ESOL 0352 Fall 2010
Level 3 Grammar
Instructor: Dr. Malek Shawareb
E-mail: malek.shawareb@hccs.edu
Office Phone: 713-718-7750
Office Hours: by appointment
CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF ESOL 0352
"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."
Course Outcomes
After taking ESOL 0352, Advanced Intermediate Grammar, the student should:
1.
show familiarity with the appropriate use of all verb tenses except the future progressive, the past perfect
progressive, and the future perfect tenses; Note: please use the form didn’t use to and instruct students not to
use the second form given, didn’t used to
2. correctly use present and future modal verbs and related expressions;
3. show familiarity with the correct use of gerunds and infinitives;
4. show familiarity with question formation and question words;
5. be able to transform active sentences into passive ones and be introduced to transforming passive sentences
into active ones;
6. be able to use active and passive participial adjectives with some accuracy;
7. show familiarity with subordinate clause formation and the main kinds of subordinate clauses (noun,
adjectival, and adverbial);
8. show familiarity with rules of punctuation for direct quotations and the rules for transforming direct
quotations into indirect speech;
9. review the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs;
10. review nouns and pronouns (this should be reinforced in writing and reading classes);
11. show familiarity in using another/(the) other(s), quantifiers, and articles
A =100-90 Passing B=89-80 Passing C=79-70 Passing IP=69 or below. Can not go to the next level
5. TEXTBOOK: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd ed., Azar (Prentice Hall Regents)
Grade Break Down
Chapter Tests
Quizzes
Homework/Lab
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
45%
10%
5%
20%
20%
100%
Attendance policy
1.
2.
Be on time. If you are tardy more than 10 minutes, I may mark you absent for the whole hour. If
you come to class more than 10 minutes late after lunch, after the 10-minute brake, or leave the class
for more than 5 minutes, you will be marked absent for the whole hour. If you are late, come into
class quietly, without a lot of noise.
Attendance is very important. If you are absent more than 10 hours during the semester, you may be
dropped from all of your classes.
3.
If you are absent, please ask a classmate for any missed assignments. There will be no makeup
exams without a documented, compelling reason. If you turn in your homework late, I will not
accept it.
HCCS POLICIES
ACADEMIC HONESTY / CHEATING: Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for
the assignment. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Students with a learning or physical disability which might affect
their performance in class should contact the HCCS disabilities counselor, Dr. Becky Hauri at 713-7187909, FAX 713-718-7781
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY: Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated at Houston
Community College. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
Repeating three or more times: Students who repeat a course three or more times will face significant
tuition/fee increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. If you are considering course
withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, talk with your instructor/counselor as early as
possible about your study habits, reading and writing homework, test-taking skills, attendance, course
participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.
WITHDRAWL POLICY: A student may drop his/her Gulfton courses for any reason until November
18th , 2010 at 4:30 p.m. A student may also be dropped from the Gulfton program for excessive absences
until that date. After November 18th, the student will receive the grade that she/he has earned. College
policy prohibits faculty from assigning a grade of W (“Withdrew,” or dropped) after the official drop date.
ESOL 0352: Advanced Intermediate Grammar
WEEKLY COURSE OUTLINE
WEEK 1:
Chapter 1: Present Tense
WEEK 2:
Chapter 2: Past Tense
WEEK 3:
Chapter 3: Future Tense
WEEK 4:
Test 1, Chapters 1-3
Chapter 4: Present and Past Perfect
WEEK 5:
Chapter 4: Present and Past Perfect continued
Chapter 5: Asking Questions
WEEK 6:
Test 2, Chapters 4-5
Chapter 6: Nouns and Pronouns
WEEK 7:
Chapter 7: Modal Auxiliaries
WEEK 8:
Midterm
WEEK 9:
Chapter 8: Connecting Ideas
WEEK 10:
Chapter 9: Comparisons
WEEK 11:
Chapter 10: The Passive
WEEK 12:
Chapter 11: Count/Noncount Nouns
Test 3, Chapters 8-11
WEEK 13:
Chapter 12: Adjective Clauses
WEEK 14:
Chapter 13: Gerunds and Infinitives
WEEK 15:
Chapter 14: Noun Clauses
Test 4, Chapters 12-14
Review
WEEK 16:
FINAL EXAM WEEK