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Schedule for New Teacher Meetings after Orientation ............................................................................... 1
Overview of a 7 & 8-Week Session ................................................................................................................. 2
Key ELI Terms .................................................................................................................................................. 4
ELI Locations ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Who’s Who at the ELI ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Helpful Links: ................................................................................................................................................... 10
ELI Organization ............................................................................................................................................. 11
HR FAQs .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
ELI Faculty Substitution Policy – Full time and Supplemental Contract Instructors ...................... 12
ID Cards ....................................................................................................................................................... 12
Parking Letters ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Access Web Views .................................................................................................................................. 13
How to use Web Views and Web Forms to view payroll-related information ............................. 14
Housing Information ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Housing Information .................................................................................................................................. 15
ELI Online ........................................................................................................................................................ 19
Starting a Session ............................................................................................................................................. 20
How many classes will I teach? ................................................................................................................. 20
When will I know what classes I will teach? ............................................................................................ 20
When will I get my class rosters? .............................................................................................................. 21
When will I start teaching? ......................................................................................................................... 21
What should I do if I need a sub? ............................................................................................................. 21
Course Information ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Proficiency Scale for Level Advancement ............................................................................................... 25
The ELI Database............................................................................................................................................ 28
Entering attendance .................................................................................................................................... 28
Entering mid-session grades and predicted final grades ........................................................................ 29
Entering final grades ................................................................................................................................... 30
ELI Grading Guide for the Paper Grade Form ................................................................................. 30
Session Timeline Breakdown ......................................................................................................................... 31
New Teacher To-Do List before the Session Starts .............................................................................. 31
Week 1 .......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Weeks 2 & 3 ................................................................................................................................................. 31
Weeks 4 ......................................................................................................................................................... 31
Week 5 .......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Week 6/ 7 or Week 7/8 ............................................................................................................................. 33
FINAL WEEK: Week 7/7 or 8/8 ........................................................................................................... 33
Getting Help for Distressed Students ........................................................................................................... 35
New Teacher Observations ............................................................................................................................ 36
Rubric Used for S-Contract Teaching Observations ............................................................................. 37
Sample Lesson Plans ................................................................................................................................... 40
Sample Opening Day Memo (ODM) ........................................................................................................... 45
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Week 1: Friday, Jan. 11th at 1:15 PM in the Faculty Lounge at 108 E. Main St.
The meeting will cover:
1) How to input attendance (10-15 minutes). Make sure you bring attendance for both of
your classes.
2) Report “no shows” to Erin Cole Goertz (look for the email she sends out with
directions)
3) Turning in yellow address lists to the housing coordinator by Monday of Week 2
4) When your scheduled observation time is and a review of what is necessary to prep for
observations (~10 min)
Week 2: No group meeting in Week 2. The administrator who observed the class will meet with
each teacher observed for ~15-20 minutes to review his/her observation/ask questions/answer
questions.
Week 3: Friday, January 25th at 1:15PM in the Faculty Lounge at 108 E. Main St.
Group meeting (~20-30 min) to go over 1/2 session responsibilities and to address any problems
from the group/individuals
Weeks 4-5: No meeting. Meet individually with your students to go over grades, etc.
Week 6 or 7: Wednesday, Feb.20th at 1 PM in the Faculty Lounge at 108 E. Main St.
Meeting to go over end of the session responsibilities. The meeting will cover:
1) Essay rating training (maybe)
2) Final testing procedures: Listening & Reading Test (COMPASS in the SALC), level
coordinator-approved Speaking Finals, Grammar Finals & Writing prompts
3) Entering predicted grades by Friday
4) Monday faculty meeting
5) Entering final grades during the final week on Thursday by 4pm
6) Filling out the retention forms for failing students and attending the retention meeting
Wednesday
7) Attending graduation Friday
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1. The Opening Day Memo: The memo includes a list of the teachers’ class assignments,
schedule of events, important activity dates, meeting times, and reminders for teachers. Keep
this opening day memo as a guide for your session.
2. Database: You can find this on the H: drive on all ELI computers (on campus access
only)—use this for putting in weekly attendance, midsession grades, and final grades.
3. The IEP: This is the ELI mailing list [email protected]. IEP stands for Intensive English
Program. This email address sends a message to all administrators, all teachers, and all ELI
staff. You will receive messages about meetings, important reminders, and other ELI
business from this mailing list. You may also send out information to the entire ELI on this
list if necessary.
4. The Sublist: A list of approved substitutes if you must be gone. Check the Opening Day
Memo for approved substitutes and their contact information. That list will be near the end
of the ODM. Scott Stevens prefers to have teachers rather than tutors sub, if possible. You
can send an email to the faculty list serve: [email protected] to ask if any teachers are
available to sub for you. If you need to be gone, send an email to [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], and the Financial Staff Assistant ([email protected]).
Please include the name of your substitute, the name and time of your class, and submit
a lesson plan to your substitute. If you think you will be sick the next day or wake up sick
and aren’t able to arrange a sub beforehand, call Joe’s house in the morning if it’s before 7:30
AM (302-383-5966) or call his cell (302-738-7810) or office phone (302-831-1809) after 7:30
AM. Planned absences must be pre-approved by your supervisor and subs must be paid at a
rate of $25/hr.
5. The Facbook: Most of the forms and information you need have been included in this
packet. However, if you are directed to the “Facbook,” that is our ELI website for teacher
information. You will find the site at www.udel.edu/eli/facbook. Click on the first link:
“Table of Contents” and you will find links to a copy of the opening day memo, syllabi and
timelines, important forms, and information regarding ELI policies and procedures.
6. The SALC: This stands for Self-Access Learning Center. The SALC is essentially the
computer lab and library for student use. Besides having computers with software programs
to help students improve specific language skills, the SALC also has books, mainly graded
readers, and movies (DVDs) for students to check out.
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1. 189 W. Main St. This is the main administrative building for admissions, finances, human
relations, registrars, special programs administration, the Director’s office (Scott) and the
Associate Director for IEP (Joe). Six classrooms are located upstairs. Parking is for gold lot
pass holders only, but there are a few parking meters in the lot you can use if you need to
park for a short time.
2. 108 E. Main St. This is our largest classroom building and also includes the Self-Access
Learning Center (called the S-A-L-C, which has computers with software, books and videos
for students to check-out), the Faculty Library, Tutoring Center, and Associate Director for
Academic Programs (Karen). Public parking lots charge $0.50 for each half hour. Central
parking for those with a UD parking permit is within easy walking distance.
3. 102 E. Main St. This is the building next to 108 that has a few more classrooms.
4. 318 S. College. This building has classrooms primarily for lower level students and the
listening lab. The parking lot here is free and can accommodate both teachers and students
with cars.
5. Amstel Square. These classrooms are on Elkton Rd. and Amstel Ave. This location shares
the building with some other businesses. A few teacher parking passes are given (ask veteran
teachers about this).
6. Elkton Corner. There are two classrooms at this location further South on Elkton Rd. In
back, there are two free reserved parking spaces for the two teachers assigned to this
location.
7. Rodney. This location has classrooms in the basement of the Rodney dorm complex, under
the train bridge on Elkton Road. The UD parking lots have parking meters and are strictly
patrolled and ticketed.
8. Classrooms on campus (overflow)
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Director Dr. Scott Stevens
Chief Executive Officer for the ELI, supervises full time faculty, and all
senior administrators. Oversees budget and program development. For
emergencies and unresolved problems the buck stops here!
Associate Directors Joe Matterer
Associate Director, IEP
Supervises lower level and culture track “S” contract teachers, class changes,
class material and textbook ordering, “S” contract hiring, and observing
teachers as well as class evaluations by students, and testing and placement of
new students
Karen Asenavage
Associate Director, Academic Programs
Oversees EAP track “S” contract teachers, the Conditional Admissions
Program (CAP), the Cohort Program, “S” contract hiring, observing teachers
Office Coordinators Jeanne Mae Outlaw Cannavo
Addresses building maintenance for 108 E. Main and 102 E. Main. Orders
supplies, answers general questions, signs out keys, submits transportation
requests, gives copy codes, manages the teachers’ mailboxes in 108 & 102 E.
Main. Jeanne also acts as Karen Asenavage’s Executive Secretary.
Christina (Chris) Smith
With receptionists, answers the main ELI phone line. Addresses building
maintenance for 189 W. Main St., 318 S. College Ave, Amstel Square, Elkton
Corner, and Rodney; submits room requests, keys, copy code, mailboxes for
listed buildings. Orders office supplies. Chris also acts as Dr. Stevens’ and
Joe Matterer’s Executive Secretary.
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Academic Dishonesty/
Retention
ELI Registrar
Lowell Riethmuller
Technology Coordinator
Processes academic dishonesty reports (cheating & plagiarism), tracks
students on academic or attendance probation, chairs committee on Student
Conduct and Attendance; presides over end-of-session retention meetings,
maintains ELI website, Institute photographer
Erin Cole Goertz
ELI Registrar, Scheduling Officer
Manages the database; handles student scheduling and issuing of grade
reports; responsible for web-based student intention forms and class changes,
for web-based faculty grade and attendance form.
ELI Admissions Nadia Redman
Assistant Director for Admissions & Recruitment
Oversees the ELI Admissions Office and is in charge of ELI marketing,
student immigration documentation and student transfers. Provides visa
advising to students
Kathy Kutchen
Admissions Associate, IEP (Nadia’s staff assistant)
Responds to inquiries about attending the ELI, processes admissions
applications
Laurie Fuhrman
Coordinator, Conditional Admissions Program
Coordinates the Conditional Admissions Program (CAP) for undergraduates
and graduates applying to UD and several other partner institutions
Michael Alexo
Admissions Associate, CAP
Processes CAP applications, responds to inquiries about applying for CAP
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ELI Financial Office Dru Arban
ELI Financial Officer
Manages the ELI Financial Office, approves purchases/reimbursements,
manages ELI budgets, student and sponsored billing, grants & special
projects financial management
Wendy Clark
Coordinator, HR & Student Financial Services
Assists employees with payroll and HR-related issues, including UDelNet
accounts, Qs about pay, and onboarding of new hiriers; manages student
financial services processes
Marie Hunt
Financial Office Assistant
Is responsible for processing payroll, student-related financial forms and
supports the financial office staff
Special Note: Use [email protected] for any payroll and non-sensitive
HR issues.
Special Programs
Housing
Baerbel Schumacher
Program Manager
Initiates and oversees special programs
Pat Maurin
Housing Coordinator
Assists in housing needs for students and new hires
Nancy Purcell
Homestay Coordinator
Coordinates home stay families and students
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Orientation
CAP Advisor
Tutoring Center
SALC
Listening Lab
Tim Kim
Orientation Coordinator
Work: 302-831-7493
Responsible for New Student Arrival, ongoing Orientation, student life and
counseling (students in trouble, homesick, etc.), and supports Activities and
Events Committee in student cultural programming and events
Erin Bastein Solorzano, acting
Runs CAP meetings, advises CAP students on course selection and progress,
follows up with CAP students struggling academically, coordinates partner
school visits to the ELI
Ken Hyde
Tutoring Coordinator
Coordinates ELI’s Tutoring Center and UD’s International Teaching
Assistant Training Program
Nicole Servais
SALC Coordinator
Coordinates the SALC: SALC website, book and software purchases
Robert (Bob) Palmer
Listening Lab Coordinator
Coordinates the listening lab in 318 S.College Ave.
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University of Delaware
*UD Parking Permit Info
www.udel.edu
http://www.udel.edu/transportation/parking/index.html
ELI Website
*Session Calendar
www.udel.edu/eli
(Click on the “Dates & Prices” tab)
ELI Facbook
*Course Syllabi and Timelines
*Welcome Video for New Faculty
http://www.udel.edu/eli/facbook
(Click on “Table of Contents” then look for “Syllabi”)
(Click on “Welcome Video for New ELI Faculty”)
ELI Administration and Faculty Photo
Directory
http://www.udel.edu/eli/photo-dir/faculty-directory.html
SALC Website
Edmodo (free site for your class)
http://Sites.google.com/site/elidesalc
www.edmodo.com
Udel Email
googleapps.udel.edu
Train (Amtrak) 800-872-7245 | http://www.amtrak.com/
Greyhound Bus 302-655-6111 | www.greyhound.com
Mega Bus http://us.megabus.com/default.aspx
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102 & 108 Office
Coordinator Jeanne Cannavo
Orientation
Coordinator
Tim Kim
189 Office
Coordinator
Chris Smith
Jeanne Cannavo
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The following HR-related information has been compiled for your reference. You may have already
received some of this information from ELI’s HR Coordinator; however, it will be helpful for you
to have it in one place for reference. Of course, you are always welcome to contact the Financial
Staff Assistant, HR Coordinator with any questions you may have or email [email protected]
with payroll questions. That email address is checked daily.
