Boston University CELOP
Semester: Fall 2011
EN050/English for Academic Purposes C3427/12-Week/Level: D-Hi
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00-9:50
9:00-10:50
9:00-11:50
9:00-11:50
9:00-11:50
EOP 262
EOP 262
PSY B42
IEC B09B
IEC B09B
10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50
EOP 260
EOP 255 MLL
11:00-11:50
EOP 255 MLL
Holidays (no class): Monday 10/12 (Columbus Day)
Wednesday 11/23 - Friday, 11/25 (Thanksgiving Break)
Instructors and Contact Information:
Dee Scanlan
Office hours: Monday and Wednesday, 12:30-1:30pm
Office: Room 245A (off the lobby)
Telephone: 617-353-7852
Email: dscanlan@bu.edu
Wiki: https://celop.bu.edu/groups/dscanlan/
Kathryn Kohl
Office hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 – 1:00
Office: Room 245A (off the lobby)
Telephone: 617-353-7852
Email: kkohl@bu.edu
Required textbook(s):
Grammar Dimensions 4, by Diane Larsen-Freeman
ISBN: 978-1-42-409040-2
Exploring Content 2, by Lorraine C. Smith
ISBN: 978-0-3140200-3
Other Required Materials:
- Notebook and pens/pencils for taking notes
- Two (2) folders for organizing and carrying course
materials
- A USB key to save documents, and a secondary storage
source for back-up copies
Course Overview:
This course is designed to help students develop their English skills in academic reading, writing,
speaking, listening, vocabulary, and grammar. Students will apply active reading strategies to reading,
understanding, discussing, and writing about a range of challenging texts. Students will review and
practice writing skills on the sentence, paragraph, and essay level; and engage in the writing process to
draft, revise, and edit a range of written academic forms. Students will develop their ability to convey
complex ideas through speaking, note taking, and writing, and to understand academic and social
discussions and texts through listening and reading. Students will understand and practice summarizing,
paraphrasing, and quoting texts, while avoiding plagiarizing. Through regular feedback from the
instructor and co-students, students will develop greater self-awareness, flexibility, and control in their
use of English for academic purposes.
Assessment Criteria:
Students are expected to achieve a minimum of 65% on all in-class work, homework assignments, tests or
quizzes. If a student repeatedly achieves less than 65% on course work, s/he will be asked to attend
counseling sessions with a teacher. A student’s final evaluation will be comprised of his or her
achievements related to the skill objectives set for this course, as well as his or her attendance record,
participation scores, and attention to homework and class preparation.
Course Objectives:
Please see the attached sheet for CELOP objectives for this level of English for Academic Purposes.
Attendance and Lateness Policies:
Please see the attached sheet for CELOP attendance and lateness policies.
Additional Course Expectations:
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Students are expected to participate in all course activities.
All work should be turned in on time, and formatted according to the guidelines handed out.
Written work should be printed and brought to class, rather than emailed to the instructor.
When students miss class work or homework because of an absence, it is their responsibility to
ask the instructor what they missed. In this situation, late work will be accepted in the next class
and not marked down.
5. Students are encouraged to speak to the teacher about any questions or problems before or after
class or during office hours, or by sending an email.
6. Cell phones and other electronic messaging devices should be turned off during class time,
and should be kept out of sight.
Weekly Schedule (subject to change)
Skill abbreviations: R/W (Reading & Writing), S/L (Speaking & Listening)
Book abbreviations: GD (Grammar Dimensions 4), EC (Exploring Content)
Week 1
Welcome!
9/26 – 9/30
Grammar diagnostic
R/W: Reading and writing diagnostics, introductory activities, EC Ch. 1: Behavior
S/L: Recorded interview; TED Talk (M. Sandel: “The Lost Art of Democratic Debate”
– key ideas; recorded reading)
Week 2
Grammar: Verb tenses (unit 1); Unit 12: Sentence Connectors (DS)
10/3 – 10/7
R/W: EC Ch. 1 cont., Essay 1
S/L: Peer interviews; WBUR “On Point”: (“The Lost Generation?” – note taking and
discussion)
New England Aquarium Field Trip
Week 3
Monday, Oct. 10 – Columbus Day – no class
10/10 – 10/14
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement (unit 3); Unit 12 cont. (DS)
R/W: EC Ch. 2: Understanding Instinct and Learning, Essay 1 cont., EC Ch. 2 Test
S/L: Presentation – radio/TV program or film; TED Talk (J. Klein: “The Amazing
Intelligence of Crows” – spoken summary: key points and significant details; recorded
reading)
Week 4
Grammar: Article usage (unit 5); Unit 14: Discourse Organizers (DS)
10/17 – 10/21
R/W: EC Unit 1 Vocab Review, EC Ch. 3: Defining and Exploring Culture, Essay 2
cont., Vocab Quiz 3, EC Ch. 3 Test
S/L: Peer country interviews, recording, and introduction TED Talk: (Ken Robinson:
“Schools Kill Creativity” – note taking and discussion)
MIT Field Trip
Week 5
10/24 – 10/28
Midterm Exams: Grammar and listening/speaking (comprehension questions and
spoken, recorded summary) (KK)
Grammar: Reference words and phrases (unit 6); Unit 14 cont. (DS)
R/W: EC Ch. 4: Nature Shaping Culture, Essay 3
S/L: Film analysis and discussion: The Visitor
Week 6
10/31 – 11/4
Midterm Exams: Blue Book Midterm Exam (EC Ch. 4), Midterm Vocab Test EC
Chapters 1-4, Grammar Review Exam GD Units 12, 11, & 14 (DS)
Grammar: Relative clauses (units 7-9); Unit 11: Correlative Conjunctions (DS)
R/W: Essay 3 cont.
S/L: WBUR program presentation
WBUR tour – asking questions
Week 7
11/7 – 11/11
Grammar: Unit 24: Fronting Structures (DS)
R/W: EC Ch. 5: Birth of Modern Science, Essay 4, Vocab Quiz 5, EC Ch. 5 Test
S/L: Academic lecture – Cornell notes and discussion
Survey and presentation of data
Lecture Field Trip?
Week 8
Grammar: Modal perfect verbs (unit 13); Unit 24 cont. (DS)
11/14 – 11/18
R/W: EC Ch. 6: Science & New World View, Essay 4 cont., Vocab Quiz 6, EC Ch. 6
Test
S/L: PBS film: Ken Burns: “Prohibition” – discussion
Debate – research, present, critique
Week 9
Grammar: Conditionals (unit 15); Unit 24 cont. (DS)
11/21 – 11/25
R/W: EC Unit 3 Vocab Review, Final Essay Assignment & Research
S/L: News broadcast – listen (NPR) and produce in groups
Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Friday, Nov. 25 – Thanksgiving break – no class
Week 10
Grammar: Prepositions
11/28 – 12/2
R/W: EC Ch. 7: Rise of the Western Artist, Final Essay cont., Vocab Quiz 7, EC Ch. 7
Test
S/L: Academic lecture – note taking, summary, discussion
Week 11
Grammar: Review
12/5 – 12/9
R/W: EC Ch. 8: Foundations of Chinese Art, Final Essay cont., Vocab Quiz 8, EC Ch.
8 Test
S/L: Political debates (TV clips) – discussion
Week 12
12/12 – 12/16
Final Exams: Grammar, speaking and listening; Final Reading Exam, Final Vocab Test
EC Chapters 5-8
R/W: Final Essay Due
S/L: Film analysis: Goodnight and Good Luck