SYLLABUS
Tulsa Community College
Fall 2010
INSTRUCTOR AND COURSE INFORMATION
Instructor:
Tom Rowe
Office – NE 1539
Phone – 918-595-8480
Email – trowe@tulsacc.edu
Office Hours: MTWR 8:30-9:00 and 2:30 – 3:30, TR 5:00 – 6:00, F 9:00 – 11:00
Course:
ESLG 0993-204 ESL Pronunciation
CALL# 15579
Time:
August 30 – November 22
MW 12:30PM – 2:20PM
Location:
NE 1541
Textbook:
Clear Speech 3rd Ed. by Judy Gilbert, Cambridge, ISBN# 978-0-521-54354-5
Supplies:
Pens or pencils, notebook paper
This course develops the pronunciation for more intelligible oral communication. This
course focuses on phonemic competence, stress, syllabification, word emphasis, and thought groups.
Description:
Objectives: The students will –
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Use English phonemes in a manner comprehensible to a native speaker.
Use English syllabification rules when speaking English.
Emphasize and de-emphasize content and structure words as a native speaker would.
Use vowel length to stress and unstress words.
Methods:
Students will practice making the sounds of English in a variety of contexts.
Prerequisites: Appropriate entrance exam qualification or promotion from the previous level.
Next Course:
Consult with the instructor or ESL counselor for the next course.
Celebrating 20 years of ESL at TCC!
Updated: August 28, 2010
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GRADING POLICIES
Grading Formula:
Grading Scale:
Grade Reports:
Quizzes (10 points each)
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Total Points
DA
DB
DC
DD
DF
360
320
280
240
0
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–
–
–
–
100
100
100
100
400
Points
Points
Points
Points
Points
500
359
319
279
239
Assignment and test grades will be posted on Blackboard at bb.tulsacc.edu.
Students should monitor Blackboard to ensure their accuracy.
Final Grades can be accessed through TED at www.tulsacc.edu.
CLASS POLICIES
Attendance:
Students who miss 6 class meetings may be administratively withdrawn or
receive an “F” course grade. Students who enter class late, after attendance is
taken, must talk to the teacher about the tardiness or me marked as absent.
Late Assignments:
All late assignments must be completed by the last day of class or the student
must have permission from the teacher due to exceptional circumstances.
Communication:
All TCC students receive a designated “myTCC” email address (ex:
jane_doe@mail.tulsacc.edu). All communications to you about TCC and course
assignments will be sent to your MyTCC email address; and you must use
MyTCC email to send email to, and receive email from, the instructor regarding
this course.
Etiquette:
Open and mutually respectful communication of varied opinions, beliefs, and
perspectives during classroom or online discussion encourages the free
exchange of ideas that is essential to higher learning and to the ability to learn
from each other. Use of any electronic device is at the discretion of the
instructor.
Cell Phones:
If your cell phone rings in class, be sure it has a good song for the ringtone
because the instructor will stop class and start dancing when it rings.
Syllabus Changes:
Occasionally, changes to the syllabus may be necessary. Students will be
notified of any changes to the syllabus in writing.
Updated: August 28, 2010
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SCHOOL POLICIES
School Closing:
TCC rarely closes. If extreme weather conditions or emergency situations arise, TCC
always gives cancellation notices to radio and television stations. This information is also
posted on the TCC website (www.tulsacc.edu).
Withdrawal:
The deadline to withdraw from a course shall not exceed 3/4 the duration of any class.
Contact the Counseling Office at any TCC campus to initiate withdrawal from a course
(“W” grade) or to change from Credit to Audit. Check the TCC Academic Calendar for
deadlines. Students who stop participating in the course and fail to withdraw may
receive a course grade of “F,” which may have financial aid consequences for the
student.
Refunds:
Refunds will be issued via the new TCC card which will be mailed to the student’s home.
Keep this card. It will only be issued once, and there is a fee to replace it.
Gen Ed Goals:
General Education courses at TCC ensure that our graduates gain skills, knowledge, and
abilities that comprise a common foundation for their higher education and a backdrop
for their work and personal lives. TCC’s General Education goals are: Critical Thinking,
Effective Communication, Engaged Learning, and Technological Proficiency.
Disabilities:
TCC provides accommodations for qualifying students in compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act. For information, students may contact the disabled Student
Resource Center, 918-595-7115, or the Resource Center for the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing, 918-595-7428V, 918-595-7434TTY.
Academic
Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty (cheating) is defined as the deception of others about one’s
own work or about the work of another. Academic dishonesty or misconduct is not
condoned or tolerated at campuses within the Tulsa Community College system. Tulsa
Community College adopts a policy delegating certain forms of authority for disciplinary
action to the faculty. Such disciplinary actions delegated to the faculty include, but are
not limited to, the dismissal of disrespectful or disorderly students from classes. In the
case of academic dishonesty a faculty member may:
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require the student to redo an assignment or test, or require the student to
complete a substitute assignment or test;
Record a "zero" for the assignment or test in question;
Recommend to the student that the student withdraw from the class, or
administratively withdraw the student from the class;
Record a grade of "F" for the student at the end of the semester.
Faculty may request that disciplinary action be taken against a student at the
administrative level by submitting such request to the Dean of Student Services.
Institutional
Statement:
Updated: August 28, 2010
Each student is responsible for being aware of the information contained in the
TCC Catalog, TCC Student Handbook, Student Code of Conduct Policy Handbook, and
semester information listed in the class schedule. All information may be viewed on the
TCC website: www.tulsacc.edu.
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TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR
Aug 30
Sep 1
Sep 6
Sep 8
Sep 13
Sep15
Sep 20
Sep 22
Sep 27
Sep 29
Oct 4
Oct 6
Oct 11
Oct 13
Oct 18
Oct 20
Oct 25
Oct 27
Nov 1
Nov 3
Pre-Test / Introduction
Unit 1 Syllables
Labor Day – No Class
Unit 2 Vowels and vowel rules
Unit 3 Word stress and vowel length
Unit 4 Word stress and vowel clarity
Nov 8
Nov 10
Unit 13 Voicing and syllable length
Unit 14 Sibilants
Nov5
Nov 17
Nov 22
Unit 5 Word stress patterns
Test 1
Unit 6 Sentence focus: Emphasizing content words
Unit 7 Sentence focus: De-emphasizing structure words
Unit 8 Choosing the focus word
Unit 9 Emphasizing structure words
Test 2
Unit 10 Continuants and Stops /s/ and /t/
Unit 11 Continuants and Stops /r/, /l/, and /d/
Unit 12 Voicing
Unit 15 Thought Groups
Test 3
Contacts:
ESL Professor, Tom Rowe
ESL Coordinator, Daniel Chaboya
ESL Counselor, Salli Wandke
Liberal Arts Dean, Jocelyn Whitney
Campus Services Director, Mike Limas
Websites:
TED
Blackboard
MyTCC (email)
MS Office:
All TCC students can download a copy of Microsoft Office for their home
computer through bb.tulsacc.edu.
Updated: August 28, 2010
NE 1539
NE 1525
NE 1523
NE 2389
NE A151
595-8480
595-7455
595-8411
595-7494
595-7473
www.tulsacc.edu/ted
bb.tulsacc.edu
mytcc.tulsacc.edu
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