Brief Instructor Bio

Instructor: Prof. Zakia Farouq
Preferred Pronouns: she, her, hers
Email: zakiafarouq@gmail.com or zfarouq@miracosta.edu
Phone: 760-622-8770 (text or call)
Office Hours: Mon/Wed 11:40 - 12:15pm (on Zoom after class) or by appointment

Get to Know Me

Hello Everyone!

I'm so excited to have you in my class this semester, and I look forward to working with you. My name is Zakia Farouq and I have been teaching since 2001. I have taught young children, teenagers, and adults of all levels. I love my job because I can meet people all over the world and help them learn English. I was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and I am Afghan-American. My parents and I originally migrated from Afghanistan, so we had to learn English just like you! English is my second language.

In my free time, I like reading, cooking, shopping, throwing parties, hanging out with my friends & family, and planning trips around the world. This is a picture of my family and I on a Western Caribbean Cruise in 2018. :-)

This week you will introduce yourselves on Canvas so we can get to know each other!

Please feel free to watch this introduction video to learn more about me.

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My Responsibilities

To treat each student with respect and fairness so that you can achieve your goals in this course.
To provide a learning environment that encourages active learning, questioning and problem-solving. This includes encouraging questions and answering them in a manner that makes you comfortable and willing to ask more!
To provide clear and explicit, assignments, expectations, and directions.
To grade fairly and promptly.
To be as accessible as possible to provide support, understanding, encouragement and, of course, answers to questions! I do this via my online office hours, but you can also make an appointment for a mutually-convenient time to meet. I will respond to emails and discussion posts generally within 24 hours.

Turnaround Time Response for:

Assignments: 1-2 Days
Quizzes: 1-2 Days
Email/Inbox: 1-2 Days
I will do my best to respond to email, texts, phone calls within 24 hours.
I plan to grade assignments the week after the due date. Please contact me if you are missing feedback/grades on any of your assignments.

Step 1: How to navigate our course

Use the home page or Modules to resume coursework. This course leverages Canvas' Modules, which means after you review the "overview" page that outlines all the activities for that week, all you need to do is select to continue.

Each module will walk you through content in the order that you need, page by page. Happy "Next"ing!

Your content here!

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Step 2: Read the syllabus

The course syllabus will provide you with the course schedule, course objectives, explanations of assignments and assessments, grading policies, and my contact information (including office hours).

Please read it carefully. You should have a deep familiarity with the schedule and process of the course.

I have also put together a course calendar for your reference. Please note that this document is subject to change, and the ultimate authority for what is due and when is Canvas.

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Step 3: Class Materials

Conversation Packet

There is a packet needed for my course that includes pronunciation practice, grammar practice, listening practice, vocabulary practice, Idioms practice, and conversation & debates practice.

Other Materials

Technology (Required)

You will need internet access for this online course.

You will also need some type of video capability (even just a cell phone) for recording demonstrations. If you have technology issues, please reach out to me – MiraCosta has a great deal of resources to help students, including hot spots, computers, and more.

To access any of these services, visit the Student Services (Links to an external site.) Hub or ask me.

Contact me, I want you to be successful in this course!

If at any time you are feeling lost and are struggling with the material, please reach out to me with your questions or concerns as soon as possible. Give yourself plenty of time to complete assignments.

I want you to succeed. Reach out to me as soon as possible!

How can you communicate with me?

There are different ways you can contact me for help:

Email
- Send an email to zakiafarouq@gmail.com or zfarouq@miracosta.edu
Canvas Inbox
- Click on the mailbox on the left side to send me a message.
- How do you send a message on Canvas?

Announcements
- Click on announcements to get new information, reminders, and information about the Zoom sessions.
- You can reply to an announcement if you have questions or comments.
Social Media
- Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noncredit.eslmcc
Phone
- Call or text at 760-622-8770
Zoom Office Hours
- Mondays & Wednesdays 11:40 am - 12:15 pm
  - I am happy to meet with each of you on Zoom for individual assistance! My office hours are immediately after our class Zoom sessions. I will hang out after class to help you with anything you need.
- I am also available by appointment. Just email or text me to set up a time to meet.

*I will try to reply within 24 hours.