COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF QATAR
Course Title :Level 3 Grammar
Course Rubric and Number: ESOL 0352
Semester and CRN Number: Spring 2011CRN 79977
Course Location: West Bay Campus
Course Days and Times: M,-Th 10.30-11.302.00P Th
Room: F10A
Course Semester Credit Hours: 3.2
Course Length: 16 Weeks
Type of Instruction: Lecture-Lab
Instructor: A.Elizabeth Gilfillan
E-Mail:
Elizabeth.Gilfillan@ ccq.edu.qa
Office Hours: By Appointment
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides a review of essential grammatical and structural features while introducing their finer points.
Emphasis is placed on compound and complex sentence structures and is designed to lead students toward active
mastery of the patterns and principles of formal written English.
ESOL 0342 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
ESOL 0352, Advanced Intermediate Grammar, seeks to prepare students for college level academic or workforce study
by accomplishing the following objectives:
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Building on the syntactic knowledge that students have gained in previous study of English grammar while
introducing more advanced structures as well as the finer nuances involving tense and aspect of English verbs;
Strengthening students' abilities to produce the new grammatical structures in a variety of communicative
contexts.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
After taking ESOL 0352, Advanced Intermediate Grammar, the student should:
1.
Be able to use all verb tenses except for the past perfect progressive and the future perfect tenses;
2.
Be able to use present and future modal auxiliaries and related expressions;
3.
Be able to use subjective, objective, and possessive personal pronouns;
4.
Show familiarity with the structure and use of adjective and noun clauses;
5.
Be able to use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to connect ideas, including the use of punctuation;
6.
Be able to recognize and use gerunds and infinitives;
7.
Be able to use the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs;
8. Show familiarity with quoted/reported speech and conditionals.
GRADE BREAKDOWN:
Unit Tests.................. 40%
Quizzes ..........
20%
Midterm Exam……... 15%
Lab HW/CW…
5%
Final Exam.................20%
100%
Textbooks
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Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd ed., Azar (Prentice Hall Regents) Workbook.
1 folder and ruled writing paper for grammar.
6. COURSE SCHEDULE
NOTE: This schedule is approximate. I may make changes to it if necessary to cover the required material in the course.
Week
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Topics
Unit 1 Present tense
Units 2 Past tense,
Units 3 Future tense, Quiz #1
Unit 4 Pres Perfect / Past Perfect
TEST #1 (Chaps 1-4) Unit 5 Asking Questions
Unit 6 Nouns and Pronouns
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9.
Units 7. Modal Auxiliaries Quiz #2
TEST # 2(Chaps 5-7)Units 8,Connecting Ideas
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Unit 10 The Passive Quiz #3
TEST #3(Chaps 8-10) Units 11 Count /Non Count Nouns and Articles
Unit12 Adjective Clauses.
Units 13 Gerunds and Infinitives
Units14 Noun Clauses Quiz #4
TEST #4 (Chaps 11-14) Review for Final
Final exam week.
Calendar
MIDTERM Unit 9 Comparisons
April 3-7 2011 Spring Break
May 1-4 2011 Final exams
May 5 2011 Grades due
CLASS POLICIES:
ATTENDANCE: You are expected to attend all your classes each semester We meet every day five days a week. There
are NO EXCUSED absences, even if you are sick or must work. If you miss more than 10 classes, you will lose 2 points
from your final grade from every class missed thereafter. You must complete all your work assignments and tests that
you miss. If you stop coming to class, you must see a counselor to drop your class before the drop deadline or you will
receive an F ESL students must drop ALL of their classes. CCQ many grant exceptions to this policy for special
circumstances such as extraordinary or prolonged illnesses and family emergencies. CCQ will not grant exceptions for
work related absences..
TARDINESS: Please be on time for class. If you are more than 15 minutes late you will be marked absent for that class
hour..
MOBILE PHONES
You may not use mobile phones in class. Please turn them off and put them away while you are in class.
MOBILE PHONE CAMERAS and RECORDING DEVICES
You must get your teacher’s permission before recording or taping in the class. In any case, do not use a mobile phone
for that purpose.
MAKING UP MISSED TESTS OR ASSIGNMENTS: If you miss an in-class graded assignment, you must make it up
upon returning to school. The makeup should be scheduled within 3 days from the day the student returns to class.
Speak with your instructor to set a time.
CCQ POLICY STATEMENT: LATE ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments should be handed in at the time designated by the instructor. If the assignment is late 1 day, 10% will be
deducted from the grade for that assignment; 2 days, 20%; 3 days, 30%. No late work will be accepted after the 4th day.
ACADEMIC HONESTY AND CHEATING: You may not copy other people’s work. You may not copy work from the
internet. You may not work with others on assignments unless you receive permission from your professor. You may
study with others, but graded assignments must be your work exclusively. Violation of this rule may cause you to lose
some or all credit for the assignment, and even for the entire course.
CCQ GRADING SCALE:
100-90 is A; 89-80 is B; 79-70 is C; 69 or less is IP and this grade reflects that the student completed the course,
including the final, but didn’t pass. F is for students who did not complete the course.