartsWord formation is one of the keys to success for advanced level ESL learners. Advanced level English exams such as the TOEFL, First Certificate CAE and Proficiency use word formation as one of the key testing elements. These word formation charts provide the concept noun, personal noun, adjective and verb forms of key vocabulary listed in alphabetical order.

6. Visual DictionariesA picture is worth a thousand words. It's also very helpful for learning precise vocabulary. There are a number of excellent English learner visual dictionaries for sale. Here is an online version of a visual dictionary dedicated to jobs.

7. Learn CollocationsCollocations refer to words that often or always go together. A good example of a collocation is to do your homework. These lists of important verb + noun collocations will help your learn some of the most important.

8. Use a CorpusCorpora are huge collections of documents that can track the number of times a word is used. By using a corpora, you can find which words are often used together with target vocabulary words. Combining corpora use with vocabulary trees is a great way to learn key vocabulary for specific vocabulary target areas. You can get started by visiting the British National Corpus.

Tips:
1. Use vocabulary learning methods to focus quickly on the vocabulary YOU need to study.
2. Don't make random lists of new words. Try to group words in themes. This will help you memorize new words more quickly.

3. If you have the time, and even if you think you don't have the time, try to add context. Writing a few example sentences using new vocabulary will help you remember the words in context.

4. Keep a vocabulary notepad at hand whenever you are reading in English.

Additional Prefixes

Yvonne's Map of Argument Idioms BP 11 and 12, p.45