Miami Dade College – Hialeah Campus
EAP 0400 COURSE SYLLABUS (2009-2)
SPEECH
Ref # 552045
Ref # 552047
Mon - Wed-Fri
Mon - Wed-Fri
8:00 – 8:50 AM
11:00 – 11:50 AM
Room : 1312
Room : 1210
INSTRUCTOR: Lilliam Behar
DEPARTMENT: ESL / Foreign Languages
EMAIL
Lbehar@mdc.edu
WEB-SITE
http://faculty.mdc.edu/lbehar/
OFFICE
OFFICE HOURS
ROOM 1415-26
TBA
Phone # (305) 237-8754
Last day to drop without penalty
Last day to withdraw
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS.
1) NorthStar 3, Listening and Speaking, Third Edition. Helen S. Solorzano &
Jennifer P.L. Schmidt. Pearson Longman Publishers.
Longman Dictionary of American English. Course Information
Miami-Dade College General Education Outcomes
As graduates of Miami-Dade College, students will be able to use the following Learning
Outcomes:
1.Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing
skills.
6. Create strategies that can be used to create personal, civic, and social
responsibility.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in
society.
Course Description: Students continue to develop speaking and listening skills
necessary for participating in classroom discussions with an introduction to oral
presentation and critical listening skills.
3 credits
Prerequisites: Students place into this level through their score on the
Michigan/EPT, ACT/ESL diagnostic examinations or by successfully completing EAP
1301.
Co-requisites: EAP 0400L
PRODUCTION
Competency 1: The student will use grammatical structures consistent with levels
1-4.
Competency 2: The student will by participate in classroom discussions, express
opinions and be understood by attentive listeners. The student will continue to
develop oral communication skills including fluency, idea sequencing, accuracy,
vocabulary, and pronunciation.
Competency 3: The student will ask informational questions and ask for clarification.
Competency 4: The student will actively participate in role-playing, simulating
social and academic situations (e.g., giving advice, expressing obligation, necessity,
permission and drawing conclusions).
Competency 5: The student will prepare simple oral presentations on familiar
topics (e.g., comparison, classification, process.)
COMPREHENSION
Competency 6: The student will follow orally expressed multi-step directions
appropriate to the level.
Competency 7: The student will understand factual information and respond
appropriately to comprehension questions.
Competency 8: The student will take notes on contemporary topics (e.g., news
items, reports, etc.).
Teaching methods: video; class discussion; computer assisted learning; collaborative
activities; dictations; tapes and DVD’s, lecture, oral presentations or others.
Attendance Policy: You should come to every class in order to obtain the most complete
educational experience. Participation in this class is only possible if you attend class. If you
arrive late to class it is your responsibility to notify the instructor at the end of class in order
to change your absence to a tardy; otherwise you will be marked absent. Please note:
 3 consecutive absences = student automatically dropped
 4 absences
=
student automatically dropped
 3late arrivals = 1 absence
Participation
Participation is an integral part of the learning process. ENGLISH ONLY is spoken in our
classroom
and active participation is stressed in order to help you improve your
reading, writing, and oral communication skills. Your success in improving your English
skills will depend very heavily on your ability to practice English every minute that you can.
Homework
Homework must be done on the day that it is assigned. You may be required to turn it in or
to use it for an in-class assignment or activity. NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE
ACCEPTED.
GRADING
Attendance/ Homework
10 %
Exams/Presentations
70 %
Final
20 %
Exams
No make-up exams allowed unless you have prior permission from me. If you are absent
on the day of an exam with an excusable absence, please see me before the next class
session to discuss possible make-up alternatives. If you do not contact me before the next
class, your exam grade will be counted as an F.
Student code of conduct: The college policy on the Student Code of Conduct is located at
http://www.mdc.edu/pdf/procedures/4071.pdf. Please familiarize yourself with it.
Academic dishonesty: The department affirms its commitment to treat cases of academic
dishonesty according to Miami-Dade Community College Procedure No. 4074. Students are
forewarned that academic dishonesty in any form will be penalized according to this
procedure. The instructor has the option to award a grade of “F” for the course. Cheating
or any form of academic dishonesty may also result in the student’s being placed on
academic probation, suspended from school, or dismissed from the College. The College
policy for dealing with Academic Dishonesty is located at
http://www.mdc.edu/pdf/procedures/4074.pdf
This schedule is tentative and may be changed at any time for the benefit of the class
CALENDAR AND PACING SCHEDULE
WEEKS 1 & 2
WEEKS 3 & 4
WEEKS 5 & 6
NorthStar3, Unit 1 – Advertising on the Air.
 Pronunciation: highlighting words
 Speaking: using imperatives - commenting on ads, reading ads aloud with proper
stress and intonation
 AD Project Presentation: You are required to create an advertising (Power
Point, CD, or DVD).
NorthStar3, Unit 2 – Identity Theft.
 Pronunciation: front vowels /iy/, /I/, /ey/, /E/
 Speaking: using modals of preference – elaborating extemporaneously on an idea,
making travel suggestions.
Advice.
NorthStar3, Unit 3 – Endurance Test.
 Pronunciation: reductions
 Speaking: asking for and expressing opinions
 Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronouns
WEEKS 7 & 8
NorthStar3, Unit 4 – Separated by the Same Language.
 Pronunciation: rhythm of prepositional phrases
 Speaking: Accent and Identity.
 Modals of Ability and Possibility

WEEKS 9 & 10
NorthStar3, Unit 5 – Culture and Commerce.
 Pronunciation: words spelled with o
 Speaking: using simple past tense
 Grammar: Future Predictions with If-clauses
WEEK 11
WEEK 12
NorthStar3, Unit 6 – The Art of Storytelling.
 Pronunciation: rhythm of prepositional phrases
 Speaking: using Wh-questions – 
NorthStar3, Unit 7 –Voluntary Simplicity.
 Pronunciation: thought groups
 Speaking: Noticing Rhythm
 Nouns and Quantifiers.
WEEKS 13 & 14
WEEKS 15 & 16
NorthStar 3, Unit 8. Before you Say “I Do”
 Pronunciation: Comparatives and Equatives.
 Speaking: Contrastive Stress
(ESL Department Final)