The faculty substitution policy is outlined in the ELI Faculty Handbook, which can be located at the
following URL: http://www.udel.edu/eli/facbook/. If you click on “Table of Contents”, then
scroll down to and click on “Faculty Absences”, you will find a description of the process to
follow any time you need to be absent from a class and will need to locate a substitute. The teacher
who will be absent is required to follow this procedure regardless of the reason for the absence. If
you have any questions about this, you should first ask your supervisor (currently either Joe Matterer
or Karen Asenavage) for guidance and information. Also, feel free to contact the Financial Staff
Assistant with questions regarding substitute pay.
Once you have become active in the UD Payroll System, you will be eligible to receive a University
of Delaware Staff/Faculty ID Card. This card provides you access to the Carpenter Center and the
Morris Library, in addition to some other services. If you are not sure if you are active in the Payroll
system, please contact the Financial Staff Assistant at 831-7241 for confirmation. If you have been
hired as a permanent employee, the ID card process will be taken care of during your onboarding
appointment with Payroll.
To obtain an ID card, visit the ID Card Office located at the Student Services Building at 30 Lovett
Ave. – please bring a photo ID with you. An appointment is not necessary.
The University of Delaware offers employee-paid parking to employees in a variety of lots
throughout campus. If you are already active in the Payroll system, you may visit Parking Services,
located in the Perkins Student Center on Academy St., to purchase a parking permit. If you are not
yet active in the Payroll system, then you may request a parking services request letter from Wendy
Clark, which you can then take to Parking Services to request a permit.
*Parking is STRICTLY enforced on and around Main Street and the UD campus. You are likely
to have a fine on your car for even being 2 minutes late. Most parking in the neighborhoods and
shopping centers around campus only allow those with special permits to park there long term. They will
tow your car.
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This account provides you access, via a unique log in, to the following:
University of Delaware email account – required by ELI
Access to Employee Web Forms
Access to Employee Web Views
A UDelNet account will have been requested by the Financial Staff Assistant for you prior to your
start date. You should have been sent temporary log-in information: user name/number and
password. It is essential that, if you have not done this already, that you immediately follow the
instructions provided in your temporary password email to activate your account.
Once your UDelNet account has been activated, you can access Web Views.
To view your paystubs, personal information, and HR-, payroll-, or tax-related information, use the
University of Delaware’s Web Views system.
View your paystubs and other personal HR-related information
On the UD homepage, mouse over "Faculty Link", then MyUD Resources, and then click on Web Views. This takes you to the UD Central Authorization Service login page.
Enter your UDelNet ID and Password on the left-hand side of the page, or your UDID and PIN on the right-hand side of the page.
You will see several links under "Self-Service Views". Click on whichever informational link you would like to view.
Make changes (i.e. to demographic data, direct deposit information, W-4 form)
On the UD homepage, mouse over "Faculty Link", then MyUD Resources, and then click on Web Forms. This takes you to the UD Central Authorization Service login page.
Enter your UDelNet ID and Password on the left-hand side of the page, or your UDID and PIN on the right-hand side of the page.
Click on the “Blanks” tab
Scroll down to the appropriate form and click on the link to access the form
Special Instructions for changing contact and other personal information:
Scroll down to, and click on, “HR Employee Demographic Data”
On the first screen, you will be asked two questions that require answers: o Are you a rehire: choose “No” o You may be asked if you have ever been convicted of a felony? If so,
you must answer this question in order to proceed.
Update any information that you wish to update
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Click on “Next Step” through successive pages until you reach the end.
At “Routing & Authorization”, choose Scott Stevens as Supervisor
Click on “Finish and Submit”
Web Views
Here, you can access your Pay Stub View, which will detail your current pay and all previous pay,
plus year to date information. You can choose which pay period you wish to view via a drop-down
menu. You will not see upcoming pay information until close to the actual pay date, if not the pay
date itself.
Web Forms – Supplemental Contract Instructors
When HR completes processing your contracts, an email is automatically sent to your UD email
address, usually close to the start of the contract. Once you receive that email, you can follow the
link to Web Forms to access your contracts. You can also access Web Forms directly (using the
above instructions) for the same purpose. Your contracts will show how your gross pay will be
broken down per pay period. Again, you are paid twice a month: on the 15th and the last day of the
month. If either of those days falls on a weekend, then the payout is on the Friday immediately
preceding that weekend.
*As the session progresses, please feel free to contact the Financial Staff Assistant/HR Coordinator, at x7241 or
[email protected], with questions concerning pay, UDelNet accounts, and other inquiries of a non-sensitive nature.
Any issues or concerns of a sensitive nature can be directed to either the Financial Staff Assistant or Dru Arban at
[email protected], if appropriate.
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ELI arranges the following housing options for students: The Christiana Tower dorms, Studio
Green Apartments, West Knoll Apartments and living with a home stay.
Once you have your UD ID number, you can check out the classifieds on the
UD’s main website (www.udel.edu) under the “Faculty & Staff” tab, then
expand the option for “Services for Faculty & Staff” and click on
“Classifieds”. At this point, you’ll have to enter your UD ID number and
password. The classifieds have housing options that are available only to UD
students and faculty.
Below is a quick look at housing options you may want to consider because they have the most
reasonable prices in the area and are within walking distance/have a UD bus route nearby. Refer to
the next few pages for more detailed information on the places listed below.
Apartment Complex Name
Price Range Per Month
Min. Lease Time
West Knoll $1,600 2 months
Studio Green $850/ $1,700 1 mon/ 2 mon options
*Colonial Garden $790-$815 7 months
*Pine Brook $1,602 Price decreases to $924
2 months 1 year
*Regency Square Apts. ~$900 1 month option
*Does not have special arrangements with ELI.
Regency Square Apartments (490 Stamford Dr.
Newark, DE 19711) is an unfurnished apartment
complex about a mile from the 189 W. Main Street ELI
building and 1.5 miles from the center of Main Street. It
is about ¼ mile up the road from the Christiana Towers,
where the students are housed. Most of the tenants at
Regency Square are elderly, so it is for those who want to
live separately from the students in a quiet environment.
There are leasing options from one-month to 12-months,
but you must give 30 days’ notice. A $35/month discount is given to University of Delaware
employees. Small dogs and cats are allowed, but there is a $105 one-time fee plus $20/month pet
fee.
Call Toll Free: (866) 776-8441 M-F: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM , Sat & Sun: Closed
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The main ELI website for the public (current students, prospective students, etc.) is
www.udel.edu/eli.
The information below can be found on the ELI Facbook (faculty handbook) and is found at
www.udel.edu/eli/facbook (from this site, click on “Table of Contents”). These areas contain
information with which you should familiarize yourself before the opening day.
Mission Statement
Organization of the ELI (chart)
Beginning of Session Procedures (Opening Day Memo)
Guidelines for Teacher-Created Assessments
Policies and Procedures
Academic Dishonesty Policy (use the form here when a student cheats or plagiarizes)
Students’ Course Evaluation Procedure
Benefits (family leave, finding a substitute)
Class Attendance Policies
Class Change Procedures
End-of-Session Procedures
Faculty Email Mailing Lists
Faculty Performance Evaluations/Students’ Course Evaluation Procedure
Faculty Mail Boxes
Faculty Meetings
Grading Policies
Illness
Photocopying
Policies
* Final Exams
S-Contract Employees
Students’ Course Evaluation Procedures – Course Evaulations
Syllabi
The following address: www.udel.edu/eli/curriculum is for the ELI curriculum. After knowing your
teaching assignments, you can review the curricular objectives for your classes.
You should be able to get the syllabus for your classes at this address: www.udel.edu/eli/syllabus.
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This section answers some of the questions you may have
about how the ELI organizes the beginning of a session.
A full teaching load is two classes: a L/S speaking class and a R/W class.
These are the times when classes are held:
7-Week Schedule 8-Week Schedule
M-Fri 8:15-10:05 AM: Listening/Speaking M-Fri 8:15-9:55 AM Listening/Speaking
M-Fr 10:35-12:35 PM: Reading/Writing M-Fri 10:25-12:10 PM Reading/Writing
M-Th 2:00-4:20 PM: Listening/Speaking or M-Th 2:00-4:05 PM Listening/Speaking
M-Th 2:00-4:30 PM: Reading/Writing M-Th 2:00-4:15 PM Reading/Writing
Typically the Saturday or Sunday before the session begins (on Monday), Joe Matterer will call you
to let you know what classes you have been assigned and to arrange a time for you to come and pick
up the books and other materials you will teach from for those classes. Joe only calls new teachers;
the rest of the faculty waits for the Opening Day Memo (ODM), which is emailed to the list serve,
That’s right, you’ll only have a one-two day notice. If you want to survive at the ELI, be flexible.
By Sunday, all of the teachers will receive an email from Dr. Stevens with what is called the Opening
Day Memo. This memo has all of the teaching assignments, meeting & activity schedules, teacher &
tutor contact information for the session.
Once you know which classes you’ll be teaching, you’ll want to download the syllabus and timelines
for each class. You can find the syllabus for your class on the
facbook: http://www.udel.edu/eli/facbook/
On this website, click on the first choice, "Table of Contents", then you can find the syllabi and 8-week timelines under "Syllabi". The end-of-session course evaluations can be found by finding "Students' Course Evaluation Procedures" and clicking on the first choice under that-- "Course Evaluations".
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The first day of the session, usually Monday at 9:15 AM in the SALC at 108 E. Main St., the
director, Scott Stevens, will meet with all of the teachers to go through the Opening Day Memo and
to hand out the class rosters. The rest of this day is a planning day for teachers.
At 10:00 AM, LS level meetings will be held; at 11:00 RW level meetings will take place. At noon,
we will feed you, while those of you who volunteered to teach a Student Support Services cluster,
will have a working lunch in 209 with Erin. Mentor LS meetings commence at 1:00, followed by
Mentor RW meetings at 2:15. Everything takes place at 108 E. Main St.
The first day students pick up schedules, usually Monday, but all classes don’t start until Tuesday.
If you are sick or have an emergency and are therefore unable to come into teach, the ELI will cover
the cost of paying the sub(s). You, however, are responsible for finding a sub and giving them your
lesson plans. Therefore, if you think you won’t be well enough to teach the next day, try to find a
sub the evening before you’ll be out. You can do this by sending an email to the faculty listserve:
[email protected] to ask if any teacher is available and willing to sub for your classes the next day.
Specify your classes, the class time, and how many days you think you will be out. If a teacher isn’t
available, then you can try to contact someone from the list of available subs near the end of the
ODM. This usually works, but if you are still unable to find a sub, or if you wake up and are
suddenly horribly sick, then call Joe or Karen. If you teach in the 108 or 102 E.Main St. buildlings,
call Karen’s cell at (267)456-3185 or office (302)831-7418. All other locations, call Joe’s house in the
morning if it’s before 7:30 AM (302-383-5966) or call his cell (302-738-7810) or office phone (302-
831-1809) after 7:30 AM.
After you have lined up a sub, make sure you send the sub your lesson plans (the sub should not be
expected to create the lesson plan). You also need to send an email to let the administration know
you will be out and to let payroll know to pay the sub. That email should include:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], and the Financial Staff Assistant (eli-
The reason for your absence
Dates and classes
Name(s) of the person(s) who will substitute for the affected classes
If you need to be absent for a personal reason, you will need to first get permission from your
supervisor, Joe Matterer, Karen Asenavage or Scott Stevens. If approved, you will need to pay the
sub at a rate of $25/hr. Each R/W class is considered 2 hours, listening labs and CAP cohort are
considered 1 hour.
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Find this information on Facbook (www.udel.edu/eli/facbook) or ask your course mentor for the
following:
1. Course Materials (books, CD packet, etc.)
2. The Syllabus
3. 7 or 8-week plan (what course objectives and activities from the syllabus should be covered
each week)
4. Activities/handouts
5. Assessments
a. The assessments should be evaluating how well the students are meeting the learning
outcomes on the syllabus.
b. Specific feedback should be given to students so they understand their score for the
assignment. Most of the time a rubric should be used (ask your course mentor).
c. Review the “Proficiency Scale for Level Advancement” chart—see the following
page.
d. The meaning of the effort score:
1 (outstanding), 2 (acceptable) or 3 (unsatisfactory)
i. The criteria for awarding effort scores are usually determined collectively by
teachers at given levels. Please consult with your Level Coordinator if the
policy is not pre-printed on the syllabus provided you.
ii. Effort scores are significant because CAP will LOSE their CAP status if they
receive a 3 effort score, students wishing to transfer to another university will
not be given transfer papers by the ELI and sponsored students may lose
their funding.
e. The meaning of letter grades at the ELI:
A= student consistently exceeds expected progress in meeting learning outcomes
B= student meets and, in some areas, exceeds learning outcomes
C= student meets and sometimes falls short of expected progress in meeting
learning outcomes [This is still passing; so the student will move to the next level.]
