ESL 130
Section
9
Fall,
2010
Course: ESL 130-Section 9
Intermediate Academic ESL
Location: HC 204 Time: M,W 1:10-3:50
Instructor: Nancy Husari Office:
Batmale
529 Phone: 452-7084
E-mail: nhusari@ccsf.edu
Webpage:
http://fog.ccsf.edu/~nhusari
Office hours: M/W 12:30-1:00 in office; T/Th 12:30
– 1:00 in Bungalow (exact location TBA) (Also by appointment)
Prerequisite:
Passing grade of ÒCÓ in ESL 120
or placement by test.
Required Textbooks: Fundamentals of English Grammar (Volume
B)
by Azar, Fundamentals of English Grammar Answer Key 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.
Important Dates:
8/30 Last
day to drop for 100% refund
9/3 Last
day to add
9/6 Labor
Day. Holiday. No school
9/9 Last
day to drop with no grade or W.
10/11 Holiday. No school
10/11-10/15 Midterm Week
11/25
Thanksgiving. Holiday. No school.
12/10
(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 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 ÒFÓ 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 four 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, returning from the break
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.
¥ 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.
ClassmateÕs name, phone number, and e-mail
_____________________________________________________________
ClassmateÕs name, phone number, and e-mail
_____________________________________________________________
ClassmateÕs name, phone number, and e-mail
_____________________________________________________________
Other:
¥Cellular phones and
other electronic devices, including electronic dictionaries, are not allowed in
class.
¥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.