Syllabus
Instructor: A. Elizabeth Gilfillan
E-mail:e.gilfillan@hccs.edu
Tuesday/Thursday 8.30-1.20pm
Office Hours 7.30-8.30am by appointment Room
221
1. COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
Intermediate
reading for foreign speakers: a continuation of ESOL 0342. This course develops reading skills and
comprehension of more difficult reading selections.
2. ESOL 0346
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
ESOL
0346, Intermediate Reading seeks to prepare students for college level academic
or workforce study by accomplishing the following objectives:
acquisition of new vocabulary words,
reading comprehension of narrative and expository rhetorical modes,
understanding main ideas, supporting facts,and graphics in texts,
increased proficiency in pronunciation while reading aloud,
developing critical reading skills.
3. COURSE
OUTCOMES:
At the end of this
course, you should be able to do the following:
4. GRADE
BREAKDOWN:
Your grade will be
calculated as follows:
Unit tests ........... 60%
Chapter quizzes........... 30%
Reading Project /lab 10%
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Total........... 100%
90-100%
A
80-89% B
70-79% C
69%
or below IP or F
5. TEXTBOOKS:
You are required to buy the following textbook for this course:
Issues for Today
An Intermediate Reading Text, by Lorraine C.
Smith and Nancy Nici Mare.
6. COURSE
SCHEDULE
NOTE: This schedule
is approximate. I may make changes to
it if necessary to cover the required material in the course.
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Unit 1. Chap 1. A
Cultural Difference. |
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Quiz #1 Chap. 2 Changing Lifestyles and New Eating
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Quiz #2 Chap.3 Dreams: Making Them Work for Us. |
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Quiz #3 Reading Project |
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Test Unit #1 Unit 2. Chap4. Language: Is it Always
Spoken? |
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Quiz #4 Unit 2. Chap 5. Loneliness: How Can we Overcome it? |
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Quiz #5 Chap 6.
The Importance of Grandmothers |
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Quiz #6. Reading Project. Book report #1 |
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Test Unit #2 |
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Unit 3. Chap.7
Innocent Until Proven Guilty . |
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Quiz #7
Unit 3 Chap 8. The Reliability of Eye Witnesses. |
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Chap 8. The
Reliability of Eye Witnesses. |
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Quiz #8
Chap 9. Solving Crime with Modern Technology. |
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Quiz #9 Reading Project |
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Test #3 Book
Report #2 |
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Exam week. |
Holidays:
Monday, January 21,2008
Martin Luther King Day
Monday February18, 2008
President's Day
Spring Break:
March 10-- 14,2008
Last Day of exams
Tuesday May 6,2008
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Please switch off all
beepers and cell phones during the lesson. This can be very disruptive to other
students. Talking can also be disruptive.
Listen carefully and ask relevant questions.
ATTENDANCE: You must come to class. HCCS has a very strict attendance policy . If you are absent for 8 hours you
may be dropped from this class. There are NO excused classes. Tell me if you
know you are going to be absent.
TARDINESS: You must be on time for class. If the class has started, please sign in and
do not interrupt other students. If you are more than 15 minutes late you
will be marked absent
MAKEUP TESTS / LATE HOMEWORK: You will know when a test is being given. If
you know that you will be absent, please let me know.You may take the test
before the day of the test. There will be no make up tests. If you are ill on the day of the test,
please call the campus number (713 718 7750) and leave a message for me, but
try to be present on test days. If you are unavoidably absent, please see me as
soon as you return. If an assignment is late, 10 points will be
deducted for each day.
ACADEMIC HONESTY / CHEATING: All students are required to exercise
academic honesty in completion of all tests and assignments. Penalties for academic dishonesty (any form
of copying, cheating, plagiarism or
unauthorized collaboration on an assignment) may include a grade of O or F for
the particular assignment, failure in the course, and /or recommendation for
probation or dismissal from the college. See the HCCS Student Handbook for
further information.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: HCCS POLICIES: Students with a learning or
physical disability which might affect their performance in class should
contact the HCCS disabilities counselor, Dr.
Becky Hauri at 713-718-7909, FAX 713-718-7781
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY: Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated
at Houston Community College. See the
HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
PROBLEMS: If you have a problem in class, please speak to me after class
and I will try and help you. You may ask me for extra help during office hours.
You can also e-mail me. Elizabeth.gilfillan@hccs.edu
NOTICE: Students
who repeat a course for the third time are required to pay an additional $75 in
tuition. Please ask your instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring
and other assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not
making passing grades.
TUTORING: is
available for students who need academic help.
It is on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1.30-2.30pm and on Fridays
form 9-11am. This is free of charge.
GISO (Gulfton Student International Organization) is also available for
students.
CLASS
POLICIES
CLASSROOM
BEHAVIOR: Please switch off all beepers and cell phones during the lesson. This
can be very disruptive to other students. Talking can also be disruptive. Listen carefully and ask relevant questions.
ATTENDANCE: You must come to class. HCCS has a very strict attendance policy .
If you are absent for 8 hours you may be dropped from this class. There are NO
excused classes. Tell me if you know you are going to be absent.
TARDINESS: You must
be on time for class. If the class has
started, please sign in and do not interrupt other students.
MAKEUP TESTS / LATE HOMEWORK: You
will know when a test is being given. If you know that you will be absent,
please let me know.You may take the test before the day of the test. There will
be no make up tests. If you are ill on
the day of the test, please call the campus number (713 718 7750) and leave a
message for me, but try to be present on test days. If you are unavoidably
absent, please see me as soon as you return.
ACADEMIC HONESTY / CHEATING: Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for
the assignment. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: HCCS POLICIES: Students with a learning or physical
disability which might affect their performance in class should contact the
HCCS disabilities counselor, Dr. Becky
Hauri at 713-718-7909, FAX 713-718-7781
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY: Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated at Houston Community
College. See the HCCS Student Handbook
for further information.
PROBLEMS: If you
have a problem in class, please speak to me after class and I will try and help
you. You may ask me for extra help during office hours. You can also e-mail me.
Monday September 1st Labor Day
Thursday/Friday November 28th
and 29th .
Thanksgiving.
Do not plan to leave before your last
examination on December 11.
ESOL
10-WEEK SUMMER COURSE SCHEDULE
NOTE: This
schedule is approximate; The instructor may make changes to it if
required to cover the required material in the course.
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