D or F= student consistently falls short of expected progress in meeting learning
outcomes.
NOTE: Make sure your assessments are a reflection of the student’s ability
to meet the learning outcomes on the syllabus. Be careful not to give higher
grades to students who work hard but do not meet the learning outcomes.
Social promotion will hurt both the student and class the student moves into
because he/she will not be able to function at the next level.
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6. Mid-Session Reports
a. These reports are mostly so that students can understand if they are in danger of
failing the class at the middle of the session. Most of the assessment tasks, however,
will probably be administered during the second half of the session, so it is
recommended that teachers keep students informed of their progress, or lack
thereof, throughout the session and not just the final week of classes.
b. Projected letter grades, effort scores and overall percentages should be given
to both students (check the facbook for the form) AND entered in the database on
the H drive in the “Database” then “Teachers” folder. This is to allow students
to know if they are meeting the terms of their probation or sponsorship agreements.
Effort scores of 3 on the mid-term often serve as a wake -up call to students; you
can be flexible with this score to allow students to change their behavior to raise this
score to an acceptable level through better attendance and study habits.
7. Final Exams
a. The final listening exam: COMPASS
b. The final speaking exam: must be approved by the level
coordinator
c. The final reading exam: COMPASS
d. The final writing exam: a 60-minute in-class essay
(no other reference materials, notes or dictionaries
allowed)
e. The final grammar exam: varies by level- ask your
course mentor
8. Final Grades
On the next few pages is a guide to help you fill out the paper grade form you will receive in
your box by week 6 in a 7-week session and by week 7 in an 8-week session.
a. Fill the paper form out BEFORE you enter grades on the computer so it goes faster.
b. Then block out the students’ names on the paper grade form and write in code
names or numbers for privacy.
c. Post the grade form outside your classroom and tell your students where they can
find their grades.
d. On Thursday the week before the final week, input the information on the paper
form into the database for final grades. All grades are due for graduating/leaving
students on Thursday by 4pm. You can enter returning students’ grades on Friday.
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*You can enter it every day if you like, but it MUST be done by Friday every week to ensure
students are maintaining their visa status by attending classes.
STEPS:
1. Click on the folder icon to open the programs on the computer. Click on the H: drive, which is under “Computer.” 2. Open the folder, “Database” 3. Scroll down to open the folder, “Teachers” 4. Double click on the Microsoft Access database “Teachers grades and attendance” [You can open any of the folders with ELI locations and double-click on the database icon to access this database.] 5. Click inside the box in front of “Attendance L/S Classes” or “Attendance R/W Classes” 6. Find your class by clicking on the
drop down menu and highlighting you
class + your name.
7. The first student’s name on your
roster will appear. In “week 1” write
the sum of the student’s absences and
tardies for week 1 (0.33 for tardies 5-
15 min late and 1.0 for each absence or
time the student is gone for more than
15 minutes of class).
8. Click on the small box at the bottom
of the page under “Week 1” to indicate
this week has finished.
9. Use the arrow button to advance to
the next student.
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* Midsession grades MUST be done by Friday of week 4 so that students on probation can be
monitored to make sure they are keeping up their grades, otherwise they risk dismissal. Graduating
students’ predicted grades MUST be entered by Friday of Week 6 in a 7-week session and Friday of
Week 7 in an 8-week session so teachers can vote on student awards Monday of the final week.
This student’s name has been blocked for privacy.
STEPS:
1. Select “Predicted Grades”
2. Choose your class
3. Enter the Listening & Speaking Grades and Effort from the drop down menus. Type in the grade percentage from both grades near the bottom.
4. Click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen to advance to the next student.
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Honors (providing less than 9 absences)
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Promotion
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Retention (Hand in pink retention form)
*For graduating students, this MUST be done by Thursday at 4pm the week before the final week so
that the graduation coordinators and CAP coordinators have enough time to process transcripts for
the graduating or matriculating CAP students. You can enter the grades for continuing students by
1pm on Friday.
Fill out the paper grade form BEFORE entering final grades in the database so you can enter grades
faster.
Listening/Speaking
FULL NAME
Student ID#
Class Listening
Grade Speaking
Grade COMPASS Effort
Oral Rating
Attendance Promotion
Level
The students’ full names.
This column should be removed when posting the grades, but after you give out the secret IDs.
Students give you a secret ID or you assign one so they can find their grades.
Do this before the last day of classes.
Letter grade from A to F.
“I” is for “incomplete” (score lower than 70% with a 1 or 2 effort and less than 4 absences)
See the grade correlation below.
Letter grade from A to F.
“I” is for “incomplete” (score lower than 70% with a 1 or 2 effort and less than 4 absences)
See the grade correlation below.
This is a numerical score, NOT a percent. Report the raw score.
*Leave the Mich Aural box empty on the database for the final grades. This was an old test we used to use instead of the compass.
Number score of 1 to 3
(1 represents the highest effort and 3 the lowest)
Roman Numeral from I to VII. This comes from the score on their Oral rating sheet.
*Level VI teacher only put a VII if the student is a CAP student who has met CAP requirements.
This is the number of days the student has attended class. Subtract the number of days in the session
(7 wk = 35 classes;
8 wk = 38 classes) from the student’s absences, and report that number.
i.e. 35/38
Roman numeral from I to VII.
This number represents which class the student should be in next session. Level VI teachers only put VI if the student is a CAP student who has met the requirements for CAP students.
Reading/Writing
FULL NAME
Student ID#
Class Reading Grade
Writing Grade
Grammar Grade
Essay Reading
Test Effort Attendance
Promotion Level
Same as above
Same as above
Letter grade from A to F or “I” for an incomplete
See grade correlation below.
Letter grade from A to F or “I” for an incomplete
See grade correlation below.
Letter grade from A to F or “I” for an incomplete
See grade correlation below.
Number grade from 1 to 7
(5.5 and 6.5 may only be given if there were two raters)
The converted letter grade from A+ to F
Number score of 1 to 3
Same as above Same as above
Grades Correlations
B+ 88-89
B 83-87
B- 80-82
C+ 78-79
C 73-77
C- 70-72
A 93-100
A- 90-92
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-- Meet with Karen, Joe or Julie to go over the Handbook for New ELI Faculty -- Get a brief tour of 108: SALC, classes, offices -- Meet Wendy Clark (HR in 189): *parking letters & payroll
-- Get connected to udel.edu (Erin Cole- 189) -- Go to Parking Services for a parking sticker -- Meet Jeanne in 108 & Chris in 189: *keys, copy code & mailbox
1. Get to know your students, diagnostics on Day 1 of class (Tuesday).
2. Go over the syllabus (course policies, attendance, objectives, grading scheme) with the
students. Students can change classes once online through Wednesday.
3. By the second day of classes, you should be addressing the learning outcomes in earnest
based on the course timeline. ELI sessions fly by, so you don’t want to fall behind early.
4. Go with your students to the SALC orientation for new students. There will be a specified
time on the Opening Day Memo and their schedules for your class to attend this orientation.
5. Retesting- If you have NEW students, you may recommend them for retesting on Wed.
Returning students CANNOT retest. Please expect student changes thru Wednesday.
6. Check your roster for no-shows. Erin will send you an updated roster on Friday. Check it
with who has been attending your class. Report “no shows” and students who are coming
but not on your roster in an email sent by Erin.
1. Your roster should be final on Thursday of week 1, but some changes still occur until wk 2.
2. The students’ updated address list MUST be returned to the housing coordinator, Tim Kim,
on Monday of Week 2.
3. Attend your level meetings for L/S and R/W listed in the Opening Day Memo.
4. Make sure you give periodic quizzes so you have mid-session grades to report. You give a
separate grade for the five skill areas and you need AT LEAST 3 ASSESSMENTS for each
skill: listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar. You will also give an effort score.
5. Faculty meeting
1. Give students midsession grades. You may use the midsession grade form included in this
packet to give students their midsession grades.
a. Be sure to appropriately weight the grades. 20% of the listening grade will be
comprised of the COMPASS Listening test given in the final week. 20% of the
speaking grade will be comprised of the speaking final (not a presentation) given by
you in week 8. Ask your level coordinator for approval for your speaking final.
2. Level meetings (usually on Friday week 4 or 5). Check the ODM for locations and times.
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Mid-session progress report
Student Name: ______________________________________
Class: _______________________ # of absences to date:__________
Teacher: _____________________________
Progress toward Listening objectives: Excellent Good Average Needs more work
Progress toward Speaking objectives: Excellent Good Average Needs more work
Progress toward Pronunciation objectives: Excellent Good Average Needs more work
Approximate grade to date: Listening ___________- Speaking ____________ Effort _________
Number of missed tests or quizzes: _____________ Missing assignments: ___________________
In this class the policy on missed tests and quizzes is:
_______________________________________________________________________________
Comments:
Mid-session progress report
Student Name: ______________________________________
Class: _______________________ # of absences to date:__________
Teacher: _____________________________
Progress toward Reading objectives: Excellent Good Average Needs more work
Progress toward Writing objectives: Excellent Good Average Needs more work
Progress toward Grammar objectives: Excellent Good Average Needs more work
Approximate grade to date: Reading ___________- Writing ____________ Grammar __________ Effort _______
Number of missed tests or quizzes: _____________ Missing assignments: ___________________
In this class the policy on missed tests and quizzes is:
_______________________________________________________________________________
Comments:
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1. Students’ Intention forms are due online at the end of this week. Remind your students to
complete them. Direct students to the ELI Online Course Fair online and the SALC for
assistance from 12:30-2 PM Monday-Wednesday this week only.
2. Make sure you give periodic quizzes so you have mid-session grades to report. You give a
separate grade for the five skill areas and you need AT LEAST 3 ASSESSMENTS for each
skill: listening, speaking, reading, writing and grammar. You will also give an effort score.
3. Faculty meeting or Level Meetings on Friday. Check the ODM for the time & location.
1. Meet with any students in danger of failing. If any student has a grade of D+ or lower OR
has an average grade below 73%, you will want to discuss their grades with them and you
MUST fill out a pink retention form that you have them sign. Signing it does not mean they
agree with you but that you informed them.
2. Friday this week has NO CLASSES. It is a testing day. Nicole Servais will send an email
with the time each class will take the two COMPASS tests (listening & reading) and with
video instructions to show your students before Friday. Make sure you remind them to bring
their UD ID cards. If you have students with conflicts, send an email with that information
to Nicole ([email protected]) at the beginning of the week. You need to schedule
appointments with your students to conduct your speaking final exams on this day, as well.
3. Enter predicted grades, effort score and overall percentage for each class by Friday this
week. A “leaving list” is emailed out on Thursday by the Registrar; and therefore, predicted
grades only need to be entered for students we anticipate will be graduating (not all
students). This information will be used in addition to students’ cumulative GPA in ELI
courses to calculate honors students so the faculty can vote on student awards during the
meeting on Monday of the final week.
4. If you teach RW level IV, there is a screening test for students earning Bs in your class on
Friday. This test allows students with good grammar skills to skip General V and enter
EAPV. Check the ODM for the time and location.
1. Faculty Meeting on Monday 1 PM- The purpose of this meeting is to recommend students
for graduation awards. We have our graduation on the last Friday of the session. We award
honors for Outstanding students, Leadership, Best Writer, and Valedictorian. You may
recommend your students for these awards during this meeting.
2. Give any remaining speaking final exams you couldn’t finish on Friday, as well as the final
writing and final grammar exams this week.
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3. Retention meeting on Wednesday- You will receive pink retention forms at the beginning of
this week. This form is for students who have at least 1 F in each skill area or whose overall
GPA is less than 73%. You will submit this form to Lowell in his mailbox. Please make a
copy of the form and bring it with you to the retention meeting. At this meeting, all the
teachers from each level meet with either Joe, Scott, or Karen to read the information from
the retention form and to give their advice/opinion about the student’s retention/probation
status. Sometimes, it’s very simple, “This student failed because of poor effort and poor
attendance.” Other times your student may have failed due to family difficulties or simply
needs more time in a level. This is your opportunity to speak on behalf of your failing
students.
