Course name: Advanced Intermediate Grammar Level 3a
Instructor: Dorothy Doggett (Mrs. D.)
Classes:
Lab:
Monday and Wednesday 8:30, Room 102
Lab: Mon. 12:30
Contact: Office: (713)718-7750 e-mail: dorothy.doggett@hccs.edu
Course Description
A continuation of ESOL 0348 (Level 2), this course reviews the basic structures of
English grammar and develops the production of compound and 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 0348, Beginning Grammar for Foreign Speakers;
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 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.
Textbooks Title: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3 rd edition; New, not Used
Author: Betty Azar

Grade breakdown: A (90-100), B (80-89), C(70-79). 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% Home/class work 20%
Lab 20% 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 Nov. 18 th 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. No make- up quizzes.
Academic Honesty/Cheating and Sexual Harassment
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the assignment.
Sexual harassment in any form will not be tolerated
See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support
Services Office. They 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 3 rd 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 Chapter Topic
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Sept. 1
Sept. 8
Sept.
13/15
Sept.
20/22
Sept.
27/29
Oct. 4/6
Oct. 11/13
Oct. 18/20
Oct. 25/27
Nov. 1/3
Nov. 8/10
Nov. 15/17
Nov. 22/24
Nov. 29/
Dec. 1
Dec. 6/8
1
2
3
4
4
5,7
12
13
13
14
14
7
8,9
Optional
10
10
12
Present Progressive and Simple Present
Past Tense
Future
Test #1
Present and Past Perfect
Present and Past Perfect
Test #2
Asking Questions; Modal Auxiliaries
Modal Auxiliaries
Test #3
Midterm Exam
Passive
The Passive
Test #4
(Chap. 11optional)
Adjective Clauses
Adjective Clauses Test #5
Gerunds and Infinitives
15
16 Dec. 13/14
Gerunds and Infinitives
Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses Test #6
Review for finals
FINAL EXAM