ESOL 0349

Advanced Intermediate Conversation

Syllabus

Instructor: A. Elizabeth Gilfillan

Office phone: 713-718-7750

E-mail: e.gilfillan@hccs.edu

 

1. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 ESOL is a continuation of ESOL 0345.  This course is designed to encourage students’ use of high intermediate grammatical structures and vocabulary skills.  Students are required to present oral reports and to participate in group  conversation  activities.

 

2. ESOL 0349 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:

    Students learn to request help from and offer help to another person.

 

    Students learn to express their own opinions, to agree or disagree with another person, and to ask for permission.

  

Students study the meaning of stress patterns and their importance in oral communication.

   

Students move from “survival” English to idiomatic spoken English and are prepared for more advanced study at the next level.

 

3. COURSE OUTCOMES:

 

After taking ESOL 0349, Advanced  Intermediate Conversation , the student should:

 

1.   Show proficiency in recognizing and producing linguistic structures appropriate for the following situations: complaints, apologies, requests, commands, offers, refusals, and compliments. Be able to use present and future modal auxiliaries and related expressions;

 

2.   Be  able to successfully prepare and deliver 10 minute oral presentations and to answer questions from classmates afterwards. Show familiarity with the structure and use of adjective and noun clauses;

 

3.   Participate in pairs, small groups, and large groups which are discussing current issues and relevant topics.

 

4.   Be able to deliver an oral summary of a written text or a brief spoken passage.

 

5.    Be able to express a comparison or contrast between and experience or situation in the student’s home country or the U.S.A.. 

 

 

 

4. GRADE BREAKDOWN:

                                    Quizzes/Listening/Oral/Lab                  30%

                                    Oral Presentations                            50%

                                    Final Exam                                        20%

                                                          100%

 

 

90-100%      A

80-89%        B

70-79%        C

69%  or below IP or F

 

Textbooks

 

 

Clear Speech Third Edition Judy Gilbert (Cambridge)

Pronunciation and listening comprehension in North American English

We will also use class sets for discussion and listening texts from “Contemporary Topics”

 

 

 6. 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.

Getting to know you. Listening test.  Unit 1 Syllables. Contemporary Topics “What’s in a Name?”

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Unit 2 Vowels and vowel rules   Unit 3  Sword Stress and Vowel Length

3.

List Quiz #1 Unit 4  Sentence Focus De-3emphasizing structure words. Skits

4.

Oral Presentation #1 Contemporary Topics: English A Global Language

5.

Unit 5   Word Stress Patterns Unit 6 Sentence focus Emphasizing

6.

List Quiz #2  Unit 7 Sentence Focus De-Emphasizing  Skits

7.

Oral Presentation #2 

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Unit 8 Choosing the Focus word.   Unit 9 Emphasizing Structure words

9.

List Quiz #3 Unit 10 Continuants and stops s/r Contemporary Topics: Immigration

10.

Unit 11 Continuants and stops r/d 

11.

Oral Presentation #3 Skits

12.

Unit 12 Voicing   Unit 13 Voicing and Syllable Length

13.

Listening Quiz #4 Unit  14 Sibilants  Contemporary Topics: Staying Healthy

14.

Unit 15 Thought Groups 

15.

Oral Presentation #4  Prep for final Skits

16.

Final exam week.

 

 

 

 

Holidays

 

Martin Luther King Day:  Jan 21, 2008

President’s Day  Feb  18,2008

Spring Break  March 10- 14,2008

Last Exam Day: 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.

 

 

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 homework is late, points will be deducted from your grade.

 

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. Elizabeth.gilfillan@hccs.edu

 

CLASS POLICIES

 

ATTENDANCE: HCCS has very strict attendance policies.  If you miss 8 hours of class, you may be dropped from this class.  There are no excused absences.  Speak to me if you know you must miss several classes

 

TARDINESS: It is not acceptable to be late to class.  If you are more than 10 minutes late, it will count as an absence. If you arrive late, quietly take your seat and get out your books.  Explain after class. 

 

CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Students must act appropriately in class.  Please do not use beepers or cell phones in class.  Students must always treat all students with respect.  Since this is an English class, you should try to speak English at all times.  If sitting next to someone who speaks your language causes a problem in class, I may change your seat.

 

MAKEUP TESTS / LATE HOMEWORK: There are no makeup tests.  If you know you will  be absent,  you may take the test in lab the day before.  . If you are absent, please call a classmate to get the assigned homework.  I do not accept late homework.  Come to class prepared.

 

ACADEMIC HONESTY / CHEATING: Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a zero (0) for the assignment. This includes homework, tests, and book reports. See the HCCS Student Handbook for more information.

 

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: HCCS POLICIES:  Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision,  hearing etc)  who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Service Office at the respective college at the beginning of the semester. Faculty  are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.  The contact person at Gulfton is   Dr. Becky Hauri at 713-718-7909, FAX 713-718-7906

 

 

PROBLEMS:  If you have a problem in class, please speak to me after class.  I will make every effort to help you.  You may always see me during office hours for extra help.  Additionally, you may email me .(Elizabeth.gilfillan@hccs.edu)

 

ESOL      

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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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