4. Classes are shortened on Thursday to allow teachers time to enter their students’ final grades
into the database. LS: 8:15-9:30 AM; RW: 10:00-11:15 AM (usually- check the ODM). All
afternoon classes: 1:00-2:15 PM.
5. Evaluations due by Thursday- You will have two types of evaluations to have the students
complete this week: COURSE evaluations and PROGRAM evaluations. A labeled folder
with scantron sheets in it for each type will be put in your mailbox for this.
For the COURSE evaluation, you must make the copies of the course evaluation. Look
on the Facbook for the evaluation for your class or ask your course mentor. You may NOT
administer your own evaluation, so find another teacher to switch classes with for just this
part so the other teacher can answer any questions the students may have. That teacher will
then turn in the folder with your evaluations to one of the secretaries in 108 or 189. Make
sure your students write the following at the top of the scantron where is says
“Identification:” Instructor’s last name- Class + Session #, Year
Example: Lopez- R/W EAPVI
Session III, 2012
The PROGRAM evaluations should only be given to your L/S class. You may administer
these evaluations and then return the envelope with the evaluations in it to Saundra or the
189 W. Main St. Office Coordinator by Thursday. Students do NOT need to put any
identification (your name or their name) at the top of this scantron.
6. Final grades MUST be entered on the database by Thursday at 4pm.
7. Graduation on Friday 3:30-5:30. You are expected to attend graduation to sit with your
Reading/Writing class and go up on stage with them as they shake Dr. Stevens’ hand. You
will help keep them quiet during the ceremony and distribute their certificates and transcripts
with their grades at the very end of the ceremony so everyone stays until the end.
Graduation usually lasts 2-2.5 hours.
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ELI chart for identifying and assisting students in distress
Contact list
Dr. Stevens (302) 584-5710
Tim Kim: ELI Office #: (302) 831-7493; Cell # (302) 383-9724
Joe Matterer (302) 383-5966
Karen Asenavage (267) 456-3185
University Police (will take students to the Student Health Services) (302) 831-2222
Center for Counseling and Student Development- CCSD (302) 831-2141
Student Health Services (Open 24/7) (302) 831-2226
Sexual Offense Support (SOS) (24 hour crisis hotline) (302)-831-2226
Wellspring (non-emergency support group for victims of sexual violence) (302) 831-3457
Preliminary action:
Monitor the student and see if the situation progresses
Make student aware of supports on campus o i.e. Center for Counseling and Student Development (CCSD),
International Student Support Group, International Student Discussion Series
Immediate action:
Contact CCSD, Orientation Coordinator, and Dr. Stevens o Contact appropriate resource
i.e. UD Police, SHS, SOS
UD Police will take students to Student Health Services
Formal consequence will be needed o i.e. C.A.P.E.S, Police, long term support
Intermediate action: Contact immediate supervisor
Call CCSD and speak with the “counselor of the day”
Refer student to the Orientation Coordinator Have the student make an appointment with CCSD
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*During your first few weeks teaching, an administrator will observe one of your classes to see if you need any
additional support teaching in our program. The following criteria are what kinds of teachers the ELI tries to foster.
On the following pages is a rubric to help you reflect on your own teaching and to prepare for your observations.
The effective teacher should:
Video References to improve teaching:
Julie Lopez is working on videos of “Best Teaching Practices” to be finished by 2013.
Foreign Language Teaching Methods at the University of Texas at Austin:
http://www.coerll.utexas.edu/methods/
Establish and enforce consistent class rules
Keep class on target, avoiding digressions
Control potentially disruptive behavior
Be dependable and responsible (starting
class and returning homework on time)
Provide effective and appropriate feedback
Be organized and prepared
Make good use of time
Transition effectively among activities
Manage group work effectively
Establish positive rapport with students Be open to learn from students Keep students involved and actively participating Show concern for students and their problems Motivate and inspire students to learn Create a positive atmosphere of mutual respect that values learning
Stimulate recall of and connections to prior
learning
Keep students engaged
Provide a balance of teacher/student talk
Make effective use of media, illustrations, and
resources
Use effective questioning techniques
State intended outcomes for the lesson
Use methodology appropriate for class
Model new activities to ensure understanding
of task
Provide guided practice
Monitor student progress
Check student understanding
Devote appropriate time to task
Spiral lesson to previously learned material
Meet learning objectives of the curriculum/syllabus
Show mastery of subject area
Design pedagogically sound lessons with:
stated objectives
modeled activities
guided practice
checks for understanding
feedback/evaluation
review/closure
Learn new techniques and keep abreast of
applied research
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Instructor Date Location
Topic Number of learners Nationalities
PERFORMANCE AREA AND SCALE DESCRIPTOR, the effective teacher should: Planning: Prepares and plans learning experience Materials, lesson plan, time allocation ___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs Improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
Meet learning outcomes of the
curriculum/syllabus Show mastery of subject area Design Pedagogically sound lessons with:
o stated outcomes o modeled activities o guided practice o checks for understanding o feedback/evaluation o review/closure
Learn new techniques and keep abreast of applied research
Comments:
Instruction 1: Keeps students engaged and involves learner in the learning experience
___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs Improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
Stimulate recall of and connections to prior
learning Hook students’ interest or curiosity Provide an appropriate balance of
teacher/student talk Make effective use of questions Make effective use of media, illustrations,
resources
Comments:
Instruction 2: Informs learners of learning outcomes, creates a level of expectation for learning
___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs Improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
State learning outcomes Ensure students understand the purpose
and relevance of the lesson and activities
Comments:
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Comments
OUTCOME AND SCALE DESCRIPTOR Instruction 3: Presents lesson with clarity, organization, , differentiation, effective methodology ___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
Use methodology appropriate for class Model new activities to ensure
understanding of task Provide guided practice Monitor student progress Check student understanding Devote appropriate time to task Spiral lesson to previously learned
material
Comments:
Management 1: organizes the lesson, manages clock, transitions to activities, guides students
___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
Be organized and prepared Make good use of time, as appropriate to
each task Transition effectively among activities Manage group work effectively
Comments:
Management 2: Provides feedback and manages class ___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
Establish and enforce consistent class rules Keep class on target, avoiding digressions Control potentially disruptive behavior Be dependable and responsible (starting
class and returning homework on time) Provide effective and appropriate feedback,
correction
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Overall performance scores:
Highly Effective (Outstanding/Excellent) ____, Effective (Very Good/Good) ___,
Somewhat Effective (Fair) ____, Does Not Meet Standards (Poor) ____
Overall Observer Comments:
PERFORMANCE AREA AND SCALE DESCRIPTOR, the effective teacher should:
Interpersonal: Creates classroom culture and climate
___ [3] Highly Effective ___ [2] Effective ___ [1] Somewhat effective, Needs improvement ___ [0] Does Not Meet Standards
Establish positive rapport with students Be open to learn from students Keep students involved and actively
participating Show concern for students and their
problems Motivate and inspire students to learn Create a positive atmosphere of mutual
respect that values learning
Comments:
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*Look at the two sample lesson plans on the following pages, one for listening/speaking and the
other for reading/writing, to get an idea of how detailed your lesson plan needs to be.
When you are observed officially, make sure you write out your lesson plan to provide the
observer with for that class. Your lesson plan needs to include the following:
1) Background of the class including:
A) Break down of students in number and gender.
B) The class in relation to the week in the session
(ex: "This is the second week of an 8 week session.")
C) A brief description of what have they been working on in the previous few classes.
In other words, "How will what you do in today's class build on previous lessons?"
2) Each part of the lesson should include:
A) A brief description of activity, including any materials that are necessary
B) The time allotted for the activity
C) The stated objective from their course syllabus that the activity teaches or
develops. (Ex. Stated Objective from syllabus: "Students will learn how to correctly
pronounce -ed endings.")
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Class: LS III
Demographic Context: We are in Week 3 of an 8 week session. There are 12 students in the class:
7 women and 5 men. The country breakdown is: 3 Saudis, 4 Chinese, 2 Korean, 1 Japanese, 1 Turk
and 1 Brazilian.
Previous Class before observations: During the last part of class today we went over making,
accepting, and refusing invitations. The students listened to a conversation and then we listed common
expressions used for making invitations and how to accept or refuse an invitation. Tomorrow’s
lesson will build off of that.
Each part of the lesson to be observed will include:
Activity
Materials
Time
Stated Objective from syllabus for this course
Activity: Role-play line-up: half of the students will be given a situation in which they should invite
someone to something. The other half of the students will either accept or refuse. I will facilitate this
and walk around and listen to the students.
Materials: Note cards with situations, chairs lined up facing each other
Time: 15-20 minutes
Stated Objectives: Through practice students should "improve their fluency, conversation skills, and oral
grammar", all of which are course goals stated on the syllabus. This activity also gives me a chance to
assess the students.
Activity: Reading a map: pp. 21-24 in Interactions
Materials and Time: Interactions 2 (30-40 minutes)
Stated Objective: "Understand how to read a map and describe the location of something on a map"
Activity: Pronunciation of /t/ and /d/: pre-activity for next activity. Last week I taught them the
difference between voiced and unvoiced consonants.
Materials and time: Sounds Great (10-15 minutes)
Stated Objective: "-ed endings: Learn rules for pronunciation of –ed endings." and improve "ability to
discriminate vowel sounds in minimal pairs."
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Activity: Conversation Pair work to practice pronunciation of -ed endings.
Materials and Time: Marker, white board 5-10 minutes
Stated Objective: Improve pronunciation of -ed endings
-ed endings: match the word with the correct sound. Group or pair work Word cards
5-10 minutes
Activity: Continued Pair Work to improve pronunciation
Materials and Time: Sounds Great pp 102 and 105: listening discrimination and speaking.
Sounds Great (10 minutes)
Objective: Improve pronunciation of –ed endings
Activity: Continued practice to practice -ed endings with natural conversation. Interviewing
partner: Students have to ask/answer questions using the past tense –ed endings in a more natural
way.
Materials: Sounds Great. Use the questions from SG p. 102. Sounds Great
Time: As time allows
Objective: same as above
Last 5 minute-wrap up: This is what I call "TAKE HOME" information.
At the end of every class I ask, "What have you learned from today's class that you can take with
you? Then, I ask for students' responses first. I will write them on the board and include my own.
(Ex. "I know the rules for pronouncing -ed endings" or "I feel more confident about inviting someone to a party." OR
"I understand different ways to accept or refuse an invitation in a polite way." or I can talk to people and feel
comfortable."
I will then suggest (sometimes I assign for HW) that they practice pronunciation of -ed ending this
week with their tutor by talking about what you/your tutor did last weekend or on your last
vacation. AND/OR They can invite a classmate/friend for coffee by using what they have learned.
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Class: RW IV
Demographic Context: This is Week 4 of an 8 week session. There are 15 students in the class: 7
women and 8 men. The country breakdown is: 6 Saudis & 9 Chinese.
Previous Lessons: We have been working on developing sentences and connecting ideas using
subordinating conjunctions.
10:40 Warm-up – Bias. Q. What are some ways and situations in which a person might show
bias? {Objective: Expand vocabulary by studying the Academic Word List and by guessing the
meaning of words through context and affix clues.}
10:50 Collect Paraphrase HW paragraphs {Develop awareness of different kinds of writing
patterns including cause/effect, compare/contrast and summary.}
10:55 Intro & Bkgd Paragraph Analyses for Persuasive Essay – p.114 {Write an effective
paragraph using a topic sentence, body development, and conclusion; using cohesive devices such as
connectors, restatement, and referencing.}
Intro - What tools used to get reader’s attention? (Results of survey, questions)
Intro – What is Thesis- last [ 1) easily access course materials 2) Can demonstrate learning in +ways]
Bkgd – How does the bkgd P give us info needed for the essay?
11:15 Body paragraph Analysis of Persuasive essay on – p.99 {Write an effective paragraph using
a topic sentence, body development, and conclusion; using cohesive devices such as connectors,
restatement, and referencing.}
Topic ss of body paragraph
Identify the ways electronic comm. Facilitates frequent & meaningful conversation for profs & Ss
Transition words
No 1st person to when offering supporting ideas to persuade reader
Support opinions w/ (p.109)
Facts & statistics
Examples
Experts
Research results
Interviews
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11:45 Saw Figurative Language in “La Gringuita”– p.34 {Recognize the use in a reading passage of
figurative language such as analogy, simile, metaphor.}
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
PPT
12:05 Grammar (Transitions) HW handouts & Subordinate clauses {Understand and use
reduced subordinate clauses}
12:15 Return Quizzes
HW
Read CR p 40-43 Poem
Tomorrow - Morris Library 116A @ 2pm
Wed – Paraphrasing Qz & Grm Quiz Unit 2
Thurs – AWL quiz & In-Class writing.
