ESOL
0352
Advanced-Intermediate
Grammar
Instructor:
Joe Starr
Office
phone: 713-718-7750
E-mail:
joseph.starr@hccs.edu
Office
Hours: Mon-Thurs. 8:00-8:30
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides a review of essential grammatical
and structural features while introducing their finer points. Emphasis is placed on compound and complex
sentence structures and is designed to lead students toward active mastery of
the patterns and principles of formal written English.
2. ESOL 0352 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
ESOL 0352, Advanced-Intermediate
Grammar, seeks to prepare students for college level academic or workforce
study by accomplishing the following objectives:
·
Building
on the syntactic knowledge that students have gained in previous study of
English grammar while introducing more advanced structures as well as the finer
nuances involving tense and aspect of English verbs
·
Strengthening
students’ abilities to produce the new grammatical structures in a variety of
communicative contexts.
3. COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, you should be able to do the following:
1. be able to use all verb tenses except for past perfect
progressive and the future perfect tenses;
2. be able to use present and future modals and related
expressions;
3. show familiarity with the structure and use of adjective and
noun clauses;
4. Be able to recognize and use gerunds and infinitives;
5. be able to recognize and use adverbial cluases correctly, including
different kinds of subordinating conjunctions and proper punctuation of
sentences in which they appear;
4. GRADE BREAKDOWN:
Your grade will be calculated as follows:
Tests................................................................. 60%
Homework/Lab................................................... 5%
Midterm............................................................ 15%
Final.................................................................. 20%
100%
5. TEXTBOOKS:
You are required to buy the
following textbooks for this course:
Fundamentals
of English Grammar
Azar Regents
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 must be absent,
you may take the test in lab the day before. If you miss a composition you must make it up in lab. 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.
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 .
COURSE
SCHEDULE
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Week |
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Topics |
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1. |
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Chapters 1-2 |
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2. |
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Chapter 2-3 |
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3. |
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Chapterr 3 Test #1 Chapter 4 |
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4. |
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Chapter 4 |
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5. |
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Chapter 5 Test
#2 |
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6. |
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Chapter 6 |
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7. |
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Chapter 7, Test #3, |
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8. |
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Midterm Exam Chapter 8 |
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9. |
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Chapter 8 |
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10. |
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Chapter 9 |
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11. |
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Chapter 10, |
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12. |
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Chapter 11, Test #4 |
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13. |
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Chapters 12 |
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14. |
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Chapter 13 |
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15. |
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Chapter 14 Test #5, Review |
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16. |
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Final Exams Week |
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NOTE: This schedule is approximate; I
may make changes if necessary.