Miami-Dade College
ESL & Foreign Languages dept
EAP 0160
Instructor:
Office/Tel:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
Prof. Mercedes Mont
Room 1415-19, (305) 237-8811
mmont@mdc.edu
to be announced
Course Description
In this course, students develop the ability to understand and use basic, high-frequency grammatical
structures.
Required Textbook and Materials
 Molinsky, S and B. Blass, Side by Side, Book 1, Pearson
 Molinsky, S and B. Blass, Side by Side Activity Workbook 1, Pearson
 Grammar Work 1
 Longman Photo Dictionary
 Longman Basic Dictionary
loose leaf paper and folder to keep your assignments
No. 2 pencils for tests, ink pens for assignments
Course Objectives/Competencies
 produce simple sentences, including commands
 identify correct sentence patterns
a) compound sentences with “and”, “but”)
b) information questions (e.g. who, what, when, where)
c) Yes/No questions
d) short answers
 use the following grammatical forms:
a. Nouns as subjects
b. Proper nouns
c. Regular plural nouns
d. Subject pronouns
e. Demonstrative pronouns
f. Possessive adjectives
g. Noun phrases that include adjectives
h. Adjectives as attributes
i. Basic prepositional phrases of time (in/at/on), place, and direction
j. Simple verb phrases as specified below
 use affirmative and negative verb forms (high frequency verbs only):
a. Simple Present (inc. “be”, “have”, and “there is/are”)
b. Present Progressive
c. Simple Past (also “be” and “there was/were”)
d. Simple Future (“be going to”)
 understand the contextualized meaning of common modals in affirmative and negative forms:
a. Will (formal future)
b. Can/could (ability)
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Course work and Grades
There is a lot of material to learn in this course. Students need to study at home every day and do all the
homework. It is impossible to do well in this course without a lot of individual study time.
If you do not understand a lesson, come to my office immediately, and I will help you.
The final grade in the course will be A (100-90), B (89-80), C (79-70), D (69-60), F (59 or below):
Attendance and class participation
10%
Homework assignments
10%
Tests and Final Examination
80%
Note: Make up quizzes/tests will not be given. The final examination cannot be taken early.
Attendance and Punctuality
Come to class on time and attend classes regularly. If you are later or absent, your grade goes down. If you are
absent for 3 consecutive lessons, you will be dropped from the class. More than 4 absences in a MWF class
and 3 absences in a TR class can result in a drop or a failing grade. If you are not in class during attendance
check, you will be marked absent. You must see me after the class so that I mark you late. In the final grade,
2 late arrivals will count as 1 absence. But you will be marked absent if you arrive 20 minutes late.
Cell phones
Turn off your cell phones during the lesson. Phones and beepers may not ring nor be answered during the
lesson.
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THIS SCHEDULE CAN CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
Week 1
Introductions and Syllabus
Week 2
Chapter 1
To be
Week 3
Chapter 2
To be + location
Subject pronouns
Week 4
Chapter 3
Present Continuous Tense
Week 5
Chapter 4
To be: Short Answers
Possessive Adjectives
Week 6
Chapter 5
To be: Yes / No questions
Possessive nouns
Week 7
Chapter 6
Present continuous
Prepositions of location
Week 8
Chapter 7
There is / There are
Week 9
Chapter 8 & 9
Singular / Plural
This / that / these / those
Simple present tense
Week 10
Chapter 10
Simple present tense yes / no
questions
Negatives / Short answers
Week 11
Chapter 11 & 12
Object pronouns
Adverbs of frequency
Week 12
Chapter 13
Can ; Have to
Week 13
Chapter 14 & 15
Going to
Time expressions
Regular verbs
Into to irregular verbs
Week 14
Chapter 16
Yes / No questions
Week 15
Chapter 17
Past tense
Week 16
REVIEW AND FINAL
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