Houston Community College Northeast Intensive English Program Level 2 Grammar Fall 2012 Professor: Mel Shaw Course: ESOL 0348 CRN: 22450 Time: Mon/Wed 9:00AM to 11:10 Phone: 713-718-8181 Email: mel.shaw@hccs.edu Office Hrs: 8:30-9:00AM Mon/Wed Textbooks: Focus on Grammar 3 (Fourth Edition), Fuchs et al. Focus on Grammar 3 Workbook (Fourth Edition), Fuchs Course Description: A continuation of ESOL 0344, this course develops low intermediate proficiency in English grammar and usage. Course Objectives: Students gain confidence in their ability to speak and write English accurately and fluently at this level of proficiency. Absence and Tardy Policies: According to HCCS policy, the teacher may drop any student who has missed 12.5% of class. If you arrive more than five minutes late, you will be counted tardy. (3 tardies=1 absence) If you are more than fifteen minutes late, you will be counted absent. Withdrawal Policy: In Texas public colleges and universities, students who enroll in the same course three or more times must pay higher tuition. Also, a law passed in 2007 limits new students to six withdrawals during their college careers. So do not drop (withdraw from) any class before you talk to your teacher or a counselor. If you need to drop, fill out the withdrawal form before November 2 in order to receive a W. Make-up Policy: If you have to be absent, you must talk to me about the work you missed. It is very important to be present when we have a test. You can only make up a test if you had an emergency. Scholastic Honesty: I expect all of you to be responsible students. That means if you have problems doing the work, ask me for help, not another student. Cellular Phones: Turn off your cell phone when you enter the classroom and put it away. Talking and text messaging on the cell phone are not allowed during class time. Students with Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, developmental, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Support Services (DSS) Counselor at the beginning of each semester. Ms. Kim Ingram is the Northeast College DSS counselor. Teachers can only provide the accommodation requested by the DSS Office. The DSS office is Room 108. Her telephone number is 713-718-8420. Course Grading: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 IP = Below 70 (Progressing but not passing) F = Below 70 (Not passing for 2nd semester) Grading Criteria: 5 Unit Tests Lab/Homework Attendance/Participation Final Exam 70% 10% 5% 15% Level 2 Grammar Fall 2012 (Revised) WEEK DATE ASSIGNMENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/27 Testing and Course Introduction 8/29 Unit 1 Present Progressive and Simple Present 9/3 Holiday 9/5 Unit 6 Future 9/10 Unit 7 Future Time Clauses 9/12 Test #1 9/17 Unit 2 Simple Past 9/19 Unit 3 Past Progressive and Simple Past 9/24 Unit 4 Used to; Unit 5 Wh- Questions: Subject and Object 9/26 Review Units 2-5 10/1 Test #2 10/3 Unit 13 Ability: Can, Could, Be able to 10/8 Unit 14 Permission: Can, Could, May, Do you mind if 10/10 Unit 15 Requests: Can, Could, Will, Would, Would you mind 8 10/15 Unit 16 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had better 10/17 Review Units 13-16 9 10/22 Test #3 10/24 Unit 8 Present Perfect: Since and For 10 10/29 Unit 9 Present Perfect: Already and Yet 10/31 Unit 10 Present Perfect: Indefinite Past 11 12 11/5 Unit 11 Present Perfect and Simple Past 11/7 Unit 12 Present Perfect Progressive and Present Perfect 11/12 Review Units 8-12 11/14 Test #4 13 11/19 Unit 19 Adjectives and Adverbs 11/21 Unit 20 Adjectives: Comparisons with As . . . as and Than 14 11/26 Unit 21 Adjectives: Superlatives 11/28 Unit 22 Adverbs: As . . . as, Comparatives, Superlatives 15 16 12/3 Review Units 19-22 12/5 Test #5 12/10 Final Exam