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Academic English as a Second Language
Southwest College
ENGL 0347 – Eng Grammar & Composition for Foreign Speakers II
CRN: 46257- Summer 2013 6/3/2013 to 7/28/2013
West Loop Campus – Room C226. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thurs. 10 a.m.- 12 p.m.
3 hour lecture course and 1 Lab hour / 8 weeks-64 hours
Instructor: Charlotte Boykin McKelvy
Instructor Contact Information: Charlotte.mckelvy@hccs.edu
Please feel free to contact your instructor concerning any problems that you are experiencing in this course. You do not
need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking for assistance. Your performance in this class is very
important. Your teacher is available to hear your concerns and just to discuss course topics. Feel free to see me after class
or contact me by email.
Course Description
English 0347 is a composition class that is designed for non-native speakers of English. We work on the structure of
language. We review the elements of a paragraph and learn how to develop essays from 300-500 words. We will learn how
to use the computer to word process, access information via the Internet, and reinforce writing skills through grammar
software (when possible). In addition to building vocabulary, reading, and writing skills, this course prepares students for
ENGL 0349 and the writing assignments for other college-level courses.
Prerequisites
Completion and a passing grade in ENGL 0346 or a minimum score of 63 on the CELSA and departmental recommendation.
However, a final decision will also be based on the first day diagnostic essay (with the exception of those coming from
ENGL 0346).
Course Goals
The primary goals of ENGL 0347 are to prepare non-native English speakers for ENGL 0349
and ENGL 1301, as well as to prepare them for all the writing tasks they will
encounter in their academic studies at HCCS, other institutions of higher learning, and ultimately in the professional world.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
1. Apply pre-writing strategies such as brainstorming, concept maps, and outlining to create and organize ideas
2. Develop revision and editing skills
3.
Write multiple drafts
4.
Design the essay format: margins, indentation, spacing
5.
Produce an introduction with a clear thesis statement, clear and limited topic sentences, supporting body paragraphs,
and a conclusion
6.
Compose an in-class narrative or process essay
7.
Compose an in-class comparison/contrast essay
8.
Compose an in-class cause/effect essay
9.
Compose an in class argument essay
10. Compose an in-class final exam essay
11. Identify and model the use of present, past, and future
tenses
12. Identify and model the use of prepositions including verbpreposition combinations
13. Identify and model the use of comparatives and superlatives
14. Identify and model the use of coordinators, subordinators,
logical connectors, correlatives
15. Identify and model the use of adjective clauses
16. Identify and model the use of adverb clauses
17. Identify and model the correction of sentence structure: runon, fragment, and comma splice errors
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18.
Identify and model the correct use of agreement such as parallel
structure, subject-verb, and pronoun-antecedent
Learning objectives
Students will:
1. Apply the principles of writing as a process
2. Adopt the essay structure
3. Differentiate among rhetorical styles
4. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced grammar usage and structure in sentences.
Grading
Your instructor will conduct grammar and vocabulary quizzes, and essay exams which you can use to determine how
successful you are at achieving the course learning outcomes (mastery of course content and skills) outlined in the syllabus.
If you find you are not mastering the material and skills, you are encouraged to reflect on how you study and prepare for each
class. Your instructor welcomes a dialogue on what you discover and may be able to assist you in finding resources on
campus that will improve your performance.
Grading Scale
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
69 and below = IP, F, or FX (non attendance
after final withdrawal date)
Grading Percentages
Compositions 1,2
Compositions 3,4
Quizzes
Homework
Journals
Final Essay
Final Grammar Exam
10%
30%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
Supplies Needed:
1. 3 hole notebook and notebook paper wide-lined
8x10.
2. Blue or black pen for all written assignments that
are not typed.
3. 6 scantrons – green with a,b,c,d,e answers blanks
and No. 2 pencil for all major quizzes.
4. USB memory stick
5. Destinations 1 and 2 textbooks to bring everyday
to class.
6. Syllabus to bring everyday to class.
7. Highlighters (optional)
8. English to English dictionary (hardback or
paperback), no electronic dictionaries.
9. 1 Bluebook for final essay
Course Calendar
The instructor reserves the right to supplement this syllabus later in the semester with additional
guidelines, rules of conduct, etc. and to revise due dates to meet the needs of the class.
