ESOL

ESOL 0347

Level Two Writing

Syllabus

Instructor: A. Elizabeth Gilfillan

Office phone: 713 718 7750

E-mail:elizabeth.gilfillan@hccs.edu

Tuesday/Thursday 8.30-1.20pm

Office Hours 7.30-8.30am by appointment Room 221

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

From the HCCS Catalog:

A continuation of ESOL 0343. This course develops vocabulary skills, both written and oral. Students learn to write short simple paragraphs.

2. ESOL 0347 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

ESOL 0347 Intermediate Composition,seeks to prepare students for college level academic or workforce study by accomplishing the following objectives:

Strengthening student awareness of the basic principles of organization of the single paragraph composition, focssing especially on the role of the topic sentence, examples, details, and the conclusion.

Strengthening stuent awareness of the nature of the writing process, focusing especially on the areas of effective prewriting, composing, revising, and editing.

Introducing to the students the basic principles of sentence combination. focusing especially on the role of subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.

3. COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of this course, you should be able to do the following:

1.	Be able to write a well organized paragraph of between 11-15 sentences;
2.	Be able to choose a topic and then write an appropriate title;
3.	Be able to write a basic outline of a paragraph;
4.	Be able to write a topic sentence, a conclusion, and examples with details for paragraphs;
5.	Exhibit familiarity with the use of coordination and subordination. The paragraph should have a variety of sentence types, and not consist of all simple sentences;
6.	Exhibit familiarity with the main stages of the composing process:prewriting, composing, proofreading, and revising
;7.	Exhibit familiarity with basic rules of capitalization,punctuation, and proper academic essay format.

4. GRADE BREAKDOWN:

Your grade will be calculated as follows:

In class paragraphs (4)............................... 60%

Lab................................................ 5%

Journals.......................................... 5%

Midterm....................................... 10%

Final............................................. 20%

100%

A - 90 to 100 %

B - 80 to 89 %

C – 70 to 79%

IP or F 69 % and below

5. TEXTBOOKS:

You are required to buy the following textbooks for this course:

First Seps in Academic Writing by Ann Hogue.

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COURSE SCHEDULE

NOTE: This schedule is approximate; I may make changes to it if necessary to cover the required material in the course.

Week	Topics
1.	Chapter #1 Introducing People Parts 1 and 2
2.	Chapter #1 Parts 3 and 4
3.	Chapter #2 Listing –Order Paragraphs Parts 1 and 2 In class paragraph #1
4.	Chapter #2 Part 3
5.	Chapter #3 Giving Instructions Parts 1 and 2
6.	Chapter #3 parts 3 and 4. In class paragraph #2
7.	Chapter #4 Describing a Place Parts 1 and 2
8.	Chapter #4 parts 3 and 4
9.	Midterm Paragraph Chapter #5 Stating Reasons and Using Examples Part 1
10.	Chapter 5 Parts 2 and 3
11.	Chapter #5 Part 4 In class Paragraph #3
12.	Chapter #6 Expressing Your opinion Part 1
13.	Chapter #6 Parts 2 and 3
14.	Chapter #6 Part #4
15.	In class paragraph #4 and review.
16.	Final Exam

Holidays:

Martin Luther King Day: Monday Jan 21, 2008

President's Day: Monday Feb 18, 2008

Spring Break: March 10- 14, 2008

Last Exam Day: Tuesday May 6, 2008
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. 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 three or times are required to pay an additional $75 tuition fee.

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

ATTENDANCE:

TARDINESS:

WITHDRAWALS: The last day for students to withdraw from a class for a grade of “W” is November 8.

MAKEUP TESTS / LATE HOMEWORK:

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.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY: Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated at Houston Community College. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.

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COURSE SCHEDULE

NOTE: This schedule is approximate; I may make changes to it if necessary to cover the required material in the course.

Week	Dates	Topics
1.	8/26-29	Unit 1 Introducing People Part 1 and 2
2.	9/2-5	Unit 1 Part 3 and 4
3.	9/9-12	Unit 2 Writing Instructions Part 1 and 2 In class paragraph #1
4.	9/16-19	Unit 2 Part 3 and 4
5.	9/23-26	Unit 3 Describing Part 1 and 2
6.	9/30-10/3	Unit 3 Part 3 and 4 In class paragraph #2
7.	10/7-10	Unit 4 Listing Charteristics. Part 1 and 2
8.	10/14-17	Unit 4 Part 3 and 4
9.	10/21-24	Midterm paragraph Unit 5 Stating Reasons and Using Examples Part 1
10.	10/28-31	Unit 5 Part 2 and 3
11.	11/4-7	Unit 5 Part 4 In class paragraph #3
12.	11/11-14	Unit 6 Expressing Your Opinion Part 1
13.	11/18-21	Unit 6 Part 2 and 3
14.	11/25-27	Unit 6 Part 4
15.	12/2-5	Review and in class paragraph #4
16.	12/9-11	Final Exam

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