HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Alief-Bissonnet
ESOL 0353 Course Syllabus (Advanced Reading)
Spring 2011
Class CRN #:Alief/Bissonnet
Instructor: Margaret McLay_
E-MAIL: margaret.mclay@hccs.edu
Phone (Voice Mail): 713 820 2010____
Office hours: by Appointment
Course Description(80hrs) A continuation of ESOL 0350. This course is designed to further develop
critical reading skills for college-bound students. The skills gained in ESOL 0350 are further refined to
guide students towards mastery of deduction, inference and figurative language.
ESOL 0353 Statement of Purpose: Advanced Reading, seeks to
prepare students for college or workforce study by accomplishing the following objectives:
 Enable students to read moderate-length texts (2-3,000 words) and decode rhetorical structures such as
causation, comparison and contrast, definition, classification, and favored vs. unfavored opinions.
 Give students the opportunity to read extensively from authentic academic sources as well as highschool-level literature and popular publications.
 Introduce students to a vocabulary of approximately 2,000 – 3,000 words, taken largely from authentic
academic English sources.
 Develop students’ skills in critical research, using the Internet and college libraries.
Course Outcomes: After taking ESOL 0353, the student should:
1)
Be able to identify correctly the main idea of the major segments of a moderate-length
academic text;
2)
Be able to recognize and use randomly-selected items from an academic word list that
reflects an estimated vocabulary size of 3,000 words.
3)
Be able to find and read several articles from newspapers and magazines on a
predetermined theme, as well as to write an accurate summary of their contents.
4)
Be able to document participation in an extensive reading program of the teacher’s
design;
5)
Be able to identify written sources from either a library or the Internet that provide useful
information on predetermined topics, as well as evaluate their suitability for a given
assignment.
Grade Distribution: A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79). Anything below 70 is not a passing grade and
will receive an F or an IP (in progress). The course grade will be determined as follows:
TESTS
VOCABULARY WORK
LAB
BOOK REPORTS (2)
Group work
40%
25%
10%
20%
5%
100%
Other 10% may be deducted from the final mark for unacceptable behaviour.
Required Text(s): The following text is required for the course: TBA.
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THIS CALENDAR MAY BE ADJUSTED BY INSTRUCTOR TO COVER COURSE MATERIAL.
ESOL 0353 COURSE CALENDAR
Week 1
Unit One
Week 2
Unit One, Ctd.;) Class Book 1
Week 3 (
Unit One, Ctd;
Week 4
TEST – One;
Week 5
Week 6
Unit Two;
Unit Two, Ctd. Book report 1
Week 7
Unit Two, Ctd.;
Unit Two
Week 8
Unit Three Book Review
Week 9
Unit Three, Ctd. Book 2
Week 10
Unit Three, Ctd.
Week 11
Unit Three
Unit Four
Week 12
Unit Four, Ctd.
Week 13
Unit Four, Ctd.
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-3Week 14:
Book Report 2 Due;
Unit Four, Ctd.
Week 15:
Review
Week 16:
FINAL EXAM WEEK
(There is no reading final exam.)
OTHER MATERIALS:As advised in class
Cellphones must be turned off and put away in class, so they cannot be used as your dictionary.
NO electronic dictionaries, cellphones, or laptops can not be used in in-class assignments.
Phones cannot be used as dictionaries.
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Classroom Policies
Please treat all students and your teacher with respect. Speak English at all times. If you speak your native language
in class + 1 tardy. Phone rings 1 tardy. Late 1 tardy More than 3 mins late 1 abcence
Only 1 make up test or essays may be taken in consultation with me.
Students are expected to arrive to class on time. If students are absent from class, they must ask the teacher for the
assignments that they have missed and complete this by the next scheduled class session. Most homework
assignments will be checked in class. No late homework will be accepted. Make up tests will be given. Being
absent is not an excuse to not turn in homework. It is your responsibility to find out what the assignment topic is
for the class. Please get a classmates phone number to find out the assignment information.
There will be regular announced and unannounced quizzes on homework and classroom topics.