Important Dates:
Classes begin
Official Date of Record
Independence Day holiday
Last day to withdraw
Instruction ends
Final exams
Course Calendar for ENGL 0347- Summer 2012
Reading and Writing:
Destinations 1: Writing
Week
Monday
June 3
June 4
June 3
June 10
July 4
July 8 (by 4:30 p.m.)
July 23
July 24-25
Tuesday
Intro to the Academic ESL program and 0347 course;
diagnostic assessments
HW: 1. Send me an email of introduction. (5 sent.+).
2. Read the syllabus and be prepared
for a quiz over the syllabus.
HW: Read pp. 2-7; answer Comprehension Check, p. 5
part A by copying the question & answer on notebook
paper + fill in the chart for part B, p. 6 + do Vocabulary
Study, p. 7: Review of the Writing Process, pp. 25-29.
Grammar Homework:
Destinations 2 : Grammar (D2)
Get textbooks and supplies
Simple Past & Past Continuous
(D2) pp 3-10 & 43-49
See Ex. Notes on the board
2
June 5 &
6
Wed. &
Thursday
2
June 10
&11
Monday &
Tuesday
June 12
& 13
Wed. &
Thursday
3
June 17,
18, 19
Monday—
Wed.
3
June 20
Thursday
4
June 24
& 25
Monday &
Tuesday
4
June 26
& 27
Wednesday
& Thursday
Paragraph Structure, pp. 14-24
Sentence Structure – Coordinating Conjunction, pp. 8-13
HW: Read pp. 37-39; answer Comprehension Check, p.
39 by copying each sentence & identifying T or F
Begin Unit 2: (Narration), Discussion pp. 40-43
Writing sentences with subordinating conjunctions, pp. 4350
HW: Read “Rosa Parks,” pp. 51-52 + pp. 53-55
Work on Thesis Statements, pp. 56-60
Perfect & Perfect Continuous
(D2) pp. 51-64
Perfect & Perfect Continuous
(D2) pp. 65-76
Past Perfect
(D2) pp. 77-90
Work on Organizing a Narrative + Using Dialog, pp. 60-65
Write C1D1 (Comp # 1, Draft # 1) and
C1D2 (Comp # 1, Draft # 2) – Narrative Essay
Discuss revision strategies and grading rubric
Adverb Clauses
(teacher supplements)
HW: Prepare for Grammar Quiz # 1—Perfect Tenses
Passive
(D2) pp. 153-171
Grammar Quiz #1- Perfect/Perfect Continuous
HW: Read about Transitions, pp. 78-85
HW: Read pp. 105-108; do Comp. Check, pp. 108-109 by
copying & identifying T or F
Discuss, pp. 109-111
Writing sentences with connectors showing reasons,
results, or conditions, pp. 111-120
HW: Read “Causes of Deforestation,” pp. 120-123
Discuss pp. 120-123 = a Cause Essay
HW: Read “Effects of Deforestation,” pp. 123-125
Prepositions
(D2) pp. 211-231
Conditionals (D2)
pp. 182-194
Study--Transitions + punctuation
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/
grammar/transitions.htm
Discuss pp. 123-126
Write C2D1—Cause/Effect Essay
HW: Prepare for Grammar Quiz #2- Passive Voice and
Conditionals
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July 1
Monday
5
July 2 &
3
Tuesday &
Wed.
July 4
Thurs.
Grammar Quiz # 2—Passive & Conditionals
Study--Parallel Structure
HW: Read pp. 136-139; do Comp Check, pp. 139-141 by
copying and finishing 1--11 with a complete sentence +
do Vocab. Study, part B, pp. 142-143
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/
grammar/parallelism.htm
Writing sentences with relative (adjective clauses), pp.
144-160
HW: Read “Following the Old Ways or the New,” pp. 161162 + Expressing Opinions + The Opinion Essay, pp. 163164
HOLIDAY: AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
NO SCHOOL!
Take QUIZ online for practice.
Adjective Clauses
(teacher supplements)
3
6
July 8
Monday
Practice expressing an opinion, p. 165 +
discuss the role of a counter-argument
Noun Clauses
(teacher supplements)
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July 9, 10
Tuesday &
Wed.
