Academic English as a Second Language
Central College
ESOL 0360 - 1237
Integrated Reading/Writing for Non-Native Speakers
CRN: 44909 - Fall 2014
Central Campus – San Jacinto Bldg, Room (TBA)
1:00-4:20 pm | Mondays and Wednesdays
Instructor: Philip Hardy
Instructor Contact Information: e-mail: philip.hardy@hccs.edu
Phone: 713-706-1233
Office location and hours: By Appointment
Please feel free to contact the 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 my class is very important. I
will be available to hear your concerns and to discuss course topics.
Course Description
In ESOL 0360, students learn advanced composition skills for writing in a variety of
American core academic college courses such as in the humanities and social sciences.
ESOL 0360 is the exit-level integrated reading and writing (INRW) class for non-native
speakers who plan to continue their education and earn a college degree. . After
successful completion of ESOL 0360, students may enroll in ENGL 1301 without further
testing. They should also be prepared to successfully complete other college courses.
This class is scheduled to meet from 1:00 to 4:20pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Part of this time will be in the computer lab where students work on writing assignments,
Course Objectives
At the completion of the course the student should be able to:
 comprehend and respond orally and in writing to various kinds of reading
assignments (essays, articles, web resources);
 write well-written 500-1500 word expository essays in response to reading
assignments;
 use a variety of patterns of composition development (exemplification,
comparison/contrast, cause/effect, argumentation) to develop a thesis;
 apply critical thinking skills to reading and writing;
 edit compositions for accurate grammar, spelling, and mechanics (capitalization,
punctuation);
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use a college level vocabulary;
recognize an author’s audience, purpose, and tone in writing;
demonstrate ability to paraphrase and summarize
apply MLA style guidelines to cite sources (knowing when to cite and why); and
demonstrate ability to complete a variety of writing tasks (journals, essays, shortanswer questions, class notes, grammar exercises);
Instructional Materials
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New Directions, Second Edition, by Peter S. Gardner (required) ISBN: 0-521-
54172-7.
English collegiate dictionary (no bi-lingual dictionaries). An English-English
dictionary. Note: Students will not be permitted the use of any electronic devices
during tests. This includes electronic translation machines.
A Thesaurus (recommended).
College Grading System:
Students who have completed ESOL 0360 and show that they are ready for the next
level (ENGL 1301) 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 1301 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 ESOL 0360 again because the student will benefit from another
semester in 0360 to learn all of the skills that are taught in this course. However, if a
student repeats 0360 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.
Student Assignments
Students in this course will be required to write four compositions, a mid-term and final
composition, four reading journals, and four vocabulary and other quizzes.
Compositions/Essays (6 total)
Students will write 4 compositions, a midterm essay, and a final essay. Much of the
class time is arranged as a writing workshop in which students discuss ideas and apply
the writing process to address a topic, i.e. pre-write, draft, revise, and edit their work,
with assistance from classmates and the instructor. At least one draft will be written
before the final draft of each major paper. However, only the final draft is graded.
Compositions that are turned in after the due date will receive a 10-point penalty for
each class day that it is late.
The mid-term and final compositions will be written in class, and only the first draft will
be graded.
Journals (4 total)
All of your journals will relate to the reading material we are covering in class and can
be used to help generate ideas for your compositions. I will give you the specific dates
and topic information when we start each new unit. Journals that are late will not be
accepted.
Quizzes (4 total
The vocabulary quizzes will be based on the material in the Vocabulary in-Context
sections of the textbook. Additional quizzes may be given based on the needs of the
class.
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 will use a
departmental “rubric” to evaluate your compositions, but may use other criteria for different
kinds of writing assignments.
Composition Requirements
All final drafts of compositions must be typed using the format that the teacher will give you.
You must use 12 pt. standard Times New Roman font and have one inch margins. The paper
must be double spaced, and it must be stapled.
Computer Lab Time
This class will work in a computer lab for part of one class each week. The computer
labs should be used by students for writing assignments and web resources.
Three excellent websites for grammar review and practice are the following:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/
www.englishpage.com
Tutoring
Leila Jannatyfar will be tutoring in the Learning Emporium on the 3rd floor Mondays and
Wednesdays from 11 am to 1:45 pm. Tutoring is also available online via
www.askonline.net. Note that a tutor is not your editor and will not write papers for
you.
Homework
The course calendar (see last two pages) lists all of the reading and writing assignments 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.
Students are expected to complete the reading assignments before coming to class and to
participate in the discussion of the author’s purpose, tone, and style.
