ESL 130

Section 3

Spring, 2012

Course: ESL 130-Section 3 Intermediate Academic ESL

Location: AX 186 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: WF 9:30 – 10; W 4 – 4:30; F 1 – 1:30 and by appointment

Prerequisite: Passing grade of “C” in ESL 120 or placement by test.

Required Textbooks: Focus on Grammar 3 (Third edition) by Fuchs

Reading Explorer 2 by MacIntyre

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.

Important Dates:

1/23 Holiday. No school

1/31 Last day to drop for 100% refund

2/3 Last day to add

2/17 Holiday. No school

2/20 Holiday. No school

3/12-3/16 Midterm Week

3/23-3/30 Spring Break

4/19 Last day to withdraw

4/27 No school

5/18 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 10%

• After the midterm 65%

• Final exams 25%

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 will be accepted late, but the grade will be lowered.

Save all tests and homework assignments. Make a copy of any assignment before giving it to me.

Plagiarism: Any student who copies work from another student, from a book, or from the Internet, will receive a grade of “F” for the assignment. This is called plagiarism and it is not acceptable in American colleges. You must do your own work.

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, leaving class for an extended period of time, and leaving early will be counted as a “late.” 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.

• Pass at least one in-class writing test (including the composition final) in the second half of the semester.

• Have an overall average of 70% in all work.

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Other:

Cellular phones and other electronic devices, including electronic dictionaries, are not allowed in class. If you use an electronic device in class, you will be warned ONCE. After that you will be asked to leave and you will be marked absent.

•No food is allowed in class.

•You must buy the book for the class. No photocopies are allowed. If you buy a used book, the book must be clean.