Intensive English Program
Northeast College
ESOL 0341 – Beginning Conversation for Foreign Speakers
CRN 55253 - Fall 2011
Northline Campus – Room 222 / 11:50AM-2:00PM / Mon/Wed
3 lecture / 2 lab / 80 hrs per semester / 16 weeks
Professor:
Phone:
Email:
Office Location:
Office Hours:
Tracy Shepherd
713/718-8181
tracy.shepherd@hccs.edu
Room 222
Before/After class, or by appointment
Textbooks: Interchange (Third Edition) Intro Student’s Book
and Interchange (Third Edition) Intro Workbook, Richards
Course Description: This course is designed to develop conversational skills in
simple English with emphasis on vocabulary and grammatical structures used in
day-to-day living. Vocabulary, pronunciation, simple sentence structure, and
intonation patterns are stressed.
Course Prerequisite: Placement testing
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Comprehend simple spoken statements about familiar day-to-day situations.
2. Participate meaningfully in a simple conversation about familiar situations.
3. Produce reasonably accurate pronunciation of English words and sentences.
4. Produce a brief, informative presentation that is comprehensible to those
accustomed to dealing with non-native English speakers.
Absence and Tardy Policies: According to HCCS policy, the teacher may drop
any student who has missed 12.5% of class. If you arrive more than five minutes
late, you will be counted tardy. (3 tardies=1 absence) If you are more than fifteen
minutes late, you will be counted absent.
Withdrawal Policy: In Texas public colleges and universities, students who
enroll in the same course three or more times must pay higher tuition. Also, a
law passed in 2007 limits new students to six withdrawals during their college
careers. So do not drop (withdraw from) any class before you talk to your teacher
or counselor. If you need to drop, fill out the withdrawal form before April 15 in
order to receive a W.
Make-up Policy: In the case of an absence, it is your responsibility to get
assignments and notes from either classmates or the instructor. If you know
ahead of time that you are going to miss a class, please notify the instructor by
phone or e-mail, or in the previous class. Should you miss class on a quiz or test
day, you must contact the instructor in advance to be allowed a make-up exam.
Scholastic Honesty: Personal and academic honesty are expected in this
course. While interacting and working with other students is a necessary part of
the learning experience, all work that is turned in for a grade should be your own.
Plagiarism, cheating, or unauthorized collaboration will not be tolerated, and
consequences include a grade of zero for the assignment, exam, or course.
Cellular Phones: The use of cell phones during class is disruptive to both the
instructor and students. Therefore, the use of cell phones during class is not
allowed and should be limited to breaks.
Students with Disabilities: 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 (DSS)
Counselor at the beginning of each semester. Ms. Kim Ingram is the Northeast
College DSS counselor. Teachers can only provide the accommodation
requested by the DSS Office. The DSS office is in Room 108. Her telephone
number is 713/718-8420.
Course Grading:
A = 90-100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 – 79
IP= Below 70 (Progressing but not passing)
F= Below 70 (Not passing for 2nd semester)
Grading Criteria:
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Class participation
Homework/Lab
Quizzes (4 @ 50 pts)
Oral Interviews/Presentations
(2 @ 50 pts)
Tests (3 @ 100 pts)
TOTAL
100 pts.
150 pts.
200 pts.
100 pts.
300 pts.
850 pts.
Level I Conversation
Course Calendar
Fall 2010
Week Date
Assignment
1
8/29
8/31
Course Introduction; Unit 1 (pp. 2-4)
Unit 1 (pp. 5-7)
2
9/5
9/7
Labor Day Holiday
Unit 2 (pp. 8-10)
3
9/12
9/14
Unit 2 (pp. 11-13)
Quiz: Units 1 & 2; Unit 3 (pp. 16-18)
4
9/19
9/21
Unit 3 (pp. 19-21)
Unit 4 (pp. 22-24)
5
9/26
9/28
Unit 4 (pp. 25-27)
Quiz Units 3 & 4; Unit 5 (pp. 30-32)
6
10/3
10/5
Unit 5 (pp. 33-35)
Test Units 1 – 5; Unit 6 (pp. 36-38)
7
10/10 Unit 6 (pp. 39-41)
10/12 Unit 7 (pp. 44-46); Presentation #1
8
10/17 Unit 7 (pp. 47-49); Presentation #1
10/19 Unit 8 (pp. 50-52)
9
10/24 Unit 8 (pp. 53-55)
10/26 Quiz: Units 7 & 8; Unit 9 (pp. 58-60)
10
10/31 Unit 9 (pp. 61-63)
11/2 Unit 10 (pp. 64-66)
11
11/7
11/9
12
11/14 Unit 11 (pp. 75-77)
11/16 Unit 12 (pp. 78-80)
13
11/21 Unit 12 (pp. 81-83)
11/23 Quiz Units 11 & 12; Unit 13 (pp. 86-88)
Unit 10 (pp. 67-69)
Test Units 6 – 10; Unit 11 (pp. 72-74)
14
11/28 Unit 13 (pp. 89-91)
11/30 Unit 14 (pp. 92-94); Presentation #2
15
12/5
12/7
16
12/12 Final Exam
Unit 14 (pp. 95-97); Presentation #2
Unit 15 (pp. 100-105)