7/19 Persuasive due in class
Next
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*The following document is a schedule for the entire session and have reference information about teaching and tutoring
assignments and contact information. It is typically mailed out to all teachers the Saturday or Sunday before the
session starts. On Monday, or whenever the session starts, Dr. Stevens will go over this document in a meeting with
the faculty before they meet the students later that morning.
LISTENING/SPEAKING CLASSES All L/S classes meet 8:30 to 10:10 AM Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Friday
(Afternoon classes, marked “PM”, meet 2:00 to 4:05 PM M,T,W,R)
Class Name Instructor Room # Level
BASIC Mikie Sarmiento 318 S. College Room 109 Pre I
IA Kathy Vodvarka 318 S. College Room 101 I
IB Bailey Schmidt 318 S. College Room 108 I
IIA Sean Stellfox 102 E. Main St. 101 II
IIB Jo Gielow/Leslie Criston 318 S. College, Room 102 II
IIIA David Schmitt ELI 205 III
IIIB Tom Panter Rodney 032 III
IIIC Ana Kim 108 E. Main 207 III
IIID Celeste Calderon Rodney 030 III
IIIE Barbara Morris ELI 204 III
IIIF Ann Parry Amstel Square 102 III
IV/A Amy Estell Amstel Square 104 IV
IV/B Janet Louise ELI 203 IV
IV/C.PM Amy Vazquez 318 S. College Room 110 IV
IV/D. Cindy Klenk Memorial Hall 047 IV
IVE Rachel Lapp 108 E. Main Room 209 IV
IV/F Christine Adams 108 E. Main St, Room, 223 IV
OB Mary Beth Worrilow ELI 305 IV
NEWSIV Karen Foltz Rodney 019 IV
AOB Chris Pinkerton 108 E. Main Room 225 IV
NEWSV.PM Briana Hagany 318 S. College Room 109 V
EAPV/A William Wherry 102 E. Main, Room 103 V
EAPV/B Josephine Wie 102 E. Main St. 104 V
EAPV/C.PM Vilena Livinsky 318 S. College, Room 112 V
EAPV/D.PM Erin Bastien 108 E. Main Room 205 V
EAPV/E Emily Thayer Elkton Corner 102 V
STORIES Walt Babich ELI 304 V
ABCS John Smith 108 E. Main Room 206 VI
1960s/A Russ Mason 108 E. Main 201 VI
1960s/B Phil Rice 108 E. Main Room 205 VI
EIL/A Grant Wolf course mentor Amstel Square 101 VI
EIL/B Marriott Nielson 102 E. Main St. 106 VI
EIL/C Ken Hyde 108 E. Main Room 203 VI
GRADVI Angela Harnish Amstel Square 103 VI
Eapvi 5 wks Kendra Bradecich 108 E. Main Room 204 VI
DRAMA/A Nicole Servais 108 E. Main Room 224 VI
DRAMA/B Kathy Bracy 102 E. Main St. 105 VI
EAPVI/A Ken Cranker 108 E. Main Room 217 VI
EAPVI/B Anne Owen 108 E. Main Room 208 VI
EAPVI/C Christienne Woods 102 Main St. Room 102 VI
FILM Julie Lopez 108 E. Main Room 210 VI
ENTREPRENEURSHIP Dan Murray 108 E. Main Room 202 VI
Level I LS Coordinator: Kathy Vodvarka
Level II LS Coordinator: Jo Gielow
Level III LS Coordinator: Barbara Morris
OB and AOB Coordinator, Mary Beth Worrilow
Level IV LS Coordinators: Janet Louise
Level V LS Coordinator: Nonie Bell
Level VI EAP coordinator: Ken Cranker
Level VI coordinator: Walt Babich
(A few L/S classes are not listed above because this page was shortened to include a title for the new teacher packet.)
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READING/WRITING CLASSES R/W classes meets 10:40 to 12:25 PM Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Friday
(Afternoon classes, marked “PM”, meet 2:00 to 4:15 PM M,T,W,R)
Class Instructor Room # Level
BASIC Mikie Sarmiento 318 S. College Room 109 Pre I
IA Kathy Vodvarka 318 S. College Room 101 I
IB Bailey Schmidt 318 S. College, Room108 I
IC Jennifer Smith 318 S. College Room 110 I
IIA David Schmitt ELI 205 II
IIB Samantha Green 318 S. College, Room 112 II
IIC Tom Panter Rodney 032 II
IID Jo Gielow/Rachel Lapp 318 S. College Room 102 II
IIIA Marriott Nielson 102 E. Main St. 103 III
IIIB Debbie Darrell Amstel Square 104 III
IIIC Ana Kim 108 E. Main 207 III
IIID Christine Adams 102 E. Main St. 102 III
IIIH Vilena Livinsky 102 E. Main St. 105 III
IV/A Janet Louise ELI 203 IV
IV/B Amanda Brunson Elkton Corner 101 IV
IV/C Amy Vazquez Memorial Hall 047 IV
IV/D. PM Kathy Bracy 102 E. Main St. Room 105 IV
IV/E Phil Rice 108 E. Main Room 205 IV
IV/F.PM Cindy Klenk 102 E. Main St. 102 IV
IV/G.PM Meg Zittere 318 S. College Room 101 IV
IV/H Karen Foltz Rodney 019 IV
IV/I.PM John Milbury-Steen 102 E. Main St. Room 104 IV
WB Mary Beth Worrilow ELI 305 IV
V/A. Grant Wolf Amstel Square 101 V
V/B Angela Harnish course mentor Amstel Square 103 V
V/C Russ Mason 108 E. Main 201 V
V/D Celeste Calderon/Leslie Criston Rodney 030 V
V/E.PM William Wherry 102 E. Main St. Room 103 V
V/F.PM Celeste Calderon Rodney 030 V
AWB.PM John Smith 108 E. Main 206 V
EAPV/A.PM Mark Smith 108 E. Main Room 209 V
EAPV/B.PM Jack Crist Amstel Square 102 V
EAPV/C Jack Crist Amstel Square 102 V
EAPV/D Emily Thayer course mentor Elkton Corner 102 V
VI/A Walt Babich ELI 304 VI
VI/B Chris Pinkerton 108 E. Main Room 225 VI
VI/C.PM Amy Estell Amstel Square 104 VI
VI/D Josephine Wie 108 E. Main 206 VI
R/FILMVI Sarah Anderson ELI 206 VI
EAPVI/A Anne Owen 108 E. Main Room 208 VI
EAPVI/B.PM Marcia Halio 108 E. Main Room 203 VI
EAPVI/C Marcia Halio 108 E. Main Room 203 VI
EAPVI/5 Kendra Bradecish 108 E. Main St. Room 204 VI
ACRW Ken Cranker 108 E. Main Room 217 VI
GRE/GMAT Prep Dan Murray 108 E. Main Room 202 VI
GRADVI/A.PM Nigel Caplan 108 E. Main Room 204 VI
GRADVI/B Christienne Woods 108 E. Main Room 224 VI
RWF Carolina Correa 108 E. Main Room 209 VI
Incheon A Sarah Petersen 108 E. Main Room 223 VI
Incheon B Brandon Lee 102 E. Main St. 101 VI
Level I RW Coordinator: Kathy Vodvarka
Level II RW Coordinator: Jo Gielow
Level III RW Coordinator: Debbie Darrell
Business Coordinator: Mary Beth Worrilow
Level IV RW Coordinator: Kathy Bracy
Level V RW Coordinator: Angela Harnish
Level VI RW Coordinator: Walt Babich/Ken Cranker
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Opening Day Announcements
From: Scott, Joe, and Karen. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. As always, please
review with your students everything pertaining to them during the opening breakfast, beginning with the section, “What
Your Students Need To Know” in this memorandum.
WHAT FACULTY NEED TO KNOW
I. FACULTY MEETINGS: Please bring attendance and “No-show” records to our Friday (1/6/12) student swap
meeting. Mentors should meet today with faculty members who are new to their class. Below are the names of
mentors for courses identified as having teachers new to the assignment.
Mentoring Meetings for Teachers New to Courses (Listed by mentors conducting orientation sessions)
Listening/Speaking (2:00 PM) Reading/Writing (3:15 PM)
I, Kathy Vodvarka, 318 S. College, 101 I, Kathy Vodvarka, 318 S. College, 101
II, Samantha Green 318 S. College, 102 II, Samantha Green, 318 S. College, 102
III, Barbara Morris, ELI 204 III, Debbie Darrell, ELI 204
IV, Janet Louise, ELI 206 IV, Kathy Bracy, ELI 304
EAPV, Nonie Bell, 108 E. Main, 206 General V, Angela Harnish, 108 E. Main, 201
NEWSV, Karen Foltz, 108 E. Main, 208 EAPV, Emily Thayer, 108 E. Main, 204
EIL, Grant Wolf, 108 E. Main, 223 Incheon, Sarah Petersen, 108 E. Main, 209
Broadway, Sarah Petersen, 108 E. Main, 209 RFILMVI, Kendra Bradecich
Faculty meeting this Friday, January 6, 2012 in Willard Hall 006 for no shows and student swaps.
All faculty meetings begin at 1:00 PM. Pease make a note of faculty meetings and gatherings in bold print that you’ll
want to be sure to attend. Please keep your students informed about upcoming orientation events. We encourage faculty
members to attend at least two activities. “Optional” orientation activities usually involve an additional charge for
students and limited spaces available for sign-ups. Regularly scheduled orientation activities provide free transportation.
They require students to pre-register and pay a refundable deposit to secure their seat.
Calendar of Events, Meetings, and Deadlines
Week 1
Monday, January 2 Testing for New Students, beginning 8:30 AM, 108 E. Main Street
Campus tour/ID cards for new students, 1:30 PM
Tuesday, January 3 Testing and Orientation for Late-arriving students, 108 E. Main Street
ELI office closed for scheduling and placement
Registration deadline for Intramural sports: 5v5 Indoor Soccer, 4v4 Volleyball, 4v4
Dodgeball, 5v5 Basketball
Wednesday, January 4 Faculty Meeting, 8:00 AM, Room 209/211, Trabant Student Center
Opening day meeting, Trabant Multipurpose Rooms A & B, 8:30 AM, meet new students.
Returning students pick up schedules, Trabant Multi-Purpose C, 9:30 AM
R/W class for AM students, 11:00 AM to 11:55 PM, regularly scheduled rooms
R/W class for PM students, 12:05 PM to 1:00 PM
New Student Orientation Meeting I, 1:30PM – 3:30 PM, Willard Hall 007
New Students buy books at bookstore at 9:45
Thursday, January 5 Retesting of students wanting to change classes, 3:00 to 5:00 PM, Willard 006, 007, Proctors: Janet Louise, Russ Mason, and Jo Gielow. Proctors, please help prepare tests.
NEW ELI TEACHERS: Meeting with ELI Associate Director Karen Asenavage, ELI 206,
2:00 PM
All full time faculty begin signing up Wendy Clark for annual observations. Joe Matterer
and Karen Asenavatge will send notices to those S contract faculty being observed in
February and March.
Friday, January 6 Orientation, Part II, Willard 007. 1:30 to 3:00 PM
Faculty Meeting: Student swap—cancelled on a trial basis: see p. 6 note
Orientation : Meet and Greet Games Night 108 E. Main, 6:00pm [Mikie Sarmiento]
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Week 2
Monday, January 9 Faculty deadline for submitting students’ addresses.
Probation Meeting for all students on probation, 4:00pm, WHL 007
Tuesday, January 10 TOEFL Prep Class begins: 4:45PM - 7:15PM; Preregistration required.
Incheon teachers will miss LS class for a school visitation required.
Twenty Teachers from Incheon, Korea, will join LS classes today.
