Syllabus 0352
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Course Description
ESOL. 0352, ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR
"A continuation of ESOL 0348. 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."
Prerequisites
A satisfactory score on the CELSA or successful completion of ESOL 0348
Course Goals (includes competencies, incorporation of SCANS, etc.)
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.
Instructor Information
Natalia Petrova, E-mail: natalia.petrova@hccs.edu
Textbook Information
Textbook: - Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd ed., Azar (Prentice Hall Regents)
Workbook- Fundamentals of English Grammar, Third Edition, Azar
Lab Requirements (if any)
One of the five instructional hours per week is a computer lab hour in which students work
on grammar instructional modules, or on-line grammar programs.
Students with Disabilities
Students who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities are encouraged to report
to Disability Counselor to make necessary arrangements. Faculty are only authorized to
provide accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
Academic Honesty
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for the assignment. See the
HCCS Student Handbook.
Attendance and Withdrawal Policies
Students are not allowed more than eight absences over the semester. Any absence
beyond that may cause them to be dropped from class. See the HCCS Student Handbook.
Course Requirements and Grading Policy
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.
SUGGESTED GRADE PERCENTAGES
Chapter Tests *50%
Homework/Lab 10%
Quizzes
20%
Final Exam
20%
Total: 100%
*(If no midterm is given, this percentage would increase to 70%).
Note. Teachers may use percentages which vary from the above formula; however, if the
percentages deviate by more than 5% for any item, the teacher should show them to the
Department Chair or Lead instructor for approval. Keep in mind that the overall core of
the student's grade must be based on oral and written work done in class.
Testing
Students in ESOL 0352 will take 4 chapter tests and one final exam.
Make-up policy
If students miss a test or a quiz, they must arrange with the instructor for a make-up
outside of class time and before the end of one week from the day they missed.
Projects, Assignments, Portfolios, Service Learning, Internships, etc.
An instructor may choose to include projects or assignments to reinforce the material
covered in class.
Course Content
Students will learn the use of verb tenses (Simple, Perfect, Progressive, Perfect
Progressive), pronouns, modals, passive voice, gerunds and infinitives, clauses (noun,
adjective, adverb), conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating), and conditional
sentences and wishes as described in further detail below.
Course Calendar with Reading Assignments
ESOL0352 Advanced Intermediate Grammar
WEEK1:
Jan.18-20
Chapter 1, Present Tense
WEEK2
Jan.12-17
Chapter 2, Past Tense
WEEK 3:
J.31-Feb.3
Chapter 3, Future Tense
WEEK 4:
Feb.7-10
Test #1, Chapters 1-3
Chapter 4, The Present Perfect and the
Past Perfect
WEEK 5:
Feb14-17
Ch. 4, Ch. 5: Asking questions
WEEK 6:
Feb.21-25
Ch 5, Ch.6: Nouns and Pronouns
Test #2 , Chapters 4,5,6
WEEK 7:
Chapter 7, Modal Auxiliaries
F.28-March 3
WEEK 8:
March 7-10
Modal Auxiliaries
March14-17
Spring Break
WEEK 10:
Ch.8, Connecting Ideas
March 21-24 Test #3, Chapters 7,8.
WEEK 11:
Chapter 10, The Passive
March 28-31
WEEK 12:
April 4-7
Ch. 10, The Passive
Ch.12, Adjective Clauses
WEEK 13:
April 11-14
Chapter 12,Adjective Clauses,
Test #4
WEEK 14:
April18-21
Chapter13, Gerunds and Infinitives
WEEK 15:
Course Review
WEEK 16:
FINAL EXAM WEEK
Note: Exercises that are not covered in class are to be completed by students in the lab or
for homework. Answer keys are available in the lab for students to check work. Students
are not expected to master chapters 15 and 16; therefore, only the first several sections of
each chapter should be discussed in class.
Other Student Information (clubs, tutoring, web resources, etc.)
Tutoring is availble for students at instructional sites where Intensive English is offered.
Additional on line and computerized resources are also available in computer labs and
libraries.