Write C3D1- Opinion Essay
Review all Clauses
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/
grammar/clauses.htm
HW: Prepare for Quiz #3- Adv. & Adj. Clauses
July 11
Grammar Quiz #3- Adverb & Adjective Clauses
Thursday
HW: Read pp. 175-177; do Comp. Check, pp. 177-179 by
copying and finishing 1—12 with a complete sentence + do
Vocab Study, part A, pp. 180-181
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July 15,
16
Monday &
Tuesday
Discuss, pp. 180-190
HW: Writing sentences with connectors of contrast, pp.
182-189
July 17
Wed.
Discuss different C/C organization patterns, pp. 193-200 +
write two outlines for the C/C Essay
July 18
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July 22
Thursday
Monday &
Write C4D1—Comparison/Contrast
Review for the Final Exam
HW: Prepare for Quiz # 4- Noun Clauses
July 23
Tuesday
Grammar Quiz #4-Noun Clauses
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July 24
Wed.
Write Final Essay on July 24
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July 25
Thursday
Final Grammar Exam on July 25
Gerunds and Infinitives (D2) pp.
239-265 (including Appendices)
Comparatives/
Superlatives/Equatives (D2)
pp. 233-238
Get a Scantron for the Grammar
Exam
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HCC Policy Statement – ADA: Services to Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange
reasonable accommodations must contact the Ability Services Office in Room C136 West Loop Campus, or call Dr. Becky
Hauri (713) 718-7910 to make necessary arrangements at the beginning of each semester. Your instructor is authorized to
provide only the accommodations requested by the office of Ability Support Services.
HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty
A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the coursework has been learned, and that student
is claiming an advantage not available to other students. The instructor is responsible for measuring each student's individual
achievements and also for ensuring that all students compete on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the instructor has
teaching, grading, and enforcement roles. You are expected to be familiar with the University's Policy on Academic Honesty,
found in the HCC catalog. What that means is: If you are charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the rules will not
help you. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements.
Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by HCC System officials against a student accused of scholastic
dishonesty. “Scholastic dishonesty”: includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another students’ test paper
 Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of a test that has
not been administered
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own
written work offered for credit.
Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for credit. Possible
punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or
recommendation for probation or dismissal from the HCC System. (See the Student Handbook)
HCC Policy Statement: Class Attendance
Class Attendance - It is important that you come to class! Attending class regularly is the best way to succeed in this class.
Research has shown that the single most important factor in student success is attendance. Simply put, going to class greatly
increases your ability to succeed. You are expected to attend all lectures and labs regularly. You are responsible for materials
covered during your absences. Class attendance is checked daily. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for
nonattendance, the instructor has the authority to drop you for excessive absences.
If you are not attending class, you are not learning the information. Because the information that is discussed in class is
important for your career, students may be dropped from a course after accumulating absences in excess of 12.5% hours (8
hours) of instruction (F-1 students should particularly take note of this so as not to affect your visa status). The eight hours of
class time would include any total classes missed or for excessive tardiness. Remember: Class attendance equals class
success.
HCC Course Withdrawal Policy
If you feel that you cannot complete this course, you will need to withdraw from it prior to the final date of withdrawal (See
your course calendar). Before you withdraw from your course, please take the time to meet with the instructor to discuss
why you feel it is necessary to do so. The instructor may be able to provide you with suggestions that would enable you to
complete the course. Your success is very important. Beginning in fall 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting
first time entering freshmen to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career in obtaining a
certificate and/or degree.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your
professor can “alert” you and HCC counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic
performance. It is your responsibility to visit with your professor or a counselor to learn about what, if any, HCC
interventions might be available to assist you – online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay in class
and improve your academic performance.
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If you plan on withdrawing from your class, you MUST contact an HCC counselor or your professor prior to withdrawing
(dropping) the class for approval and this must be done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to receive a “W” on your
transcript. If you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive an F or an IP (see below) as your final grade.
College Grading System:
Students who have completed English 0347 and show that they are ready for the next level (ENGL 0349) with a final average
of 70% or higher will receive a letter grade of A, B, or C. Students who are not ready for English 0349 may receive a grade of
IP. The IP grade is not a good or bad grade; however, it means "IN PROGRESS" and requires the student to take English
0347 again because the student will benefit from another semester in 0347 to learn all of the skills that are taught in this
course. However, if a student repeats 0347 after receiving one IP, a letter grade must be given (A, B, C, or F upon completing
the course for the second time).