Wednesday, January 11 Faculty luncheon with Incheon Teachers, Trabant, 209-211, 1:00 PM
Level I LS teachers meet with Kathy Vodvarka, 318 S. College, Room 101, 1:30 PM
Level II LS teachers meet with Jo Gielow, 318 S. College, Room 102, 1:30 PM
Level III LS teachers meet with Barbara Morris, ELI 204, 1:30 PM
Thursday, January 12 Level I RW teachers meet with Kathy Vodvarka, 318 S. College, Room 101, 1:30 PM
Level II RW teachers meet with Jo Gielow, 318 S. College, Room 102, 1:30 PM
Level III RW teachers meet with Debbie Darrell, ELI 204, 1:30 PM
NEW ELI TEACHERS: Meeting with ELI Associate Director, Joe Matterer, ELI
206, 2:30 PM
Friday, January 13 Level IV LS teachers meet with Janet Louise, ELI 203, 1:00 PM
Level V LS (News, EAPV) teachers meet with Nonie Bell, 102 E. Main, Room 106,
1:00 PM
AOB teachers meet with Mary Beth Worrilow, ELI 304, 1:00 PM
EAPVI and GRADVI LS teachers meet with Ken Cranker, 108 E. Main, Faculty
Lounge, 1:00 PM
All other Level VI LS teachers meet with Walt Babich, ELI 305, 1:00 PM
Level IV RW teachers meet with Kathy Bracy, ELI 203, 2:30 PM
Level V RW teachers meet with Angela Harnish, 102 E. Main, Room 106, 2:30 PM
AWB teachers meet with Mary Beth Worrilow, ELI 304, 2:30 PM
EAPVI and GRADVI RW teachers meet with Ken Cranker, 108 E. Main, Faculty
Lounge, 2:30 PM
All other Level VI RW teachers meet with Walt Babich, ELI 305, 2:15 PM
Saturday, January 14 Orientation: New York City Trip: Incheon, Hankuk, reg. ELI. Departs ELI at 7:00am.
[Ana Kim]
Week 3
Monday, January 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. ELI closed. In honor of MLK, teachers are
encouraged to pursue service learning with their students some time during the session.
Thursday, January 19 Scholarship Applications available for students with financial need (Please
announce in class)
Friday, January 20 Faculty Meeting: WHL 006, 1:00 PM, Committee Final Progress Reports to
Faculty: Curriculum,
Textbook, A & E, Library.
New CAP Student Orientation Meeting, UD Visitor Center, 3:00 to 5:00 PM
Inter-Class Soccer Tournament, Sean Stellfox
All Full Time Faculty: Year-end memo due to Scott. Committee Chairs should
include summaries of committee activities.
Tutor Training Meeting, 2:30 PM, 108 E. Main, Room 201
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Week 4
Faculty complete a progress report for each student and review it with the student
Mid-session Reports available on facbook. Reports for sponsored students to be
turned in to office.
Monday, January 23 NEW ELI TEACHERS: Meeting with ELI Registrar, Erin Cole Goertz, ELI 206,
2:30 PM
Tuesday, January 24 Advisory Committee Meeting, 4:30 PM Scott’s office.
Wednesday, January 25 Intention Forms online http://eli.udel.edu (due Friday, February 3)
Deadline for students to submit scholarship applications.
Thursday, January 26 Incheon teachers will miss LS class for a school visitation
All faculty are invited to attend a TEFL conference organized by the MeXT teachers
from 1:30 to 5:00 PM in the Rodney Room
Friday, January 27 Mid-session predicted grades are due for all students
Deadline for Faculty to turn in Scholarship Recommendation Forms
Day Two of MeXT Conference, 11:00 to 4:30, Trabant 209/211. Please attend if
you can.
Tutor Training Meeting, 2:30 PM, 108 E. Main, Room 201
Saturday, January 28 Orientation: DC Trip. Incheon, Hankuk, reg. ELI. Departs ELI at 8:00am. [Sarah
Petersen]
Week 5
Monday, January 30 Staff Meeting, 11:00 AM, 189 W. Main Street
Wednesday, February 1 Scholarship Committee – 4:00pm, Scott’s office
Friday, February 3 Electronic Intention Forms due!
Level IV LS teachers meet with Janet Louise, ELI 203, 1:00 PM
Level V LS (News, EAPV) teachers meet with Nonie Bell, 102 E. Main, Room 106,
1:00 PM
AOB teachers meet with Mary Beth Worrilow, ELI 304, 1:00 PM
EAPVI and GRADVI LS teachers meet with Ken Cranker, 108 E. Main, Faculty
Lounge, 1:00 PM
All other Level VI LS teachers meet with Walt Babich, ELI 305, 1:00 PM
Level IV RW teachers meet with Kathy Bracy, ELI 203, 2:30 PM
Level V RW teachers meet with Angela Harnish, 102 E. Main, Room 106, 2:30 PM
AWB teachers meet with Mary Beth Worrilow, ELI 304, 2:30 PM
EAPVI and GRADVI RW teachers meet with Ken Cranker, 108 E. Main, Faculty
Lounge, 2:30 PM
All other Level VI RW teachers meet with Walt Babich, ELI 305, 2:15 PM
Saturday, February 4 Orientation: Free Trip – Ski Trip. Departs ELI at 7:00am. [Ken Hyde]
Week 6
Monday, February 6 Academic Intention Forms Due by end of week.
Intramural Basketball registration, contact Sean Stellfox
Tuesday, February 7 Advisory Committee Meeting, 4:30 PM Scott’s office
23 students from Seinan Gakuin University will be joining LS and RW classes
Wednesday, February 8 Dorm Intention Forms Due
Level I LS teachers meet with Kathy Vodvarka, 318 S. College, Room 101, 1:30 PM
Level II LS teachers meet with Jo Gielow, 318 S. College, Room 102, 1:30 PM
Level III LS teachers meet with Barbara Morris, ELI 204, 1:30 PM
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Week 7
Faculty meet with all students in danger of retention and complete forms
Monday, February 13 Intramural Volley Ball registration, contact A & E committee members
Tuesday, February 14 NEW ELI TEACHERS: Meeting with ELI Associate Director, Joe Matterer, ELI
206, 2:30 PM
Wednesday, February 15 Teachers in level IV submit recommendations to Erin Goertz, Joe Matterer, Grant
Wolf and Nigel Caplan those students who qualify to take the EAP grammar test on
Friday
Friday, February 17 Predicted grades to be entered by 5:00 pm. TOEFL Test, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM. TBD.
Proctors: Leslie Criston and Walt Babich
Administering the EAPV entry grammar test: Grant Wolf and Nigel Caplan Proctors,
4:45 - 6:30 PM, TBD
Tutor Training Meeting, 2:30 PM, 108 E. Main, Room 201
Saturday, February 18 Seinan-Gakuin (with seats for reg. ELI) trip to Washington, DC, Depart 8:00 AM Baerbel
Schumacher
Week 8
Faculty must administer course evaluations by week’s end
Monday, February 20 Faculty Meeting, end-of-session meeting, 1:00 PM, Smith 120
Tuesday, February 21 Faculty administer Reading exam in RW class, piloting of Reading Compass begins
for designated levels
Wednesday, February 22 Recommended day for Final Grammar Exam and final essay
Faculty Meeting on Student Retention, Promotion, and Attendance ELI 204
Thursday, February 23 Last day of classes. Schedule for last day: LS 8:30 to 9:45; RW 10:15 to 11:30
Afternoon Classes: 1:00 PM to 2:15
Grades for graduating students must be entered by 4:00 PM
Interviewers: Janet Louise, Kathy Vodvarka, Jo Gielow, Barbara Morris, Lowell
Riethmuller
Friday, February 24 ELI Graduation, Pearson Hall Auditorium 3:30 PM
Coordinators: Ana Kim and Janet Louise
Grades for all continuing students must be entered by 1:00 PM
Orientation: Dormitory/Studio Green check-out at 10:00 AM for graduating
March 1 Full time faculty deadline to submit electronic sabbatical requests to Director
Placement Testing/Registration for new students. Interviewers: Lowell Reithmuller,
Grant Wolf, Ken Cranker, Nigel Caplan, Nonie Bell
March 2 Placement Testing/Registration for new students. Interviewers: Lowell Reithmuller,
Grant Wolf, Nigel Caplan, Mikie Sarmiento
March 15 Full time faculty deadline to submit formal written request to Provost, subsequent to
successful review by the ELI Advisory Committee
Curriculum A complete copy of the curriculum is available on ELI’s website. The learning outcomes listed on your syllabi are
derived from the curriculum, which has been approved by the faculty. Please see ELI’s virtual Faculty Handbook for
all policies: http://www.udel.edu/eli/facbook/contents.html Please note this is a NEW url address.
Procedures in lieu of Student Swap Meeting: All faculty must provide the following information by the deadlines
indicate:
1. Joe Matterer will send to teachers the results of student retesting on Thursday evening. By Friday, January 6,
5:00 PM, email Joe (if one of your students appears on the list) as to whether or not you recommend promotion.
2. On Saturday, January 7, Erin will send to teachers their finalized rosters. You must email Erin Cole Goertz
([email protected]) by 5:00 PM Monday, January 9, regarding any student no-shows, i.e., students who appear
on your roster who have not shown up to class. This last is a requirement of SEVP and, thus, if we don’t get
overwhelming faculty compliance to this request, we will have to return to meeting as a group.
Related to ongoing communication, we are requiring all current faculty to have an use udel accounts by
week two of this session.
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Review of recently adopted procedures
I. RETENTION PROCEDURES
The following procedures should be followed by all faculty who believe they will have to retain or not award a certificate
to a student:
1. Week 7: Meet with the student, explaining to the student that retention or failure to earn a certificate is possible—
and why this is the case. The teacher must complete a retention form and submit this to Lowell Riethmuller. The
teacher asks the student to meet with him or her during week 6 to learn of the final decision. Please note: you
should meet with ALL students in week 6 to review progress, not just those in danger of failing.
2. Week 8, Wednesday: instructor of record meets with the Committee on Student Attendance and Conduct, providing
evidence (i.e., grades, attendance, sample work) for the student to be retained or conditionally promoted or not
awarded a certificate).The committee and teacher will make a decision about the student’s placement/certificate at
that time. The teacher informs the student of the decision. If your student is receiving a failing grade in one skill
area, you must attend this meeting.. 3. Week 1, next session: student receives schedule, along with a letter explaining that he or she has been retained or
conditionally promoted. The student may appeal the decision by writing a letter to the Assistant Director, who will,
in turn, meet with the instructor of record to determine whether the case should be referred back to the Committee
on Student Attendance and Conduct. If the committee reviews the case, their decision will be final. The student may
choose to meet with the Director for further clarification.
II. TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Faculty approved policies now require the following of all teachers for every session:
1. Using the approved grading scale and +/- system—see facbook.
2. Reminding students that final grades of C- or higher is required to earn a certificate or be promoted.
3. Not promoting any student with a grade of F in any skill area. Students in Level IV wishing to take a qualifying
grammar exam for EAPV, must have a grades of B in all RW skill areas before being admitted for testing.
4. Knowing that students in either EAPV LS or EAPV RW must earn B’s in order to be promoted to EAPVI LS or
RW
5. Knowing that Graduate-bound students may no longer take EAPVI to meet CAP or non-CAP requirements. They
must, instead take GRADVI. To enter GRADVI, graduate-bound students must complete EAPV with B average or
pass GeneralVI. PreMBA students only may enter GRADVI after completing General V RW or AWB RW with no
skill grade below B and a 6 on the final essay, as judged by two raters. See facbook for policies on qualifying for
GMAT/GRE preparation, Oral Business Case Studies, and Entrepreneurship.
6. Listing your method for determining grades on your syllabi
7. Using at least three scores to arrive at grades for each skill area. Providing timely and regular graded feedback
on student work.
8. Basing final listening grades on vocabulary and listening test or assessment results; basing speaking grades on the
average of speaking, oral grammar, and pronunciation scores. Reading grades must be based on reading and
vocabulary scores; writing grades are to be based on an average of writing scores only; grammar grades based on
grammar grades.
9. Factoring the Compass Test, Grammar test, final essay, reading test, and oral rating sheet into each student’s final
average as 20% of the listening grade. (Courses using Azar Grammar books must use the approved grammar exam
based on the Azar series.)
10. Basing letter grades on progress in meeting course outcomes. A= student consistently exceeds expected
progress in meeting learning outcomes; B= student meets and, in some areas, exceeds learning outcomes; C=
student meets and sometimes falls short of expected progress in meeting learning outcomes; D or F= student
consistently falls short of expected progress in meeting learning outcomes.
11. Effort will be indicated through the following supplemental numerical grades:1= outstanding effort; 2= satisfactory
effort; and 3= unsatisfactory effort. Effort grades are to be given for each course and have no bearing on determining
whether a student may be promoted. However, an unsatisfactory effort grade can prevent a CAP student from
matriculating. Faculty must specifically state on every course syllabus the criteria for determining the effort grade
for that course, including: attendance, completion of assignments, class participation, and use of English in the
classroom. Such criteria should be reviewed with Level Coordinators for levels III-VI. Expectations are to be stated
as clearly and defensibly as possible.
