Miami Dade College – Hialeah Campus
EAP 0420 COURSE SYLLABUS Ref # 552053 (2009-2)
READING
Tues Thurs
8:25 – 9:40 AM
Room : 1318
INSTRUCTOR:
DEPARTMENT:
Lilliam Behar
ESL / Foreign Languages
EMAIL
WEB-SITE
Lbehar@mdcc.edu
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 Materials: Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills. 4th
Edition By John Langan,
Building Vocabulary Skills 3rd Edition
By Sherri L. Nist & Carole Mohr
3-ring binder (loose leaf notebook) & loose leaf paper, pens, pencils, erasers, highlighters – English-English
dictionary (Recommendations: Longman Advanced American Dictionary)
Course Description:
EAP 1421 – Reading Level 4 - (3 credits) is an intermediate II
college-level course designed to develop the student’s ability to read
text on contemporary and literary topics with an emphasis on
extensive reading and the enhancement of critical reading skills.
Course Competencies:
 The student will read a variety of texts of varying lengths on contemporary and literary
topics with some fluency
and speed emphasizing vocabulary expansion.
 The student will distinguish between main ideas and supporting details in simplified texts
and/or authentic texts
at high intermediate level.
 The student will use a variety of textual clues, e.g., sentence connectors, signal words,
and pronoun reference
to understand and discuss the meaning and structure (i.e., patterns of organization) of a
text.
 The student will enhance the ability to apply the following critical thinking skills when
reading:
a. Understand the meaning of new vocabulary through:
1)
Context clues, e.g., synonyms, antonyms, examples, definitions, and
restatements, etc.
2)
Roots and affixes
b. Analyze text, e.g., simple outlining and note taking, summarize, draw conclusions,
apply information to personal experience
c. Recognize facts and opinions.
 The student will identify common cultural references.
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
 3 late 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
Exams
Final
10 %
70 %
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
.
WEEK 1
INTRODUCTION
Syllabus; Course Requirements; Introduction
WEEKS 2-14
READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
Vocabulary in Context
Introduce Main Ideas
Introduce Supporting Details
Introduce Locations of Main Ideas
Introduce Relationships I
Introduce Relationships II
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 2 -4
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 5 - 6
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 7 -9
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 10-11
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 13 - 15
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 16 - 17
Introduce Inferences
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 19 -20
Inferences (continued)
Introduce Implied Main Ideas
WEEKS 15
THINKING SKILLS
How to Think in English
WEEK 16
REVIEW & IN-CLASS FINAL
Review
Building Vocabulary Skills Ch 21 -22