Repeat Course Fee
The State of Texas encourages students to complete college without having to repeat failed classes. To increase student
success, students who repeat the same course more than twice, are required to pay extra tuition. The purpose of this extra
tuition fee is to encourage students to pass their courses and to graduate. Effective fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher
tuition rate to students registering the third or subsequent time for a course. If you are considering course withdrawal because
you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading
and writing homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance
that might be available.
Use of Camera and/or Recording Devices
As a student active in the learning community of this course, it is your responsibility to be respectful of the learning
atmosphere in your classroom. To show respect of your fellow students and instructor, you will turn off your phone and
other electronic devices, and will not use these devices in the classroom unless you receive permission from the instructor.
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty
offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students with disabilities who need to use a
recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information
regarding reasonable accommodations
Classroom Policies
1) Regular and punctual attendance is mandatory. After 4 absences, you may be dropped. Two tardies (entering after the
class is scheduled to start, leaving early, or leaving during class) count as an absence. If you are absent, you are still
responsible for the class work. Therefore, get the phone number or email of 2 classmates so that you can find out about the
work that you have missed: ___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
If you are absent on the day of a composition, it is your responsibility to notify me and to make arrangements for doing the
work after an absence.
2)
Students are expected to participate in all class discussions and take notes in class
and annotate (mark up) readings.
3) Both textbooks and a ring binder for all class work must be brought to class each day, as well as the syllabus to make
note of any changes.
4) Please double-space all compositions and write neatly, on one side only, in blue/black pen. When you type any work,
please double space and use a size 12 pt. font, Times New Roman.
5) Written assignments, exercises, and all readings are to be completed before the class meeting for which they were
assigned. Late homework is not accepted. Homework is due before class begins. Homework is not always collected. Rather
it will be checked randomly, and missing assignments will be counted against the final grade.
6) Anyone caught cheating on a test or composition will immediately be given a “0” on that assignment. Anyone caught
cheating twice will be dropped from the class. Cheating takes many forms. One form is plagiarism, that is, using another
person’s words or ideas without giving them credit. In American schools, plagiarism is considered dishonest, like stealing or
cheating. Plagiarism can be “borrowing” a friend’s paper or downloading papers from the Internet. We will learn language
skills to avoid plagiarism and develop our understanding of it throughout the semester, but if you think you might be
plagiarizing, stop and don’t do it. This work cannot be made up or dropped.
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7) You are responsible for all the information on this syllabus. Put it in your notebook and bring it to class with you. Read it
over when you have a question about the course.
8) No cell phones or other electronic devices are to be used in class unless the teacher has incorporated them into the
assignment. If you leave class to answer your cell phone, you will be counted tardy. Turn your phone off before class.
Students who are in any way disruptive will be asked to leave and marked absent. Following is a list of behaviors I consider
unacceptable for class:
Sleeping or daydreaming during class
Chronic tardiness; be here when class starts!
Reading or working on materials that are extraneous to this class
Doing homework for this class inside the classroom
Walking or wandering around the classroom when not doing group work
Prematurely packing up your books and bags before class has ended
Chatting with your classmates while I am talking or your classmates are asking
questions
Checking your cell phones or other electronic devices; all cell phones must be turned off.
Course Work
Compositions: Because this is primarily a writing course, the bulk of your grade will be based on your compositions. You
will write a minimum of 5 compositions this semester (including the final essay). These essays will be written in class. All
essays must be about 300-500 words in length, and the Opinion essay must be 500 words. You will keep all of your drafts
and comp. assignment sheets in your binder. The final draft will be typed and must be submitted with the first draft(s) in
order to receive a grade for the composition.
Quizzes: The instructor will periodically test you on grammar we have studied in class to measure how well you
understand the material, but grammar tests are not a large percentage of your final grade. The grammar is taught to support
your writing.
NOTE: If you are absent when we have a quiz, there is no make-up quiz. However, at the end of the semester,
the lowest quiz grade for every student will be dropped. In other words, if you miss a quiz, you will get a “0” grade,
but it will not count toward your final grade.
Homework: Homework consists of grammar and writing assignments, reading of texts, some online research, and
comprehension and vocabulary exercises. You will receive a completion grade rather than a letter or number grade for
homework. You always have homework for this class. The HW assignments that are on the calendar should be done over
the weekend. The assignments in the D2 column should be done daily. An average homework load in ENGL 0347 is 1-2
hours for every hour in class. If you are taking too many classes or working long hours, you will not have time to complete
the homework. Please do not remain in this class if you do not have time to complete the work, for it will result in a failing
grade.
