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ESOL 0347 Spring 2005
Syllabus
Instructor: RoseMary Schouten
Office Phone: 713 718 7750
Email: rmschouten@hotmail.com
Office
Hours: Before or after class or by
appointment
INTENSIVE ENGLISH WRITING PROGRAM: STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Intensive English Program offers a sequence of four ESL writing courses, ESOL 0343, 0327, 0351 and 0354, which range from beginning to adanced writing. The overall purpose of the Intensive English Writing Program is fourfold:
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To teach students the basis principles of composition organization and structure.
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To introduce to students the notion of writing as a complex process of interrelated stages of prewriting, drafting, and revision.
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To strengthen students’ grasp of sentence construction and sentence combining.
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To raise students’ awareness of the need to revise and improve their writing.
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Strengthening students’ awareness of the basic notions of paragraph development, particularly the role of the topic sentence and the internal logical development of the paragraph.
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Introducing to students’ principles of the multi-paragraph composition, focusing especially on the role of the introductory and concluding paragraphs, drafting an effective thesis statement, and organizing the composition according to a clear logical pattern.
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Improving students’ sentence combination skills, especially in the area of the strategy and the techniques of coordination within compound sentences and within simple complex sentences.
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Increasing students’ awareness of the nature of the writing process, especially in the area of effective topic construction and in the necessity and techniques of revising and editing.
GRADE BREAKDOWN:
Work and percent of
Score:
Score:
Grade:
100-90 A
Paragraphs 70% 89-80 B
Journal 5% 79-70 C
Final Essay 25% less than 70 IP or F
TEXTBOOKS
You are required to buy the following textbook for this course:
First Steps in Academic
Writing (second
edition)
CLASS
POLICIES
ATTENDANCE: HCCS policy
will be enforced. Refer to the notice you
signed on the first day of class.
TARDINESS: Repeated tardiness will be
counted as an absence.
WITHDRAWALS: The last day
for students to withdraw from a class with a grade of “W” is
September 10.
MAKEUP ESSAYS/LATE JOURNALS: There will be no makeup essays except in extraordinary circumstances. For each late journal entry you will loose 3 points. For each missing journal entry you will lose 5 points.
ACADEMIC
HONESTY/CHEATING: Any form of
copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for the
assignment. See HCCS handbook for further
information.
STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES: Students
with a learning or a physical disability which might affect
their performance in class should contact the HCCS
disabilities counselor, Dr. Becky Hauri at 713 718-7907, FAX
713 718-7781.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY: Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated at HCCS. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
ESOL 0347 COURSE SCHEDULE
Note: this
schedule is approximate; I may make changes to it if
necessary.
WEEK TOPICS
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Unit 1: Writing about People and Journal #1
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Unit 1: Finish Unit 1 and Journal #2
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Unit 2: Writing Instructions, Journal #3, and in-class composition #1
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Unit 2: Finish Unit 2 and Journal #4
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Unit 3: Describing and journal #5 and in-class composition #2
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Unit 3: Continuation and Journal #6
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Unit 3: Finish Unit 3, Journal # 7 and in-class composition #3
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Unit 4: Listing Characteristics and Journal #8
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Unit 4: Continuation and Journal #9
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Unit 4: Finish Unit 4, Journal #10, and in-class composition #4
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Unit 5: Stating Reasons and Using Examples and Journal #11
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Unit 5: Continuation and Journal #12
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Unit 5: Finish Unit 5, Journal #13, and in-class composition #5
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Unit 6: Expressing your Opinion and Journal #14
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Unit 6: Finish Unit 6 and Journal #15
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Final Exams
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