ESL 262.04 Low Advanced Reading
Spring 2014
Instructor: Gretchen Himes
Room: L34
E-mail: himesgretchen@fhda.edu
Time: T & Th 10:30 to 11:45
Phone:
Office hours: by appointment. However, I am usually available after class without an
appointment.
Course Studio: Look under De Anza My Portal for links to Course Studio. You will find
important class information such as readings, assignments, the homework schedule, and the
greensheet.
Web site: http://faculty.deanza.edu/himesgretchen/
(My website contains the homework schedule, the green sheet and links to helpful sites.)
Prerequisites: Successful completion of ESL 152, 252 or a qualifying score on the ESL
placement test.
Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Statements
A. Demonstrate comprehension of literal and inferred meaning of level-specific academic
reading materials and fiction.
B. Identify and analyze organization and rhetorical modes of extended reading materials.
C. Identify the main and supporting ideas of a level-appropriate text.
D. Demonstrate understanding and usage of level-specific vocabulary in academic
readings.
Course Objectives
A. Demonstrate advanced comprehension reading skills for both content and organization
B. Infer meaning from extended written materials
C. Utilize reading strategies including pre-reading, skimming, and scanning
D. Expand academic vocabulary comprehension and usage
Required Materials:
 Inside Reading 4 (1st ed) with CD
 Moon over Manifest by Clair Vanderpool
 A good monolingual learner’s dictionary such as American Heritage, Newbury House or
Longman.
 Internet access
 A turnitin.com account
Grading Criteria: Your grade will be decided by the following criteria.
Quizzes
10%
Presentation
Class Participation
5%
Midterm Exam
Summaries
15%
Final Exam
Response and vocabulary journals 15%
CCP Extra Credit
10%
20%
25%
up to 5%
Grading Scale:
A= 90%--100%; B= 80%--89%; C= 70%--79%; D= 60%--69%; F= 59.5% and below
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Attendance: If you wish to improve your English, it is important that you come to every class.
Students who miss class anytime in the first two weeks of class without contacting the instructor
may be dropped. After 3 absences, you may be dropped or receive a failing grade in the class.
However, remember that it is your responsibility to drop the class if you wish to stop attending
and not receive an F in the class.
Class Participation: Class participation is extremely important because it gives you the
opportunity to use and practice your English skills. Each student can earn up to 100 points
based the following criteria:
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Do your homework before class
Pay attention
Turn your mobile phone off or to
vibrate
Don’t cheat or help others to cheat
Contribute positively to the class
Be kind, considerate and respectful
Cooperate during group work
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Talk only when it is your turn
Do your best to answer questions
when asked
Volunteer answers before you are
asked, but let others take their turns
as well
Participate in class activities
Assignments: Assignments are extremely important in this class. You can expect at least 6
hours of homework and study each week in order to keep up with the assignments, which will
include the text, Internet material, presentations, journals and current events. Some homework
will be turned in for credit and some will just be used to prepare you for class participation and
your own improvement.
It is your responsibility to turn in as soon as you return to class any assignments due on the day
you were absent. Failure to do so will result in 0 for the assignment. Please contact a classmate
first, NOT YOUR INSTRUCTOR, to find out everything you missed if you are absent or late.
Classmate #1______________________________Phone:_____________________________
Classmate #2______________________________Phone:_____________________________
Inside Reading: Read each chapter do all assigned exercises and check your answers
before class. You will not be graded on these activities, but the material will be on the
quizzes and exams.
Moon Over Manifest: Read the assigned pages before each class. Be prepared for related
quizzes, discussions and activities.
Journal assignments: You will write assignments related to the novel and the text. You will
complete a vocabulary journal and a reading response journal each week.
Summaries: You will be assigned various passages from the novel and Inside Reading to
summarize. Read the passages until you understand the main idea. As you read, take
notes. At the top of the page, write the summary number, the title of the source and the
page numbers of the passage
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Presentations: You will work together with a small group on one presentation. You will
choose a topic and research it using outside material that enhances Moon over Manifest. If
you are absent on your assigned presentation day, your group will most likely have to
present without you and you will receive a 0 for the assignment.
Extra Credit: Receive 1% extra credit for each LSC workshop or hour spent with a CCP
partner. You may receive up to 5% extra credit total.
Listening and Speaking Center: Complete an LSC a workshop then bring me
documentation to show completion. http://www.deanza.edu/studentsuccess/lsc/. You will
find a variety of interesting topics to choose from.
Cross-Cultural Partners: Through CCP you will be matched with a partner with a
different language background than yours. You will meet for at least five hours during the
quarter. You will write a journal about your meetings, which will be due near the end of
the quarter. Sign up at www.deanza.edu/ccpartners and make sure you register under
HIMES:ESL262-04.
Quizzes: We will have several announced and unannounced quizzes that will test items
covered in the homework and in the previous class. Missed in-class quizzes cannot be made
up. Take-home quizzes can only be made up before I have returned graded quizzes to the
class.
Exams: The midterm and final will include class material, reading comprehension, summarizing,
and vocabulary. Students may not take the final exam early.
Cheating: I expect honesty and hard work from all students. I take cheating seriously. Cheating
includes the following: communicating in any way with any person or device other than the
instructor during a quiz or a test; using any written materials that the instructor has not
specifically told you that you may use; using an electronic device such as a computer,
smartphone or electronic dictionary. The consequences of cheating range from a warning to
being asked to leave the class and receiving an F for the course. The punishment depends on
the seriousness of the offence and the number of previous offences.
Plagiarism: When you turn in an assignment with your name on it, you are saying that it is your
work. If you copy words or phrases from someone, you must cite it (say who wrote it).
Any copied material that is not cited is plagiarism, a form of cheating. I can usually tell when
work has been copied, so don't do it. If I suspect that your assignment is plagiarized, you will be
asked at my discretion to redo it or receive a 0 on that assignment. Further, you may be asked
to leave the class and receive an F for the course.
Important Dates
Last day to drop for a refund…………………………………….
Last day to add……………………………………………………
Last day to drop a class with no grade.………………………..
Last day to request Pass/No Pass grade………………………
Last day to drop with a “W”………………………………………
Final Exam…………………………………………………………
Saturday, April 19
Saturday, April 19
Sunday, April 20
Friday, May 2
Friday, May 30
Tuesday, June 249:15-11:15 am
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