Document 17630067

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Miami-Dade College
ESL & Foreign Languages dept
2008-1
Instructor:
Office/Tel:
E-mail:
Office Hours:
EAP 1141 (Ref 481151 )
TR 5:40—6:55 Pm
Prof. Steve Strizver
Room 1415-5, (305) 237-8729
sstrizve@mdc.edu
TBA
Course Description
In this course, students develop the ability to write appropriate phrases and short sentences on
personal topics.
The last day to withdraw with no penalty is ______, to withdraw with a “W” __________.
The last day of Final Examinations is __________.
Required Textbook and Materials
 Fundamentals of Academic Writing Level 1 (Pearson)
 Longman Photo Dictionary
 Longman Basic Dictionary
 loose leaf paper and folder to keep your assignments
 pencils, erasers, pens
Course Objectives/Competencies
 produce basic sentences and phrases on personal topics
 develop writing fluency and vocabulary
 write simple sentences (appropriate to the level)
 attend to grammatical form and word order
 proofread and edit grammar and sentence structure
 use reference tools to edit writing
Course work and Grades
Students read and write in class and at home. At home, you will review the chapters and do the
exercises. You must correct and improve your writing assignments and return the original and
the corrected writing to your instructor.
The final grade in the course will be A (100-90), B (89-80), C (79-70), D (69-60), F (59 or
below):
In-class writing, quizzes and tests
80%
Final Examination
20%
Note: Make up quizzes, tests or in-class writing assignments will not be given.
The final examination cannot be taken early.
Punctuality and Absences
Students must arrive to class on time. If you are absent for 3 consecutive classes, you will be
dropped from the class. More than 5 absences in a MWF class and 4 absences in a TR class can
result in F or D. There is a penalty for absences. Two late arrivals will count as one absence.
When you are late, you must see me after that class so that I mark you present. However, 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.
SYLLABUS & PROJECTED SCHEDULE*
Week 1
Course Introduction & Syllabus
Baseline Diagnostic Assessment
Weeks 2, 3
Chapter 1
Weeks 4
Chapter 2
Weeks 5, 6
Chapter 3
Weeks 7
Chapter 4
Weeks 8, 9
Chapter 5
Weeks 10, 11
Chapter 6
Week 12
Chapter 7
Review & Examination
Introducing yourself
Simple sentences
Nouns and verbs
Subject Pronouns
Simple Present “to be”
Basic Sentence Patterns
Descriptions
Topic Sentence
Adjectives
Simple present
Time order
Simple sentence
Adverbs of frequency
Narrative
Simple Sentence Patterns
Present progressive
Describing a place
Prepositional phrases
Compound Sentences
“but”, like to/want to/ have to,
* If necessary, I will change this syllabus and schedule for the benefit of the class.
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