ESOL 0346 Intermediate
Instructor: Julieta Ruppert
Office Phone: 713-718-7750
Email: julieta.ruppert@hccs.edu
Office Hours: By appointment
Course Description: A continuation of ESOL
0342, this course develops reading skills and comprehension of more difficult
reading selections.
Statement of Purpose: ESOL 0346, Intermediate
Reading, seeks to prepare students for college level academic or workforce
study by accomplishing the following objectives:
Developing reading skills and strategies such as
understanding main ideas, supporting facts, and graphics in texts.
Acquisition of 1000-1500 new
vocabulary words
Improving fluency in reading through
the use of extensive reading texts
Developing critical thinking skills
Course Outcomes: After taking ESOL 0346,
the student should:
Acquire a reading recognition
vocabulary of approximately 1000-1500 words
Read
with comprehension texts of appropriate difficulty in the narrative and
expository rhetorical modes
Identify
the main idea of a text
Locate specific information and supporting
facts in a text
Use reading skills in the following
areas:
1.
derive meaning from text using pre-reading, skimming, and
scanning
2.
use context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar
vocabulary
3.
use critical thinking skills to interpret information
presented in graphics such as pictures, charts, graphs, and tables
4.
use critical thinking skills to evaluate information and
separate fact from opinion
Grade Breakdown: The grading scale is A
(90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79). Anything
below a 70 is not a passing grade, so you will receive an F or an IP (in
progress). The course grade will be
determined as follows:
Chapter Tests (9) 70%
Lab 10%
100%
Textbook: Issues for Today by Lorraine C. Smith
and Nancy Nici Mare, 3rd Edition, published by Heinle & Heinle
CLASS POLICIES
ATTENDANCE: HCCS has very strict attendance policies. If you miss 8 hours of class, you may be
dropped from this class. Let me know if you must miss several classes.” One’s
day’s absence in a class equals TWO HOURS absence. There are no excused absences at HCCS.
Complete attendance policy information may be found at http://www.hccs.edu/students/handbook/HandbookHome2.html
TARDINESS: It is not acceptable to
be late to class. If you are more than
15 minutes late, it will count as an absence. If you arrive late, enter quietly
and take your seat.
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Please do not use beepers or cell phones in
class. Students must always treat all
students, instructors and staff with respect. 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. Otherwise, you will be able to take the test
at the last week of class on the assigned makeup test day. If you are absent,
please call a classmate to get the assigned homework. There will be no makeup quizzes. Late work
will not be accepted.
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
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
713-718-7906 .” Complete attendance policy information may be found at http://www.hccs.edu/students/handbook/HandbookHome2.html
HCCS COURSE WITHDRAWL POLICY
A
student may drop the course for any reason up April 3, at 4:30 p.m. A
student may also be dropped from the Intensive English Program at Gulfton for
excessive absences until April 13. After this date, a student will receive the
grade that he/she has earned. College policy prohibits faculty from
submitting a grade of W after the official drop date.
NOTICE
Students who take a course three or more times may soon
face significant tuition/fee increases at HCC and other
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Receiving a W in a course may affect the status of your student Visa. Once a W
is given for the course, it will not be changed to an F because of the visa consideration. Please contact the
International Student Office at 713-718-8520 if you have any questions about
your visa status and other transfer issues
Week 1 Unit
1 Trends in Living, Chapter 1: Being on Time
Week 2 Chapter
1 Test and Chapter 2 Changing Lifestyles and New Eating
Habits
Week 3 Chapter 2
Week 4 Chapter 2 Test and Chapter 3: Dreams:
Making Them Work for Us
Week
5 Chapter 3 Test
and Unit 2 Issues in Society
Week 6 Chapter
4: Language: Is It Always Spoken?
Week 7 Chapter 4
Week 8 Chapter 4 Test & Chapter 5
Loneliness: How Can we Overcome It?
Week 9 Chapter
5 continued and Test
Week 10 Chapter 6
The Importance of Grandmothers & Chapter
6 Test
Unit 3 Justice and Crime
Week 11 Chapter 7 Innocent Until Proven Guilty: The
Criminal Court System
Week 12 Chapter 7 Test
Week 13 Chapter 8 The Reliability of Eyewitnesses
Week 14 Chapter
8 Test & Chapter 9 Solving Crime with Modern Technology
Week 15 Chapter 9 Test
Week 16 Final Exam Week