Course Syllabus
Advanced-Intermediate Reading
ESOL 0350
Semester with
Course Reference
Number (CRN)
68284
Instructor contact
information
Katie.aronson@hccs.edu
Office Location
and Hours
FAC310
Course
Location/Times
T-TH, 11:50-2:00
Course Semester
Credit Hours (SCH)
(lecture, lab) If
applicable
Credit Hours
3.00
Lecture Hours
3.00
Laboratory Hours 2.00
Total Course
Contact Hours
80
(713) 718-6675
Thursday, 2:00-3:00
BSCC211
Continuing
Education Units
(CEU): if
applicable
Course Length
(number of weeks)
16
Type of Instruction Lecture
Course
Description:
A continuation of ESOL 0346. This course is designed to further develop reading comprehens
skills and expand vocabulary. This course provides practice in skills such as identifying main i
and supporting details, determining the sequence of events, using context clues, and drawing
conclusions.
Course
Prerequisite(s)
ESOL0346
Academic
Discipline/CTE
Program Learning
Outcomes
Course Student
Learning
Outcomes (SLO): 4
to 7
1. Demonstrate familiarity with an expanding target vocabulary
2. Read and understand a passage in English of challenging length and difficulty, using appro
target vocabulary
3. Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive reading)
4. Use specific reading skills strategies to extract meaning from the text
5. Identify the rhetorical structure of selected reading passages.
Learning
Objectives
(Numbering
system should be
linked to SLO e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
etc.)
Demonstrate familiarity with an expanding target vocabulary
Read and understand a passage in English of challenging length and difficulty, using
appropriate target vocabulary
Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive reading)
Use specific reading skills strategies to extract meaning from the text
Identify the rhetorical structure of selected reading passages.
SCANS and/or
Core Curriculum
Competencies: If
applicable
Instructional
Methods
Course Calendar
Week 1
Testing, Course introduction
Chap 1, Part 1 and 2
Week 2
Chap 1, Parts 3 & 4; Chap 1 Test
MRP: Unit 2
Week 3
Chap 2, Part 1
Chap 2, Part 2
MRP: Unit 3; Faster Reading p. 191
Week 4
Chap 2, Parts 3 & 4; Chap 2 Test
Chap 3, Part 1
MRP: Unit 3; Faster Reading p. 193
Week 5
Chap 3, Part 2
Chap 3, Parts 3 & 4; Chap 3 Test
MRP: Unit 4; Faster Reading p. 195
Week 6
Chap 4, Part 1 & 2
Introduction to The Pearl
In-Class reading The Pearl: Chapter 1
Week 7
Chap 4, Parts 3 & 4;
Chap 4 Test
MRP: Unit 4; Faster Reading p. 197
Week 8
Chap 5, Part 1 & 2
Reading Project Journal 1 Due
Faster Reading p. 199
Week 9
Discussion: The Pearl: Chapters 2 & 3
Chap 5, Parts 3 & 4;
Chap 5 Test
Week 10
Reading Project Journal 2 Due
Chap 6, Part 1 & 2
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
MRP: Unit 5; Faster Reading p. 201
Chap 6 Parts 3 & 4
Chap 6, Test
MRP: Unit 6; Faster Reading p. 201
Reading Project Journal 3 due
Chap 7, Part 1 & 2
Discussion: The Pearl Chapters 4 and 5
Chap 7 Test
Discussion: The Pearl Chapter 6
Chap 7, Part 3& 4
MRP: Unit 6; Faster Reading p. 203
Reading Project Journal 4 due
Chap 8, Part 1 &2
MRP: Unit 7; Faster Reading p. 207
Chap 8, Parts 3 & 4;
MRP: Unit 8; Faster Reading p. 209
Chapter 8 Test
Student
Assignments
Demonstrate familiarity with an expanding target vocabulary
Read and understand a passage in English of challenging length and difficulty, using
appropriate target vocabulary
Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive reading)
Use specific reading skills strategies to extract meaning from the text
Identify the rhetorical structure of selected reading passages.
Student
Assessment(s)
Demonstrate familiarity with an expanding target vocabulary
Read and understand a passage in English of challenging length and difficulty, using
appropriate target vocabulary
Read and understand a large volume of level-appropriate text. (Extensive reading)
Use specific reading skills strategies to extract meaning from the text
Identify the rhetorical structure of selected reading passages.
Instructor's
Requirements
Program/Discipline
Requirements: If
applicable
HCC Grading
Scale
A = 100- 90
B = 89 - 80:
C = 79 - 70:
4 points per semester hour
3 points per semester hour
2 points per semester hour
59 and below = F or IP
IP (In Progress)
W(Withdrawn)
I (Incomplete)
AUD (Audit)
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must re-enroll to
receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing education courses. To
compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade points by the total number of seme
hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM" and "I" do not affect GPA.
See "Health Science Program/Discipline Requirements" for grading scale.
Instructor Grading
Criteria
Grading Percentages
Participation/Attendance
Lab (More Reading Power)
Unit Tests
The Pearl Assignments
5%
10%
70%
15%
“Scholastic dishonesty”: includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collu
Cheating on a test includes:
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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 th
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
work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work o
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
the College System. (See the Student Handbook)
Class Attendance - It is important that you come to class! Attending class regularly is the best
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. Yo
expected to attend all lecture and labs regularly. You are responsible for materials covered du
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. As 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 (10 hours) of instruction (F-1 students shou
particularly take note of this so as not to affect your visa status). The ten hours of class time w
include any total classes missed or for excessive tardiness (being late twice or, leaving early i
counted as an absence). Remember: Class attendance equals class success.
Instructional
Materials
Interactions 2 Reading by Pamela Hartmann & Elaine Kirn. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.
More Reading Power by Beatrice S. Mikulecky and Linda Jeffries. New York: Longman/Pear
2004
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
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