ESL 130
Section 2
Fall 2016
Course: ESL 130-Section 2 Intermediate Academic ESL
Location: MUB 171 Time:
MWF 10:10 - 12
Instructor:
Nancy Husari Office: Batmale 376 Phone: 452-7084
E-mail: nhusari@ccsf.edu
Webpage: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~nhusari
Office
hours: M,W
2 – 2:50 and by appointment
Prerequisite: Passing grade of ÒCÓ in ESL 120 or placement
by test.
Required
Textbooks: Fundamentals of English
Grammar Volume B by Azar
Great American Stories 2 by Draper
Writing to Communicate 2 by Boardman and Frydenberg,
Longman Dictionary of American English or another bookstyle dictionary.
Course
Description: There are
three objectives for this course.
In the area of writing, students will be able to write an essay with
several paragraphs, a clear thesis statement, and supporting ideas. You will also work on developing ideas,
revising ideas, and editing. In the
area of grammar, you will improve your ability to accurately use grammatical
structures, including comparisons, adjective clauses, noun clauses, and a
variety of verb forms and tenses.
In the area of reading, students will be able to read, interpret, and
write summaries and responses to a variety of reading materials. You will be
expected to do writing, reading, and grammar assignments every week. As a rule,
you should plan to spend at least ten hours a week on homework and studying.
Although I will not collect or grade all assignments, you will have quizzes and
tests which include material from these assignments. Some of these quizzes will be
"surprise" quizzes.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will
be able to:
á
Apply a variety of intermediate reading skills
and strategies to a simple, authentic, multi-paragraph text.
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Compose a multi-paragraph text using new
vocabulary and grammatically correct intermediate-level
sentence
structures.
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Comprehend and produce grammar structures
appropriate to an intermediate level.
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Use learning strategies and academic skills for
the development of reading, writing, vocabulary,
and
grammar skills appropriate to an intermediate level.
Important Dates:
8/25 Last
day to drop for 100% refund
9/2 Last
day to add
9/5 Holiday. No classes
9/8 Last
day to drop with no grade or W
9/23 Holiday.
No classes.
10/10 – 10/14 Midterm Week
11/10 Last
day to drop
11/11 Holiday. No classes.
11/25 Holiday. No classes.
12/9
(Friday 8AM-noon) Final Exam
The following percentages will be used to calculate your grades:
¥ Homework 35%
¥ Quizzes and
tests 35%
¥ In-class writing tests
30%
Your final grade will be calculated
with the same percentages, although the work done before the midterm and after
the midterm will be calculated as follows:
¥ Midterm 15%
¥ After the
midterm 65%
¥ Final exams
20%
You are allowed to
"throw out" one grade before the midterm and one "throw
out" grade between the midterm and final.
Exceptions: You can not
throw out any midterm or final test grades; you may only throw out one in-class
writing test for the entire semester.
All homework is due
at the beginning of class. Assignments may be accepted late, but the grade will
be lowered.
Plagiarism: Any student who copies work from another
student, from a book, or from the Internet, will receive a grade of ÒFÓ for the
assignment. This is called plagiarism
and it is not acceptable in American colleges. You must do your own work.
Save all tests and
homework assignments. Make a
copy of any assignment before giving it to me.
Attendance: If a student is absent from more than six
classes, the instructor has the right to drop him from the class or lower his
final grade. Two lates=one absence. Arriving to class late and leaving early
will be counted as a Òlate.Ó If you miss more than half of a class period, you
will be marked absent for that day.
If you are absent, contact another student to get the assignment. You are responsible for all work and
information that you missed.
There are no make-ups on quizzes, tests, or in-class writing.
You must meet all of
the following requirements in order to pass the class:
¥
Follow attendance rules.
¥ Have an overall average of 70% or above for in-class
writing tests including comp
final
¥ Have an overall average of 70% or above
in all work
Other:
á Cellular phones and
other electronic devices, including electronic dictionaries, are not allowed in
class.
á No food is allowed
in class.
á
You must buy the books for the class. No photocopies are allowed. If you buy a used book, the book must be
clean, with all of the answers erased.
ClassmateÕs name, phone number, and
e-mail
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ClassmateÕs name, phone number, and
e-mail
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ClassmateÕs name, phone number, and
e-mail
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