Homework must be presented in a legible, neat format on A4 paper. Your class level, your full name, date and topic
of the homework should be at the top of the front page. Each page should be numbered. The pages should be stapled
together.
Format: Written black ink or word processed (you will be advised about the format in the class).
If word processed Arial or Times Roman in 12 font.
As a courtesy to your instructor and the other students in the class, please turn off any cell phones and other
electronic devices before entering the classroom. If one of these devices goes off and interrupts the class, the
instructor will confiscate it until the end of the class period.
No eating or drinking in the class. If a mobile phone makes a noise you will get a late mark.
Other 10% may be deducted from the final course mark if there is unacceptable behavior in the class and
failure to purchase the text book
HCC Policy on Use of Recording Devices
Classrooms and Other Instructional Locations: To prevent disruption and academic dishonesty, instructors are
permitted to impose restrictions on students regarding use of recording devices in classrooms, laboratories, or other
locations where instruction or testing occurs. Instructors shall notify students in writing of any restrictions on the
use of recording devices. Such restrictions, if any, shall be included in syllabi, course handbooks, or other printed
class material distributed to students. The following language may be used: "Use of recording devices, including
camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations
where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students with disabilities who need to use a recording device as a
reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information regarding
reasonable accommodations."
Attendance Policy
Houston Community College has very strict attendance policies. Houston Community College requires students to
attend classes regularly. Any student who misses more than 10 hours the lass in a semester will be dropped from the
class and the course.
Tardiness
It is not acceptable to be late to class. If a student arrives late to the class or from break, goes to break early or
leaves early they will be marked tardy.
Phone rings etc = 1 tardy
Speaking native language = 1 tardy
3 times tardy = 1 absence.
15 mins late as above = 1 absence
Any student who is late for a class should enter the classroom in a quiet manner and not disrupt the progress of the
lesson. Do not speak to any students about the work in progress which you may have missed. When appropriate
speak to the teacher about the reason for your lateness and the lesson content.
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HCC Course Withdrawal Policy
The State of Texas has begun to impose penalties on students who drop courses excessively. For example, if you
repeat the same course more than twice, you have to pay extra tuition. In 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law
limiting new students (those starting college in Fall 2007) to no more than six total course withdrawals throughout
their academic career in obtaining a baccalaureate degree. There may be future penalties imposed.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which
your instructor will "alert" you and HCC Student Services of the chance you might fail a class because of excessive
absences and/or poor academic performance. You should visit with your Instructor, an HCC counselor, or HCC
Online Student Services to learn about what, if any, HCC interventions might be offered to assist you – tutoring,
child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay in class and improve your academic performance.
You MUST visit with a faculty advisor, a counselor or on-line student services at:
http://studentservicesonline.hccs.edu/ prior to withdrawing (dropping) the class and this must be done prior to
receive a "W" on your transcript. After that deadline, you will receive the grade you are making in the class, which
will more than likely be an "F".
College Grading System
Students in ESOL 0353 classes may receive a letter grade of A, B, C, IP or F. IP means "in progress." This is not a
failing grade, but it is given to students who complete the course but who are not yet ready for the next level.
Anyone who receives an IP must take ESOL 0349 again. However, if a student has already received an IP in this
course during a previous semester, that student will receive a letter grade: A, B, C, or F this semester.
Grade Distribution
100 – 90
89 – 80
79 – 70
Below 70
A
B
C
IP (In Progress) or F
Academic Honesty
All Houston Community College System students are required to exercise academic honesty in completion of all
tests and assignments. Penalties for academic dishonesty (cheating on a test, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration
on an assignment) may include a grade of O or F for the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or
recommendation for probation or dismissal from the
College System.
Students with Disabilities
Students who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities are encouraged
to report to the disability counselor to make necessary arrangements. Faculty are only authorized to provide
accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office. The telephone number for this office is 713718-6164.
Sexual Harassment Policy
Sexual harassment in a nay form is not tolerated at Houston Community College. See the HCC Student Handbook
for further information.
Three-Peater Policy
Students taking this course for the third time are required to pay an additional sum of money in tuition fees.
Important Course Dates
Last day to withdraw from course 14th April
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