Houston Community College Northeast
Intensive English Program
Level 2 Grammar
Fall 2011
Professor: Tracy Shepherd
Course: ESOL 0348
CRN: 55335
Time: Mon/Wed 9:00AM to 11:10
Phone: 713-718-8181
Email: tracy.shepherd@hccs.edu
Office Hrs: Before/After class, or by appointment
Textbooks: Focus on Grammar 3 (Third Edition), Fuchs et al.
Focus on Grammar 3 Workbook (Third Edition), Fuchs
Course Description: A continuation of ESOL 0344, this course develops low
intermediate proficiency in English grammar and usage.
Course Objectives: Students gain confidence in their ability to speak and write
English accurately and fluently at this level of proficiency.
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 a counselor. If you need to drop, fill out the withdrawal form before
April 15 in order to receive a W.
Make-up Policy: If you have to be absent, you must talk to me about the work
you missed. It is very important to be present when we have a test. You can
only make up a test if you had 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.
Cellular Phones: Turn off your cell phone when you enter the classroom.
Talking and text messaging on the cell phone are not allowed during class time.
Students with Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability (e.g.
physical, learning, psychiatric, developmental, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to
arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support
Services (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 Room 108. Her
telephone number is 713-718-8420.
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.
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:
5 Unit Tests
Lab/Homework
Final Exam
70%
15%
15%
Level 2 Grammar
Fall 2011
WEEK DATE ASSIGNMENT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8/29
Testing and Course Introduction
8/31
Unit 1 Present Progressive and Simple Present
9/5
Holiday
9/7
Unit 6 Future
9/12
Unit 7 Future Time Clauses
9/14
Test #1
9/19
Unit 3 Simple Past
9/21
Unit 4 Past Progressive and Simple Past
9/26
Unit 5 Used to; Unit 8 Wh- Questions: Subject and Object
9/28
Review Units 3, 4, 5, 8
10/3
Test #2
10/5
Unit 11 Ability: Can, Could, Be able to
10/10 Unit 12 Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if
10/12 Unit 13 Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind
8
10/17 Unit 14 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better
10/19 Review Units 11, 12, 13, 14
9
10/24 Test #3
10/26 Unit 16 Present Perfect: Since and For
10
10/31 Unit 17 Present Perfect: Already and Yet
11/2
Unit 18 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past
11
12
11/7
Unit 19 Present Perfect and Simple Past
11/9
Unit 20 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect
11/14 Review Units 16, 17, 18, 19 , 20
11/16 Test #4
13
11/21 Unit 23 Adjectives and Adverbs
11/23 Unit 24 Adjectives: Comparisons with As . . . as and Than
14
11/28 Unit 25 Adjectives: Superlatives
11/30 Unit 26 Adverbs: As . . . as, Comparatives, Superlatives
15
16
12/5
Review Units 23, 24, 25, 26
12/7
Test #5
12/12 Final Exam