EAP1695 - Advanced ESL II (Online) Tunceren
Instructor
Li-Lee Tunceren
Office Phone
(727) 791-2663
Office Address UP 337-D Seminole Campus
Office Hours
Mon-Fri 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Campus meetings: Tues 5:30-8pm
LI 125, Seminole campus
E-mail
Email Instructor in MyCourses
Location
ONLINE, anytime, anyplace
Start Date
August 17, 2015
Required Texts
Advanced ESL II provides a rich interactive learning environment to enhance proficiency
in academic English and information literacy.
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The reading and writing assignments mirror those required in regular college content
courses.
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The use of library data-bases, Internet research, and individualized feedback are
incorporated into course work.
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The online format fosters both self-directed learning and group interaction along with
advancing computer literacy skills.
Choice and
Consequence:
Critical Reading Text
by Li-Lee Tunceren & Susan Benson
University of Michigan Press, 2010. ISBN 13-978-0472-0388-1
Grammar and Beyond 4
(Grammar and Writing practice)
by John Bunting; Randi Reppen, Ed.
Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 9780521143011
A Land Remembered
(a novel – historical fiction – life in FL)
by Patrick Smith
Pineapple Press, 1984. ISBN 978-1-56164-116-1
***A web camera and high-speed internet access are also required for this course.
Course Description
EAP1695 is designed around the Choice and Consequence textbook.
Chapters are covered generally in three- to four-week blocks. Academic reading for text
comprehension and analysis is integrated with note-taking, critical thinking and writing practice with
online support in grammar and vocabulary development. Four text-based essays constitute the
majority of the academic writing process and your grades as follows:
1
2
3
4
Essay
Essay
Essay
Essay
#1
#2
#3
#4
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Ch
Ch
Ch
Ch
1:
2:
3:
4:
Web Surfing at Work
Performance Enhancing Drugs
Genetically Modified Food
Alternative Energy Sources
Grammar, vocabulary and extensive reading skills are further developed via work in two texts:
Grammar and Beyond 4 and A Land Remembered, which may be supplemented with other works of
fiction and online grammar and vocabulary work. Weekly folders in D2L outline assignments to be
completed in the texts and in D2L. This is not a self-paced class; be sure to adhere to due dates! See
the Lessons tab in D2L for all assignments and their due dates.
Out-of-class Support is available on all SPC campuses and online. EAP students should utilize the
Learning Support Commons (LSC), SMARTHINKING online tutoring services. St. Petersburg College
provides wonderful resources for learning; use them! Here are locations and information:
http://www.spcollege.edu/tutoring/#tab=2
Grading for EAP1695 includes five areas with heavy emphasis on reading and writing:
Choice and Consequence: Reading
20%
Choice and Consequence: Writing
25%
A Land Remembered: Novel
15%
Grammar and Beyond:
15%
Grammar
Midterm Exams: combination of skills
10%
Final Exams: combination of skills
15%
Students must successfully complete the final exams to exit the EAP program. Mid-term and Final
exams are taken on campus. Make a reservation at the testing center to take exams via this link to
information: http://www.spcollege.edu/ecampus/cyberadvisor/testing_pinellas.htm
The final grade is assigned according to the following:
90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
below 70 F
withdrawal W
punitive withdrawal WF
Note - The grade of D is not available to students in the EAP program. Final average less than 70%
= repeating the course.
Important Dates
Course Dates: 08/17/2015 - 12/11/2015
Deadline to drop with a refund: 08/21/2015
Withdrawal Date to receive a “W”: 10/22/2015
College closed (including library and learning support areas):
Labor Day – Monday, September 7th
College Day – Tuesday, October 20th
Veterans Day – Wednesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Holiday – Wednesday, November 25th - Sunday, November 29th
Attendance/Active Participation:
Students who miss the first two weeks of class will be administratively withdrawn with no tuition
reimbursement. Immediately following the 60% point of the term, the instructor will verify which
students are actively participating in class as defined below. Students classified as not meeting the
criteria for active class participation will be administratively withdrawn with the grade “WF.”
For this class, active participation is defined as logging on at least five times per week and completion
of weekly assignments due on Sunday night. These criteria will be judged in two ways. Students will
be considered as not actively participating in the course if 1) they have two weeks or more without
participation and/or contact with the instructor 2) more than 10% of their course assignments are
not completed or have a failing grade.
Students may withdraw themselves from the class at any time during the term. The deadline to drop
with a refund is 08/21/15. A student who withdraws from a class prior to the 60% point of the term
will receive a “W.” Student withdrawals submitted after the 60% deadline will result in a “WF,” which
will negatively affect the student’s grade point average at SPC and may affect financial aid as well.
Try your best to complete assignments, and stay in touch with your instructor via email!
Addendum
It is important that you read and understand the SPC institutional policies and practices shown on the
Syllabus Addendum. Please access via this link: http://www.spcollege.edu/addendum/