ESL 140
Section 3
Spring
2016
Course: ESL 140-Section 3-High
Intermediate
Academic ESL
Time and Location: MWF 10:10 Ð 12:00 Bungalow 709
Instructor: Nancy
Husari Office: Batmale 376 Phone: 452-7084
E-mail: nhusari@ccsf.edu
Webpage: http://fog.ccsf.org/~nhusari
Office
hours M
2 Ð 3; W 2
-3:30; F 9:30 - 10 and by
appointment
Prerequisite:
Passing grade of ÒCÓ in ESL 130 or placement by test.
Required Textbooks: Understanding and Using English Grammar
(with answer key)
by
Azar, Q Skills for Success 4 Reading and
Writing by Daise, Norloff,
and Carne, Murder by Art by McGiffen
Longman
Advanced Dictionary of
American English or
another bookstyle dictionary.
Materials:
Standard, white lined paper (8 1/2 x 11 inches) or typing paper.
Yellow highlighter pen.
Three ring binder. Small vocabulary
notebook.
Course Description: In ESL 140, students
will continue
developing the skills essential for academic reading and writing. In
the area
of writing, emphasis will be on paragraph and essay-length writing. Students will practice
organizational and prewriting techniques. You will review basic
elements of the
paragraph and essay. You will develop ideas through in-class
discussion. You
will rewrite and proofread essays. You will read and respond to other
studentsÕ
work. You will write four formal compositions (minimum of 400 words);
some will
be in more than one draft. You will also be asked to do shorter
informal
writing assignments for homework, including summaries of reading. In addition, you will do
at
least three in-class essays (minimum 300 words). Late homework will be
accepted
for the following class session, but it will result in a lower grade;
after one
class session, late homework will not be accepted. Some assignments
will not be
accepted late at all. You
will work on grammatical exercises
from your textbook and through error correction of student work. There
will be
quizzes and tests on grammar and reading.
Some will be surprise quizzes. You will do reading assignments
from your
textbook and in reading groups.You will
read two short
novels to work on in your reading groups.You
can expect to do at least ten hours of
homework a week.
Note: Save
all tests, essays, rough drafts of essays and any other
exercises. Make a copy of any
assignment before giving it to me.
Student
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion
of this course a student will be able to:
A.
Reading
1.
Demonstrate
comprehension of a variety of genres of
authentic texts of limited conceptual and/or linguistic complexity.
2.
Practice
reading extensive texts independently.
3.
Demonstrate
the ability to read critically to recognize and
evaluate
concepts,
viewpoints, and methods of presentation.
4.
Demonstrate
the ability to read with increasing speed and
efficiency by
applying
appropriate reading strategies.
5.
Demonstrate
the ability to read closely for textual clues to
meaning.
6.
Use
library and other sources to locate and evaluate reading
materials.
B.
Writing
1.
Respond
to ideas in readings using new vocabulary.
2.
Plan,
compose, organize and revise expository essays and
essay tests.
3.
Demonstrate
control of an expanding range of sentence
structures and
vocabulary.
4.
Correct/edit
written work.
5.
Use
grammatical structures taught in ESL 110/120/130/140.
C.
Grammar
/ Vocabulary
1.
Demonstrate
comprehension and production of a variety of
noun phrases and clauses.
2.
Demonstrate
comprehension and production of the English verb
system.
3.
Demonstrate
comprehension and production of a variety of
compound
and complex
sentences.
4.
Demonstrate
comprehension and production of conditional
sentences.
5.
Make
comparisons.
6.
Compose
parallel series.
7.
Demonstrate
an expanding range and control of vocabulary.
8.
Use
an ESL or English dictionary for reading and writing.
1.
Utilize
effective learning strategies in academic contexts.
2.
Utilize
appropriate academic skills for specific tasks.
Plagiarism:
Any
student
who copies work from another student, from a book, or from the
Internet, will
not receive credit for the assignment.
This is called plagiarism and it is not acceptable in
American
colleges. You must do your own
work.
Also,
do not
get help from friends and family.
If I receive work that seems to have been rewritten by someone
other
than the student, I will not accept it.
Attendance:
If a student is absent
from more than six class sessions, the
instructor has the right to drop him from the class or lower his final
grade. Attendance is taken at the
beginning of class. Two lates=one absence. 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 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.
Support Services: There are many support
services
(tutors,etc.) on campus to help you with
your
writing. We will talk about these
services during the first two weeks of class. Please
contact these services if you
feel you need extra help.
Policy: Cell phones must be
turned off in
class. No food is allowed in class.
No electronic devices, including electronic dictionaries, are allowed
in
class.
Books: You must buy the books
for the
class. No photocopies are
allowed. If you use a used book,
the book must be clean, with all of the answers erased.
Grades:
Midterm (15% of your
final grade):
¥Essays,other homework
35%
¥In-class
writing
35%
¥Quizzes and tests
30%
Work in second half of
the semester (65% of your final grade):
Same categories and
percentages as the first half of the semester
Final exam is 20% of
your final grade.
Note:
You also must have an overall average of 70% on all work AND
an overall average of 70% on your in-class writing test scores in order
to pass the
class.
Please
make an appointment to check on your progress at any time during the
semester.
Important Dates:
2/2
Last
day to drop for 100% refund
2/5
Last
day to add
2/11
Last
day to drop with no grade or W
2/12 - 2/15
Holiday. No
school
3/14 Ð 3/18
Midterm Week
3/28
Ð 4/ 1
Spring Break
Th,
5/19
8AM Ð noon Final Exam
It is a good idea to get
the names,
phone numbers, and email address of three of your classmates.
Name:_________________________________________
Phone:
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Email:
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Phone:
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Email:
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Name:
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Phone:
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Email:
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