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12. Posting grades and final test scores on your classroom door by the final class of the session, with students’ grades
listed by a code you provide your students. According to UD policy, Instructors may not post according to students’
ID numbers or names. Teachers should make plans to meet with all students in danger of failing the class during
week six.
13. Administering the same writing test to all sections of a given level; instructors of electives may offer different
prompts as long as they reflect the curriculum learning outcomes for that level. The allotted testing time is to be one
hour, no more. Students are to be informed of the topic on the day of the testing, not before. Thus students may not
bring notes/outlines and may not use a dictionary. Prompts for all Level VI writing exams must be approved by the
Testing Committee, which will coordinate the rating of each CAP student essays by two raters, neither of whom
may be the student’s instructor of record.
14. Faculty may give students a grade of “I” for Incomplete if the student is in danger of failing the course (D or F) but
has earned an effort grade of 1 or 2 and maintained strong attendance. Students who are failing and who have not
had strong effort or attendance may not be given incompletes. Students must have a “B” average to be promoted
from EAPV LS or RW to EAPVI classes. 15. Students whose course average falls below 70% will be retained and placed on academic probation. Failure to earn a
GPA of 2.0 in the next session will result in dismissal, unless the student’s effort is 1.
16. New: All CAP and sponsored students must register for and attend tutoring. Attendance is mandatory and is
calculated into the overall attendance required for students to maintain their F1 or J1 visa status.
III. ROSTERS.
Please find your class or lab rosters for this session. Faculty may not approve any class changes, as students will
be using the class change form. Update your rosters as you receive notifications from [email protected]
of newly placed students come to your class, tutoring hours, or lab. In cases of schedule discrepancies, assume
that the student's schedule is accurate. A few students may find "SEE JM" in place of their class. Please send them to
see Joe Matterer during this morning's opening meeting. Please send students who need tutoring to see Ken Hyde at 108
Main Street, Rm. 225A. Students must complete an online class change request if they would like to change classes.
Returning students who have not paid their bills must settle their accounts before they will be given schedules. Do not
admit any student to class who does not have a schedule or a note from the administration.
IV. SCHEDULES.
Please note that the proficiency level of every student is printed on his or her schedule and on your roster. Please record
these levels in your grade book to be used for promotion/graduation recommendations.
V. SPECIAL PROGRAMS.
We have special programs that will be integrated fully or partially into our intensive English Program. We have noted all
the programs we will have, along with the academic coordinators so that you might obtain more background
information:
PROGRAM DATES COORDINATORS
INTEGRATION
LEVELS
MeXT (Japanese Teachers)
Seinan Gakuin
July 24 – January
Weeks 4-6
Sarah Petersen
Samantha Green
None
LS and RW
Hankuk University Entire Session Baerbel Schumacher LS and RW Incheon Weeks 2 - 6 Sarah Petersen LS Kobe Shoin Women’s Univ. Sep – February Janet Louise LS and RW KAUST
Faculty on other Administrative
Assignments:
Sept. - May
Rachel Lapp
Erin Bastien
Sean Stellfox
Bob Palmer
Rachel Lap
IPAD training
CAP Student Advisor
Orientation Coordinator
Listening Lab Coord.
L/S and RW
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VI. CLASS CHANGE PROCEDURES.
If a new student wishes to move up or down in a listening speaking class, he or she must retake the Michigan AURAL
this Thursday at 3:00 PM or 4:00 PM, in rooms WHL 006 or WHL 007. Students must fall within the appropriate
Michigan Score Range to qualify for a level change. Students wishing to change reading/writing classes must sit for the
reading test, also Thursday, 3:00 PM or 4:00 PM. Note: teachers of classes meeting in the afternoon will need to let
students out a little early to take the 4:00 PM exam. Level IV students trying to retest for EAPV must take the EAPV
Grammar exam AND the Reading exam. You should also tell new students that most student levels do NOT change
as a result of re-testing, that the initial assessment process is quite accurate. Be sure to administer and grade a diagnostic
essay by Friday. Students wishing to change laterally, need not take an examination. They can simply use the web-
based class change form. Students who are requesting a transfer to another class must not write in their books and
should keep their receipts. After the class change is official, the teacher can give the student the bookstore exchange
form. The bookstore will only permit returns if books are to be exchanged for other texts.
VII. LATE ARRIVALS.
We are expecting new students to enter the program throughout the first few days, so please be prepared for new arrivals.
Reserve some time after each class to introduce the course to late arrivals, so that you don't take class time from those
already here.
VIII. ATTENDANCE/PROBATION.
If the Committee on Student Attendance and Conduct has placed students on probation, their names will either be
marked on your student roster, or you will receive a letter later in the week. Probationary students must maintain 90%
attendance and, in most cases, a "B" average, or they are subject to dismissal. [That is, they cannot miss more than 4 L/S
and 3 R/W classes in the session.] So if your probationary students miss two of your classes, talk to them immediately to
get them back on track. Your attendance must be entered into the data base at the end of every week. Students on
probation for academic failure must maintain 90% attendance, an effort of 1, and a passing grade of C- or higher.
Important change: We are asking all faculty to enter mid-session grades and attendance for all students by
Wednesday of Week 4, Jan 24. This will help us act on students who have violated their probation.
IX. START TIMES.
L/S classes start promptly at 8:30 AM; R/W at 10:40. A reminder to all teachers of the requirement to arrive at the ELI
(or 108 E. Main) at least 15 minutes before the start of your first class (even if you teach in another building) for
messages, mail, announcements, and last minute copying. In addition, all classroom teachers must be in their classrooms
five minutes prior to the start of class to ensure that activities begin promptly at 8:30. The pattern you set for starting
class is what students will tend to follow. Morning tutoring will run from 8:30am to 12:30pm and afternoon tutoring will
run from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM every day but Friday.
X. COPYING.
We strongly recommend that you do your copying in the afternoon before each class. Please save trees and conserve
paper. Use transparencies where practical, or copy back to back. Teachers whose classes or offices are in 102 Main
St.or 108 E. Main should do their copying in 108 East Main Street. Faculty in 318 S. College can use the copier there
in Room 111.Teachers whose classes or offices are in any other location should do their copying in the main ELI
building.
XI. COORDINATION OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS.
Our curriculum requires that all essential learning outcomes be covered in every section of a given level. Please take
a team approach with all classes having multiple sections, and please share your materials! New teachers should
work closely with their course mentors and level coordinators to ensure they are keeping pace and addressing all
required learning outcomes.
Note: Level Coordinators are, in fact, level supervisors. Decisions made in coordinator meetings must be
followed/implemented by all affected teachers at that level.
XI. OFFICE HOURS.
Remember, faculty must have a minimum of three scheduled office hours set aside to meet with their students each
week. Please use the office hours to recommend what skill areas students should address through the Self-Access
Learning Center or Tutoring Center—and to help them select courses for the next session. Plan to meet with all of
your students at least twice a session to review their progress on stated objectives.
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TUTOR CONTACT INFORMATION
To foster better communication among tutors and teachers regarding student needs, we include tutor/teacher emails in
the ODM. Emails for tutors can be found, beginning on page 12.
XII. SYLLABI.
Be sure to review syllabi carefully with your students. By University policy, you are required to provide each of your
students with a course syllabus. This must be done no later than tomorrow, Thursday, of this first week. Keep your
syllabi up-to-date; remember that your syllabus is your commitment and the ELI’s contract with our students. Honoring
this promise includes meeting all core learning outcomes and completing identified assignments. No individual teacher
can change any learning outcomes listed on their syllabus. All outcomes are approved by the Curriculum Committee
and the faculty as a whole. Please follow the eight-week timeline for your class. Be sure to include on the syllabus your
office hours, your email address, your grading system, ELI attendance policy, and required textbooks.
XIII. FINAL ESSAYS AND ORAL RATING SHEETS.
If you have not already done so, please place original copies of final essays in an appropriately labeled gold envelope and
return them to Saundra Chapman so that the essays can be scanned and properly filed in each student’s computer file.
XIV. EVALUATIONS
Class evaluations are required and must be administered by the end of the eighth week of the session. Please administer
according to established procedures. Faculty may NOT administer the course evaluations for their own classes; they
should ask a colleague to switch classrooms on that day.
XV. ELI ADDRESS LIST.
Please make sure to give your home address, phone, email address, ELI office, and ELI extension to Wendy Clark
XVI EMERGENCY ALERTS.
Please establish a phone chain with your listening/speaking students during the first week of class. Announcements
for closings that are weather or emergency related will be posted on the homepage of the ELI website
(www.udel.edu/eli) by 6:45 AM. Scott will also leave a voice mail message at the main ELI number (831-2674). For
those of you living a greater distance from UD who need to know earlier, feel free to call Scott as of 6:30. Since many of
your students may not have access to computers from their homes, we are still asking each teacher to create a phone
chain. Notify your students by starting the phone chain—relating to them what is posted on the ELI webpage. Students
may call the office to hear a voice mail announcement as of 6:45 am. Please note the policy established by the Vice
President: "If no formal announcement of closing, late opening, or early dismissal is made, employees who decide for
personal reasons not to report or to leave early must take vacation time or leave without pay."
WHAT YOUR STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW This morning’s logistics.
Procedures for the opening meeting. Scott and the faculty will meet this morning in the Collins Room of the
Perkins Student Center to review the Opening Day Memo, distribute rosters and student schedules, and to answer
questions.
Today's schedule is as follows: 8:00 AM Scott meets briefly with all faculty in Trabant 209/211 to review opening day
memorandum.
8:30 AM All new students arrive to Trabant MP Rooms A, B to get schedules and/or show
evidence of paid tuition bills. They will meet with their LS teachers
9:30 AM Continuing students come to Trabant MP Room C to pick up their schedules. They will
NOT be meeting with their teachers until attending their 11:00 AM or 12:05 PM R/W
class.
*9:15 AM General Announcements by Scott. Students will be asked to meet with the instructor
whose name appears on their schedule. L/S teachers are to review students’ complete
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schedules with them and introduce them to the class and explain course objectives.
Students may NOT change their classes during the opening session meeting, unless
they have a “see JM” on their schedule. Opportunities for students to change classes
will be done by a form online.
9:45 AM Students meet their R/W teachers, who will provide a brief introduction to the class, show
them on their maps exactly where they are to meet for their first class TODAY at 11:00,
or 12:05 and direct them to the bookstore to purchase textbooks for all classes. Level IV
and V: remind students to buy Azar online.
No labs or tutoring this afternoon. Both begin tomorrow, Thursday. Those who
need to schedule tutoring may see Ken Hyde tomorrow, Thursday, beginning at 1:00
PM in 108 Main St, Room 225A. Those who want to change tutoring hours should
wait until Friday and sign up for an appointment at Ken’s office. Ken will
automatically make changes where there are lab or class conflicts with tutoring
11:00 AM – 11:55 PM Continuing and New students report to their RW classes in their regularly scheduled
classrooms. Teachers should have a lesson prepared for the 55 minute class.
12:05 AM – 1:00 PM Continuing and New students with afternoon RW classes meet at these times for class
today.
1:15 PM New Students report to ELI main building to be walked to their Orientation Meeting I,
which begins at 1:30 in the Willard Hall room 007.
*Please note: new and returning students must pay their UD bills prior to receiving class schedules. Do not admit to
your table any student who does not have a schedule.
Thursday
8:30 - 12:45, 2:00-4:30 Regular class schedule. Tutoring begins at 8:30 AM
1:00 – 5:00 Listening Lab begins
1:15 – 5:00 SALC orientation begins for new students (108 E. Main, Room 210
3:00 – 5:00 Retesting of new students only in Willard 006 and 007
Friday
8:30 - 12:45, 2:00-4:30 Regular class schedule
8:30–12:20, 1:00 - 6:00 Regular tutoring begins
1:00 – 5:00 Listening Lab
1:30 – 3:00 Orientation, Part II, Willard Hall 007. All new students are required to attend
BOTH Orientation sessions. Please remind them every day this week about the
Friday meeting. BOTH meetings will be in Willard Hall room 007.
3:15 – 5:00 SALC orientation for new students
6:00pm Meet & Greet Games night at 108 E. Main.
Week Two
Monday
8:30 - 12:45, 2:00-4:30 Regular class schedule
1:00 – 6:00 Afternoon tutoring, SALC, Listening Lab open at schedule hours for all full intensive
program students.