Grading Scale
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
69 and Below = IP or F
Grading Calculation
Compositions 1 & 2 -- 20%
Compositions 3 & 4 -- 30%
Mid-term Essay
-- 15%
Final Exam
-- 15%
Journals & Quizzes -- 20%
Class Attendance
It is important that you come to class! Research has shown that the single most
important factor in student success is attendance. You are expected to attend all
lectures and labs.
Class attendance is checked daily. Any student who is more than fifty minutes late will
be marked absent for the entire class. Returning late from a break or leaving class early
counts as being tardy. You are responsible for materials covered during your absences.
If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to see the instructor about the work that was
missed.
Students may be dropped from a course after accumulating absences in excess of
12.5% hours of the total class time. F-1 students should particularly take note of this so
as not to affect your visa status. If you miss four classes (4 absences) you can be
dropped without notification. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for
nonattendance, the instructor has the authority to drop you for excessive absences.
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.
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.
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
before 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.
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 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.
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 HCC’s Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the
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 College 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 mean 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 College System.
A student will receive a grade of 0 on any assignment that involves cheating, collusion
or plagiarism.
Classroom Policies
It is the shared responsibility of the instructor and students to develop and maintain a
positive learning environment for everyone. Your instructor takes this responsibility
very seriously and will inform members of the class if their behavior makes it difficult for
him to carry out this task. As a fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning
needs of your classmates and assist your instructor to achieve this critical goal.
To this end, all cell phones, pagers, ipods, and any other electronic devices that may cause a
distraction in class must be turned off. No laptops are permitted to be used during class. You
may sometimes use an electronic dictionary (hand-held) with the sound turned off. You are
not permitted to leave class to answer or return calls unless it is an absolute emergency; doing
so will be counted as a tardy. If a student is using a cell phone at any time during the class
period, I will remind the student about the policy once. After that, I will ask the student to
leave class and mark him or her absent.
Students are expected to arrive at class on time with all their materials including the
textbook. After the first week of class, you will be asked to leave class if you do not
have a textbook.
Use of Cameras 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.
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).
Changes to the Syllabus:
The instructor reserves the right to supplement this syllabus at any time during the
semester with additional guidelines, rules of conduct, and changes to the course
calendar to meet the needs of the class.
Welcome to the class. I look forward to working with you!
Course Calendar Fall 2014
ESOL 0360 - Integrated Reading/Writing
Dates
Week 1
Sept. 22 & 24
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Instruction & Assignments
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Diagnostic assessment; introduction to the course; introduction to
academic writing.
Chapter 1: American Values and Assumptions
Review Text: The Essentials of Writing. Pgs. 101-123.
Journal # 1: American Values and Assumptions - Due Sept 27.
Week 2
Sept. 29 &
Oct. 1
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Chapter 1: Time Talks with an Accent. Pg. 26
Chapter 1: Polite but Thirst. Pg36
Quiz No. 1
Begin Composition 1: First draft due October 15
Week 3
Oct. 6 & 8
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Chapter 2: School Is Bad for Children. Pg. 58
Review Text: Writing from Sources. Pgs. 124-132.
Citations
Week 4
Oct.13 & 15
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Chapter 2: How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students’ … Pg. 67
Chapter 2: Multiple Intelligences and Emotional Intelligence. Pg. 76
Journal 2: How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students’ Research Papers
- Due Oct 20
Quiz No. 2
Week 5
Oct. 20 & 22
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Chapter 3: Propaganda Techniques in Today’s Advertising. Pg. 157
Composition 1 : Final Draft due Oct 22
Begin Composition 2: First Draft Due Oct 29
Week 6
Oct. 27 & 29
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Chapter 3: We’ve Got Mail. Pg. 148
In-class Midterm Essay
Week 7
Nov. 3 & 5
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Chapter 4: Sex Roles. Pg. 188
Composition 2: Final Draft Due Nov 5
Week 8
Nov. 10 & 12
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Chapter 4: Sex, Sighs, and Conversation. Pg. 210
Begin Composition 3: First Draft Due Nov 17
Journal 3: Sex Roles- Due Nov 17
Quiz No.3
Week 9
Nov. 17
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Chapter 5: Someone Is Stealing Your Life. Pg. 250
Composition 3: Final Draft Due Nov 19
Journal 4: Someone Is Stealing Your Life- Due Nov 26
Week 10
Nov. 24 & 26
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Chapter 5: Our Schedules, Our Selves. Pg. 259
Begin Composition 4: First and Final Draft Due Dec 1
Week 11
Dec. 1 & 3
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Quiz no.4
Research Strategies
Review and writing strategies for the Final Exam.
Week 12
Dec. 8
Final Essay Exam
Important Calendar Dates:
November 10 - Last Day to Withdraw
December 8 - Final Exam
December 15 - Grades Due