Intensive English Program – Gulfton Campus
Syllabus ESOL 0348
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Intermediate Grammar Level 2
Dorothy Doggett (Mrs. D.)
Monday and Wednesday 8:30, Room 209
Wednesday 10:20- 11:10
Office: (713)718-7750 e-mail: dorothy.doggett@hccs.edu
Course Description
A continuation of ESOL 0344 (Level 1), this course reviews the basic
structures of English grammar and develops the production of complex
English sentences.
Statement of Purpose
This course seeks to prepare students for college level academics or the
workforce by accomplishing the following objectives:
 Building on past knowledge while introducing new structures;
 Strengthening students’ ability to produce the new grammatical
structures in a variety of communicative contexts.
Desired Course Outcomes
After taking ESOL 0348, Intermediate Grammar for Foreign Speakers, the
student should:
1. Demonstrate mastery of everything covered in ESOL 0344,
Beginning Grammar for Foreign Speakers;
2. Demonstrate mastery of when to use present continuous over simple
present, as well as simple past vs. past continuous;
3. Demonstrate mastery of formation of sentences with simple
modals(can, will, must, have to, should, ought to, might, may);
although he may still have problems in choosing the appropriate form
for a given context;
4. Demonstrate adequate use of the present perfect forms;
5. Demonstrate mastery of comparative and superlative forms of
adjectives and adverbs, including irregular verbs;
6. Demonstrate mastery of count vs. non-count nouns;
7. Show familiarity with the structure of gerunds and infinitives;
8. Show familiarity with phrasal verbs.
Textbooks Title: Focus on Grammar 3 (green), 3rd edition; New, not Used
Author: Fuch, Westheimer, & Bonner
Publisher: Longman
Grade breakdown
A (90-100), B (80-89), C(70-79). A grade below a 70 is not a passing grade and
will receive an F or IP (In Progress). The course grade will be determined as
follows:
Unit Tests 40%
Quizzes
10%
Midterm
15%
Home/class/lab work 15%
Final Exam 20%
Attendance
Students must attend classes in order to receive credit for their work. Missing lab
or class or being late more than 3 times will count toward absences. During the
semester, a student who misses ten hours or more of class can be dropped from the
course and all of the other classes ; in this case, s/he cannot return to any classes
until the next semester.
Tardiness
Students are expected to arrive to class on time. An accumulation of three tardies
will count as an absence. If you are 15 minutes late to class (or more) or more than
5 minutes late to lab, you will be marked absent for that hour.
Withdrawal
A student may drop this course for any reason up to April 15th at 4:30 P.M. and
receive a grade of “W.” A student may also be dropped for excessive absences
until that date. After this date, s/he will receive the grade actually earned, not “W.”
Makeup Tests
There are no make up tests, but a student may drop one test grade. One quiz may
be made up.
Academic Honesty/Cheating
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the
assignment. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
Students with Disabilities should contact the Disability Services Office at the
campus at the beginning of each semester and also confer with the teacher. Call
Donna Price at 713.718.5165 or visit www.hccs.edu- Future Students-Disability
Repeating a Course
Students taking the same course for the 3rd time will face tuition/fee increases.
Electronic Devices should be turned off during class! Cell phone use is prohibited
during class. Exception: electronic dictionaries can be used with permission from
the teacher.
Week
Dates
1
2
Jan. 20
Jan. 25,27
3
4
Feb. 1, 3
Feb. 8, 10
5
6
Feb. 17
Feb. 22,
24
7
March 1, 3
Unit
Topic
1, 3
4,5
Test #1
6
7, 8
16, 17
18, 19
20
21(opt.)
8
9
10
March 8,
10
March 22,
24
March 29,
31
11
April 5, 7
12
April 12.
14
13
April 19,
21
14
15
April 26,
28
May 3, 5
16
May 11
11,12,
13, 14
15
23
24
25
26
Test #5
27, 28, 32
29, 30,31
Present Progressive and Simple Present
Past Progressive, Used to
Future
Wh Questions: Subject and Predicate;
Test #2
Present Perfect: since, for , already, yet
Present Perfect: Indefinite Past
Present Perfect vs. Simple Past
Test #3
Present Perfect Progressive, Present
Perfect
Test #4 (Midterm)
Count and Non Count Nouns, Qualifiers
Modals: Ability; Permission
Requests
Advice
Test #5 Modals
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives: Comparison with as…as, than
Adjectives: Superlatives
Adverbs: as…as, Comparatives, and
Superlatives
Gerunds and Infinitives
33-35
Gerunds and Infinitives
Modals: Preference; Necessity;
Expectations
36, 37
Modals: Future Possibility, Conclusions
Test #6
Test Modals
Review for finals
FINAL EXAM
Note: The above schedule is a guide only. The teacher may find
it necessary to modify it to fit the needs of the class.