FOR TODAY, Wednesday, 8:30 AM
During this time, the L/S teacher should do the following:
1. Review the schedules of the new and returning students. Please be sure students know where they need to go for
classes, labs and tutoring, and when they need to be there. Make sure that CAP and Sponsored students know that
tutoring attendance will be taken during Week 1. Give out maps as needed. Explain all abbreviations for tutors,
buildings, etc., using this memorandum for reference. Note: if during the first week, a student’s orientation to the
computer lab or SALC conflicts with a tutoring hour, they should go to the orientation. L/S Faculty members are
reminded to accompany their students to orientation for the SALC.
2. Provide a general introduction to the class and review your requirements.
3. Review books that are pre-printed on students’ schedules and which they’ll need to buy this morning at the
bookstore.
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4. Remind students of the requirement for medical insurance. All ELI students are automatically billed for HTH
insurance. Students may avoid this charge only by showing Dru Arban proof of a valid alternate insurance this
week.
5. Go over important Tutoring information: Please note the following abbreviations on your rosters and your
students' schedules: FP= full intensive program, LP = limited intensive program (no tutoring or labs), and NL =
classes + tutoring, but no labs.
Afternoon Tutors For Session III 2012
All afternoon tutoring is located in 108 East Main Street
Initial PM Room Name Email
AK MS 208 Albert Kelly [email protected]
AS MS 208 Andrew Saunders [email protected]
BA MS 217 Barnabas Seyler [email protected]
BD MS 202 Bonnie Dawson [email protected]
CB MS 207 Carole Bryan [email protected] (This list of tutors has been shortened to save space as this is only a sample ODM.)
Cluster Tutoring for Session III 2012 This session’s clusters are listed below. They appear on the students' schedules as a two-letter code (e.g., “XP”), and
both days as well as times of the cluster are listed. With the cluster option, students have one hour of private tutoring
each week, plus two hours of cluster tutoring, meeting with a small group of other students and their tutor to study a
particular area, such as grammar, pronunciation, art, or, as offered this session, cooking. The Turner Corner is
located in a home across the street from the ELI on the corner of Main St. and Hillside/Cleveland Ave. Regular
clusters will meet in 102 East Main Street.
Name Abbreviation Room Tutor Day/Time
Kitchen XC1 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy M 1:00pm
Kitchen XC2 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy M 3:00pm
Kitchen XC3 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy T 1:00pm
Kitchen XC4 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy T 3:00pm
Kitchen XC5 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy W 1:00pm
Kitchen XC6 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy W 3:00pm
Kitchen XC7 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy R 1:00pm
Kitchen XC8 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy R 3:00pm
Kitchen XC9 Turner Corner Turner, Nancy W 10:30am
Pronunciation XP MST 101 Bailis, Ruth MW 2:00pm
Grammar XG MST 101 Dempsey, Rosana TR 3:00pm
Idioms XI MST 101 Funk, Cynthia MW 4:00pm
Vocabulary XV MST 101 Flannigan, Erik MW 3:00pm
GMAT/Math XGM MST 101 Brook, Michael TR 1:00pm
Spelling XSP MST 101 Elkade, Nermine MW 4:00pm
Study Skills XSK MST 101 Chen, Lei MW 1:00pm
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LISTENING LABORATORY: Class assignments and schedules for the Listening Laboratory. The laboratory instructors are
Bob Palmer for Basic, I, and II; Mary Beth Worrilow for III, and Chris Pinkerton for Level IV and Business (OB
and AOB). Students in levels V and VI are not assigned listening laboratory hours. All Labs meet in Room 108, in 318
S. College. The lab times are listed below:
L/S class Listening Lab Label Listening Lab
Room
Lab One
Time
Lab Two Time
1960s, ABCS No lab scheduled - - -
Entrepreneurship No lab scheduled - - -
NEWSV No lab scheduled - - -
EAPV, EIL, FILM No lab scheduled - - -
EAPVI, GRADVI No lab scheduled - - -
Drama No lab scheduled - - -
STORIES No lab scheduled - - -
BASIC Listening Laboratory 318 S. College Mon. 1:30 Wed. 1:30
IA, IB, IC Listening Laboratory 318 S. College Mon. 2:30 Wed. 2:30
IIA,B Listening Laboratory 318 S. College Tues. 1:30 Thurs. 1:30
IIC, IID Listening Laboratory 318 S. College Tues. 2:30 Thurs. 2:30
Business OB, AOB Speaking/List. Lab 318 S. College Mon. 4:30 Wed. 4:30
IIIA,B,C,D,E,F Listening laboratory 318 S. College Mon. 3:30 Wed. 3:30
IVA,B,C,D,E,F,G Listening Laboratory 318 S. College Tue. 3:30 Thurs. 3:30
NEWSIV
6. SELF-ACCESS LEARNING CENTER: Students from any level WHO ARE EITHER FULL INTENSIVE OR NO
LABS (Limited program students are not eligible to use the SALC) may come to the Center, in E. 108, Room 210,
at the following times:
SALC Hours of operation*
Monday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Tuesday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Friday, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM Thursday: 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Help your students identify areas for growth so that they might come to the SALC to ask Nicole Servais, SALC
coordinator and Aura Draper, SALC assistant, for texts, software, or video tapes/DVDs that focus on specific skills.
Below is this week’s scheduled orientation for students according to their Listening/Speaking level. Please make
sure your students attend, and we invite you to attend with them. After week one, the open access library schedule
listed above will be put effect.
Continuing students will have access to the SALC as of Monday.
Time Location Levels
1:15 PM Thursday 108 E. Main, 210 Basic, IA, IB, IC
2:15 PM Thursday 108 E. Main, 210 IIIA-IIIF
3:15 PM Thursday 108 E. Main, 210 IIA-IID
4:15 PM Thursday 108 E. Main, 210 IVA-G, OB, AOB, NEWSIV, NEWSV
5:00 PM Thursday 108 E. Main, 210 EAPVA-G
3:15 PM Friday 108 E. Main, 210 EAPVIA-C, GRADVI; EILA-C, ABCS, Entrep
4:15 PM Friday 108 E. Main 210 Drama/A,B, 1960SA/B, FILM , STORIES
7. Please announce the SPECIAL FIRST WEEK SCHEDULE: No tutoring will be held today. Listening
Laboratory classes and tutoring will begin on Thursday. The SELF-ACCESS LEARNING CENTER hours will
begin Thursday, though note the times set aside strictly for orientation.
8. ATTENDANCE: Students must miss 8 or fewer classes (e.g., combination of 3 R/W and 5 L/S classes) to earn
honors (i.e., meeting requirement for overall 90% attendance rate and "A-" average during stay). Students must only
miss 12 or fewer classes to earn a certificate for the session (85% attendance requirement for graduation). Students
missing more than 16 total classes in a session have violated the terms of their student visa and are subject to
dismissal. Students will receive letters at each of these three stages. Remind CAP and Sponsored students that their
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tutoring attendance is now included in their total attendance. Please be sure to enter your attendance on one of the
faculty computers each Friday, using only our standardized abbreviations for markings: .33 = 5 to 15 minutes late;
1 = absent or 15+ minutes late
9. REMIND STUDENTS THAT THEY MUST MAINTAIN A "C-“ AVERAGE OR HIGHER TO EARN A
CERTIFICATE. The number of absences permitted for students attending a partial session is to be prorated.
Note that there are no excused absences, with the exception of students needing to return to their home countries or
for approved visits to other universities to which they are considering applications for degree programs—or for
hospitalization.
10. Intercultural Club and host/homestay contact. Students who wish to work with an American Language partner
should contact Sean Stellfox to join the Language Partner Program or to get information about the Culture Exchange
Program. Encourage your students, instead, to volunteer for Community Service activities as a way of meeting
Americans. Also encourage them to make other connections with the community via host families, joining local
volunteer organizations, or attending the houses of worship of their faith. Host family coordinators can be reached at
[email protected] and homestay family coordinator, Nancy Purcell, can best be reached by email: [email protected].
ABSENCE POLICY FOR TEACHERS.
11. Absence Policy and Substitutes Please check the absence policy in the teachers’ handbook for procedures to follow if you have to miss classes
due to illness or emergency. Please use only approved substitutes by drawing from the sub list below. Morning
teachers may also call on colleagues scheduled to teach PM classes and vice versa. We are working on a
system to have three to four substitutes “on call” during a given week. They would be prepared to be called up
to 7:00 AM on the day of class, though calling the night before is much preferred. After the 7:00 AM hour, you
will need to call your supervisor (Karen, Joe, or Scott).
Available substitutes for Session III:
Family Name First Name Email Phone Spence Kevin [email protected] N/A Lee Stephen [email protected] (302)-757-3034** Edie CarolAnn [email protected], [email protected] (518) 542-1100 Dempsey Rosana [email protected], [email protected] (302) 897-1230 Funk Cynthia [email protected], [email protected] (302) 475-9505 Pincus Nadya [email protected] (978) 835-8228 Zaetta Myrna [email protected], [email protected] (302) 234-4633 Graham Meghan [email protected] (615) 521-2267 Smith Mark [email protected] (610) 563-9026 Babenko Tatiana [email protected] (302) 562-9648 LeVan Trevor [email protected], [email protected] (302)-463-6098 Cousins Gloria [email protected], [email protected] (302) 731-4711 Panadero Bob [email protected], [email protected] (302) 655-1589 Cassling Dave [email protected] (302)-368-5470 Lutz Charles [email protected] (302)-454-1653 Dawson Bonnie [email protected], [email protected] 302-996-0310
**Stephen Lee is available most mornings.
12. Who to see in the administration:
A. Letha Earl, ELI’s Housing Coordinator [email protected], x7493
B. NonCAP admissions questions: Nadia Redman, Assist. Dir. Admissions and Recruitment.
[email protected], x7132
C. CAP admissions questions: Laurie Fuhrmann, CAP Admissions Coordinator [email protected], x8865
D. CAP academic advising: Erin Bastien, [email protected], x7424
E. ELI Registrar and scheduling office: Erin Cole Goertz. [email protected], x3180
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F. Student orientation, campus integration, and counseling, Sean Stellfox, Orientation Coord.,
[email protected], x7417
G. Supplies, appointments, building issues at 108 E. Main: Saundra Chapman, office coordinator,
[email protected] x2674
H. Supplies, appointments, building issues all other buildings: Wendy Clark, office coordinator at 189 W. Main
and Scott’s executive secretary, [email protected], 7066
I. Lin McDowell is HR and Payroll coordinator, [email protected], 7241
J. Dru Arban is Assistant to the Director in charge of Finance, [email protected], 4501
K. Baerbel Schumacher is manager for special programs, [email protected], 4036
L. Lowell Riethmuller is in charge of Student Conduct and Attendance—and serves as Technology
Coordinator and webmaster, [email protected], 740-5538 (But if you have a problem with your computer,
call x8162 or [email protected])
M. Bob Palmer is interim Listening Lab coordinator, [email protected] , x7544
N. Nicole Servais is Self Access Learning Center Coordinator, [email protected], x0595
O. Ken Hyde is the Tutoring Center Coordinator and chair of the Activities and Events committee,
[email protected]; x2567
P. Joe Matterer is Associate Director for the IEP, supervising the SALC and Listening Lab. He supervises most
IEP S contract Faculty, [email protected], x1809
Q. Karen Asenavage is Associate Director for Academic Programs, supervising the Tutoring Center
Coordinator, ITA program, CAP academics, and EAP S contract faculty, [email protected], x7418
R. Scott Stevens is Director—see him about policies or questions that can’t be answered elsewhere and
emergencies. [email protected], x8224
Committee chairs:
Curriculum: Nigel Caplan
[email protected] x7420 Textbook Russ Mason
[email protected] x7419
Testing: Walt Babich
[email protected] x3612 Library Walt Babich
Technology: Ken Cranker
[email protected] x7416 Activities and Events Ken Hyde
[email protected] x2567
Newsletter: Barbara Morris,
[email protected] x7424 Promotion and Peer
Review
Grant Wolf
[email protected] x2704
Professional
Development:
Nonie Bell,
[email protected] x7420 Faculty Representatives to
Advisory Committee
Russ Mason
Leslie Criston
[email protected] x3215
Chair, ELI
faculty Search :
Nigel Caplan Chair, Public School
faculty search
Lisa Grimsley,
[email protected] 650-0607
Please check out ELI’s website: www.udel.edu/eli
VERY IMPORTANT! By the end of the first week of class, you will be given a student address list. Please review this
list with your students and mark any changes. This list must, by law and UD policy, be returned to Letha Earl, by next
Tuesday (Jan 10). It is now an Immigration Law and University policy requirement that this information be collected
immediately upon our students’ arrival.
Have a great session!
