Santa Monica College
Advanced Grammar Workshop 2
Spring 2009
ESL 20B Section 2131
Dates: 3/13-6/5
F: 8-11:05am
Location: ESL 125 & Online
Office Hours: Th 7-8pm, LV124
Instructor: Philipp Stolz
Main Office: ESL 106
 310.434.4260 (Emergencies only)
 stolz_phil@smc.edu
Web: www.homepage.smc.edu/stolz_phil
Prerequisites: ESL 11A/B. Advisory concurrent enrollment in ESL/English 21A/B;
ESL/English assessment Group B or A.
Course Description: This is a 3-unit course which is the second part of an advanced ESL
grammar course designed to increase students' grammar and editing proficiency. Students will
recognize and employ more sophisticated language necessary for the successful completion of
ESL/English 21A/B, English 22, ESL 25, and English 1.
Materials
Required: Folse, Solomon, Smith-Palinkas, Top 20: Great Grammar for Great Writing
(SECOND EDITION)!!!
Recommended: A good portable English-English dictionary such as the Cambridge Dictionary
of American English, The Newbury House Dictionary of American English or Longman
Dictionary.
-You must buy new textbooks. Please bring these textbooks to class every day.
-You will need paper for your assignments. The paper should be the same size as this page.
-Buy a notebook and/or folder to keep handouts.
-You may also want index cards for vocabulary study and a flash drive for saving your writing
Goals Students will learn to:
-Use word forms in dependent and independent clauses.
-Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences; edit fragments/run-ons.
-Employ appropriate verb tenses and voice.
-Correct subject-verb agreement in all sentences
-Apply rules of punctuation focusing on commas, semi-colons, and apostrophes.
-Use modals of necessity and certainty.
-Accurately construct sentences with correct noun, adjective and adverb clauses.
-Employ a variety of connectors.
-Use vocabulary appropriate to academic writing; edit for non-idiomatic usage and unclear
sentences.
-Write sentences consistent and parallel in structure.
-Identify idiosyncratic grammar weakness and employ learning tools for improvement
©Methods
Lecture
Class discussion
Pair work
Small group work
Online instruction
!Homework
Remember: When completing your work you must adhere to the SMC Code of Academic
Conduct regarding plagiarism and cheating.
You will be required to complete homework on a regular basis. There will be quizzes on the
textbook material and topics covered in class. All work is expected to be submitted on time.
Late homework or assignments will be penalized.
This online course relies on you being self-directed, completing the readings and assignments
according to your own schedule while meeting the posted deadlines. You are expected to visit
the course website several times a week. Once there, you will find announcements, assignments,
and exercises.
Using E-Companion (http://smconline.org/index.real?action=eCompanion)
All students must have an SMC Computing Account to take this course. If you do not have an
SMC computing account, here is how you may get one.
1. Go to SMC's homepage at http://www.smc.edu
2. Click on the “Technology Resources” link
3. Click on the link “Request Student Email/Network Account” and fill out the form.
Evaluation
Writing Assignments (3)
Tests (3)
Homework
Final Exam
30%
30%
10%
30%
Final Grade
Final exam: 6/5 @ 8am
90 to 100% =A
80 to 89%
=B
70 to 79%
=C
60 to 69%
=D
0 to 59%
=F
#Attendance
Prompt and regular attendance is required. If you are more than 15 minutes late to class you will
not receive credit for attendance that day. If you must miss a class, you have to call or email the
instructor. It is your responsibility to find out about new assignments, syllabus changes, and
class content. If you are late to class, or leave class early, you will receive a tardy. Three tardies
equal one absence. If you are absent more than twice times, or six class hours, you will be
dropped or fail the class.
®esources
ESL Web Links:
http://smc-esl-links.wikispaces.com
www.homepage.smc.edu/stolz_phil
Tutoring & Support Services:
-Free tutoring is available in the ESL Center; sign up in ESL 106 or online
-Academic counselors can be reached in the ISC (434-4217), in Counseling (434-4210 or 4344589), or in ESL 107 or 120. Check my website for specific times.
Support Classes:
ESL 14A & 14B 2-unit pronunciation courses;
ESL 15, a 2-unit oral communication course;
ESL 16A, a 1-unit course on the article;
ESL 16B, a 1-unit course on verb tenses;
ESL 17, a 3-unit reading course;
How to be successful in this class
Successful students also evaluate themselves. In this class, you will often evaluate your work, and
you will think about how to improve your English skills. Below are some other ways to be
successful in this class.
1) Participate in class: Ask questions and share your ideas!
2) Review what we have already done in class rather than try to work ahead. Then, use extra time
and energy to read other books, magazines, and newspapers.
3) Avoid writing translations in your textbooks. You may want to put important new words and
phrases in a vocabulary journal instead.
4) Do your homework before class or after class, but not during class.
5) Do your homework carefully and neatly and give it to me on time.
6) Use only English in the classroom.
ESL 20B Tentative Schedule*
*Please note that this schedule may change.
Week/ Dates
1
In-Class
Diagnostic Quiz and Intro
Top 20 – Appendix 1 (parts
of speech) + pp. 181-185
The basics
2
3
Ch. 2 - Problems with Verb
Tenses
Online
Buy books
Complete eCompanion
tasks for Week 1
Review Chapter 1
Top 20 chapter 2
Complete print and online
exercises
Complete print and online
exercises
Top 20 Chapter 3,7
4
5
Ch. 3,7,8 - Word Forms
Quiz 1 –The basics and
chapter 2
Top 20 Chapter 8
Complete print and online
exercises
Ch. 12 - Passives &
participial adjectives
Top 20 Chapter 4,5,12
Complete print and online
exercises
Ch. 13 - Logical Connectors
Top 20 Chapters 13,14
Complete print and online
exercises
Top 20 Chapters 15,16
6
7
Ch. 16 – Adjective Clauses
Quiz 2 - chaptes
3,4,5,7,8,12,13
Ch. 17 –Noun Clauses
Complete print and online
exercises
Top 20 Chapter 17
Ch. 18 – Adverb Clauses
Complete print and online
exercises
Top 20 Chapter 18, 19
8
9
Quiz 3
10
11
12
Review
Final Exam
Complete print and online
exercises
Top 20 Chapter 20
Complete print and online
exercises