Intensive English Program
Northeast College
ESOL 0355 – Advanced Grammar for Foreign Speakers
CRN 76472 – Spring 2014
Northline Campus – Room 220 / 8:30 – 11:00 / Mon/Wed
3 lecture / 2 lab / 80 hrs per semester / 16 weeks
Professor:
Phone:
Email:
Office Location:
Office Hours:
Dr. Julie Cote
713/718-8181
julia.cote@hccs.edu
Room 310
Available by appointment
Course Description: A continuation of ESOL 0352. This course provides a review of both
essential and finer points of the grammatical structural features of formal written English.
Emphasis is placed on active production and error analysis of standard English.
Course Objective: Students will show proficiency in active production of and error analysis of
standard American English.
Text: Understanding and Using English Grammar (4th Edition) by Betty Azar.
Attendance Policy: The HCCS policy is that if a student is absent for 12.5% of the time (4 class
days during a 16 week semester), she or he may be dropped from the course. The student is
responsible for all work missed while absent. If you are more than 15 minutes late, you are
considered absent. You must return from lunch and breaks on time. Attendance is marked beginning
the first official day of classes, not the day that you register/enroll.
Tardies: Being on time is very important in the United States. If you arrive more than fifteen
minutes late, you will be counted tardy. (3 tardies=1 absence) If you are more than twenty
minutes late, you will be counted absent. A student who is tardy may sign the roll at the end of
class. A tardy student who fails to sign the roll will be counted as absent. You must sign the
role sheet in order to receive credit for being in class. Excessive tardies, either individual or
as a class, are an interruption of instruction. Official tardy count is recorded as follows: three
tardies (or early leaves) count as one class absence.
Make-Up Policy: It is very important that you be in class on test days because
there will be no make-ups except in cases of extreme emergencies. You must call
the office at 713-718-8181 if you have an emergency.
Scholastic Honesty: I expect all of you to be responsible students. That means if you have
problems doing the work, ask me for help, not another student. On tests and quizzes, do not
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cheat by getting “help” or by “helping” others. It is important to do your own work. A student
who cheats will be given a grade of zero for that assignment.
Cell Phones and Electronic Devices: All cell phones and any electronic devices
must be turned off or set to vibrate during class. Turn off your cell phone before you
enter the classroom. Talking and text messaging on the cell phone are not allowed
during class time. The only reason you should be disturbed during class is for a
real emergency. If you must be reached in an emergency, the person should call
the Intensive English office. Someone will come to get you out of class. Laptop
computers, iPods, and any other electronic devices must be put away while you
are in class.
Classroom policy: I am extremely allergic to perfumes, colognes, lotions, hairsprays, and
cigarette smoke. Please do not wear any to class and do not smoke directly before class or on
a break. I may ask you to leave class if I cannot breathe you. This will count as an absence or
early leave.
Student Conduct: Sleeping in class is disrespectful. If you sleep during class,
you will be asked to leave. This will count as one absence.
Disability Support: Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning,
psychiatric, developmental, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable
accommodation must contact the Disability Support Services (DSS) Counselor at the beginning
of each semester, Faculty members are authorized to provide only the accommodation
requested by the DSS Office. Ms. Kim Ingram is the Northeast College’s DSS counselor. Her
telephone number is 713-718-8420.
NOTICE: Students who repeat a course for a third or more times may soon face significant
tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your
instructor about opportunities for tutoring/ other assistance prior to considering course
withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades.
***Students are limited to a total of 6 W’s during the course of their academic careers.
DROPPING COURSES: It is the responsibility of the student to officially drop or withdraw from a
course. Failure to officially withdraw may result in the student receiving a grade of “F” in the
course.
Grading Criteria:
Daily work/ Participation
Chapter Tests
Final Exam
10%
70%
20%
Grading Scale:
90-100 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
Below 70= IP (In Progress) or F
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Class Assignments:
Unit Tests
There will be four (4) tests over the chapters covered this semester. Test dates are
listed on the calendar.
Daily Work/Participation
Students will earn one point for each day they are present and participate in class.
Missed days will result in a participation grade of zero (0) for that day. Having a text
book is a requirement for this course. Coming to class without the textbook will result in
a zero (0) Daily Work grade for that day.
Final Exam
The Final Exam will cover all the grammar concepts listed on the course calendar. You
should keep all your chapter tests to use as study guides for the final exam.
Note: Students must have a passing average on major assignments (chapter tests)
and the final exam in order to pass the class. Having a passing attendance/participation
grade does not indicate that you are ready for the next level.
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.
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ESOL 0355 Advanced Grammar IV
Course Calendar Spring 2013
(Assignments may be changed to suit the needs of the class)
LESSON
Week 1
1/13-1/15
Course Introduction; Diagnostic Testing
Chapter 2: Present and Past Tenses, Simple and Progressive
pp. 14-18;
Week 2
1/22
1/20 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – No Class
Chapter 2 Continued: Present and Past Tenses, Simple and Progressive
pp. 29 – 31; pp. 34-38;
Chapter 3: Perfect and Progressive Tenses;
pp. 36 – 40; pp. 43-52
Week 3
1/27-1/29
Chapter 3 continued; pp. 55-58;
Chapter 4: Future Time; pp. 60-61; pp. 62-74
Week 4
2/3-2/5
Chapter 5: Review of Verb Tenses (if needed)
Test #1: Chapters 2, 3, & 4 (Verb Tenses)
Week 5
2/10-2/12
Chapter 6: Subject-Verb Agreement pp. 84-99
Week 6
2/19
2/17 President’s Day Holiday – No Class
Chapter 9: Modals Part I; pp. 157-179
Week 7
2/24-2/26
Chapter 9 continued;
Chapter 10: Modals Part II; pp. 180-208
Week 8
3/3-3/5
Chapter 10 continued;
Test #2: Chapters 6, 9, and 10 (S-V Agreement and Modals)
3/10-3/14
SPRING BREAK NO CLASS
Week 9
3/17-3/19
Chapter 12: Noun Clauses
pp. 242-262; pp. 264-266;
pp.268-269
Week 10
3/24-3/26
Chapter 13: Adjective Clauses
pp. 270-283; p. 285
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Week 11
3/31-4/2
Test # 3: Chapters 12&13 (Noun and Adjective Clauses)
Chapter 17: Adverb Clauses
pp. 365-385
Week 12
4/7-4/9
Chapter 17 continued
Week 13
4/14-4/16
Chapter 20: Conditional Sentences and Wishes
pp. 417-436
Week 14
4/21-4/23
Chapter 20 continued
Test #4: 17 & 20 Adverb Clauses and Conditional Sentences
Week 15
4/28-4/30
Review for Final Exam/Course Advising
Week 16
5/5
Final Exam: Monday, May 6
8:30-10:30 a.m.
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