The course calendar lists all of the reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary exercises and that will be
done for homework. While doing all the homework and attending class is not a complete guarantee of
success, it is certainly true that not doing it is a guarantee of failure.
In-Class Essays
Students write four in-class essays during the semester, plus the final exam essay. They must be written
on loose-leaf lined paper, on every other line (double-spaced). If handwritten, blue or black pen must
be used. When you write, do so legibly because if I cannot read your writing, that will be counted as an
error. While the in-class essay is graded, no grades are recorded until you have typed the in-class essay
and corrected your errors. In other words, your grade is a zero for the in-class essay until a second
draft is done. If you do not return it typed and corrected, you will receive a zero as a grade for that
in-class essay.
Evaluation of Written Work
Grades for written work will take into account: content, logical sequencing, use of transitions, topic
sentences and support, range and sophistication of vocabulary, complexity of sentences, grammar,
spelling, and punctuation and length. Grammar errors result in the loss of points. More points are taken
off for other problems such as the lack of a thesis statement, problems with topics sentences, or problems
with content and length. Your instructor is required to use a departmental “rubric” to evaluate your essays,
but he/she may use other criteria for different kinds of writing assignments.
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The Final Exams
The final exam consists of two parts: a comprehensive multiple-choice grammar section based on the grammar in the
textbook and the grammar book, AND an essay that is similar to one of the compositions that is written during the semester.
The essay exam will be given on the last day of class, and the grammar exam on the final exam day. See your course calendar
for the time and date of the final exam. You will need a green Scantron for the grammar exam. A student who fails both the
essay and grammar final will have to repeat ENGL 0347. If a student has a passing average for the course but fails both
parts of the final exam, the instructor will meet and review that student’s work with the Assistant Chair for Academic ESL to
determine if that student needs to repeat this class.
HCC Policies and Procedures—Syllabus Addendum Spring 2012
IMPORTANT NOTICE: EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to improve teaching and
learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to
instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made available to your professors and division chairs for continual
improvement of instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the
end of the term. This survey will replace the paper forms that students used in the past to evaluate teachers and classes.
Developmental Courses and ENGL 1301: Students taking developmental English and reading courses to meet state and
institutional requirements must complete GUST 0342 and ENGL 0310 (or ENGL 0349 for non-native speakers) before
taking ENGL 1301.
Grades – IP & W: Students taking developmental courses may only receive an In Progress or IP grade one time for each
course. The instructor’s official class roll indicates with an asterisk next to the student’s name when a student is repeating a
course. The student must receive a letter grade after the second attempt (A, B, C, or F). F-1 students are subject to the same
attendance and grading policies as all other students. F-1 students will be dropped for excessive absences and receive W.
Grade Reports: HCCS does not mail out grade reports. Students will get their grades online at the following Internet
address (www.hccs.edu). Students who require a paper or hard copy of their grades must obtain an unofficial transcript from
the Records and Admissions Office of their campus/college.
Attendance Policy: Although it is the responsibility of the student to drop a course for non-attendance, the instructor has full
authority to drop a student for excessive absences of more than 12.5% of the hours of instruction (including lecture and
laboratory time). Texas State Law requires students to complete 87.5% of hours of instruction in order to receive a grade. If
students drop/are dropped from developmental studies while they are taking college-level courses, they will also be dropped
from those college-level courses.
American Disabilities Act and ADA Compliance: HCCS is compliant with the ADA and Sec. 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973. “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 each semester. Faculty are authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability
Support Services Office.” The Disability Services Office number for Southwest College is 713-718-7910. Dr. Becky
Hauri is the ADA contact counselor.
Sexual Harassment: It is a violation of HCCS policy for an employee, agent, or student of the college to engage in sexual
harassment as defined in the EEOC guidelines (EEO/AA Compliance Handbook 47).
Tuition Payment: Students who use the installment plan or receive financial aid are responsible for making sure all of their
fees are paid. Students will be dropped for non-payment of tuition. The cost for reinstatement is $75.
On-Line Tutoring: HCCS now offers access to English tutors on-line. All HCCS students can take advantage of this service
by logging on to www.askonline.net and by using their e-mail account. Papers for
most HCC classes can be submitted for advice with a short turnaround time. See the askonline.net homepage.
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