Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Bayamón Campus
Department of Humanistic Studies
GEEN 1201 Course Outline
I.
COURSE TITLE:
COURSE CODE:
CREDITS:
CATEGORY:
MODALITY:
DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH THROUGH READING I
GEEN 1201
3 CREDITS
BASIC SKILLS
REQUIRED COURSE
Professor:
Yvonne Carrero
Office :
138 E
Days
Tuesdays / Thursdays
Hours
8:00 - 8:30 am
11:30 - 1:00 pm
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Development of reading skills. Refinement of English through oral presentations, paragraph
writing, and vocabulary acquisition through context. Requires additional hours of language
laboratory activities. Core course.
REQUIREMENT:
Score of 450 to 549 on CEEB English
III. COURSE OBJECTIVES
A. Terminal Objectives
By the end of the semester, students will:
1. Develop an appreciation of the value of English as a means of communication
for personal, academic, and professional purposes
2. Demonstrate ability to comprehend English in a variety of contexts
3. Demonstrate ability to express ideas orally and in writing
4. Develop reading skills in order to comprehend and analyze selected readings
B. Enabling Objectives
During the course students will:
1. Demonstrate understanding of oral discourse
2. Develop and deliver an articulate oral presentation
3. Develop and enrich vocabulary
4. Skim and scan for information in a reading selection
5. Predict events
6. Comprehend and analyze readings
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Recall and organize information
Identify and differentiate main ideas and details
Understand cause and effect relationships
Draw conclusions
Produce and organize ideas in sentences and paragraphs
IV. Tentative Course Content
BOOK UNIT
AND
SUPPLEMENTARY
Material
Grammar Points
LAB ACTIVITY
TIME ALLOTED
4 - 5 WEEKS
Assigned Modules
CHAPTER 1
DOING BUSINESS
INTERNATIONALLY
Dictionary Use/Skills
Simple Present / Simple
Past
Adjective Clauses
PARTS OF SPEECH
CONTEXT CLUES
READING STRATEGIES
PREDICTING
MAIN IDEAS /
SUPPORTING DETAILS
USING GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER
WRITING AN EXPOSITORY
PARAGRAPH
TEST I
3-4 WEEKS
Coordinating
Conjunctions
UNIT 1
CHAPTER 2
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
PREVIEWING FOR TOPICS
TRANSITIONAL
EXPRESSIONS
THE TOPIC SENTENCE
SENTENCE
CONSTRUCTION
WRITING A PARAGRAPH
OF ANALYSIS
TEST II
3-4 WEEKS
TEST III
CHAPTER 3
ART HISTORY
DETERMINING POINT OF
VIEW
GUESSING MEANING
FROM CONTEXT
PICTURE AND CAPTIONS
ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
PREPOSITIONAL
PHRASES
TRANSITIONAL
EXPRESSIONS
Assigned Modules
CHAPTER 3
Chapter 4
Transitional Expressions
The Ancient World
Using Opposites
Recognizing Style
Finding Evidence
Subordinating
Conjunctions
Writing a Paragraph
Cause and Effect
Oral Presentations
Final Exam
V. EVALUATION / ASSESSMENT
A. Evaluation
Oral presentation
Daily Grade
Includes attendance, class participation,
bringing required materials to class,
assignments, writing activities, and
laboratory modules
Weight
10%
10%
Partial Exams
15%
(ea.)
Final Exam
25%
Total
100%
A required five-minute oral presentation(s) on any topic discussed during the course
will be given during the semester. Details and evaluation criteria will be discussed at a later
date.
*There will be 3 partial tests. There will be no make-ups for missed tests. An absence to
a test is 0. Late homework / writing activities will not be accepted.
Curve: 100-90=A; 89-80=B;
79-70=C; 69-60=D;
59-0=F
SPECIAL NOTES
Supporting Services or Special Needs
Students requiring additional services or special assistance must request these at
the beginning of the course or as soon as they learn that they need them, through
the appropriate register at the Bayamon Campus, Dean of Students Office.
Honesty, Fraud and Plagiarism (General Student Regulations, Chapter V)
The lack of honesty, fraud, plagiarism and any other inadequate behavior in relation
to academic work constitute major infractions sanctioned by General Student
Regulations. Major infractions, according to General Student Regulations may result
in suspension from the University for a definite period of time greater than one year
or the permanent expulsion from the University, among others sanctions.
Use of Electronic Devices
Cellular (mobile) telephones and any other electronic device that could interrupt the
teaching-learning process or disrupt a milieu favorable for academic excellence will
be deactivated. Critical situations will be dealt with in an appropriate manner. The
use of electronic devices that permit the accessing, storing or sending of data during
tests or examinations is prohibited.
C. Assessment
1.
2.
One-Minute Paper
One sentence Summary
VI. Materials / Resources
A. Required textbook and dictionary
Quest 2 Reading and Writing by Pamela Hartmann. New York: McGraw Hill,
Second Edition
2007
( ISBN
0-07-110335-X )
Dictionary: The Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Boston: Newbury/
Heinle, 2000 (or latest edition)
B. Materials
Black ink pen
Index Cards 5x8 – for quizzes and / or assignments
C. Audio-visual resources
1. World Wide Web
2. Recordings, CD ROMs, videos, audiocassettes
3. Magazines, journals, newspapers
D. Websites
About com - English as 2nd Language
Improve your English skills. Find articles on conversation, listening, grammar and comprehension,
plus online English lessons. http://esl.aboutcom/
English Grammar Links for ESL Students
Directory of learning tools includes comprehensive grammar, idiom lists and interactive quizzes.
http://www.gl.umbc.edu/-kpokoy1/grammar1.htm
Dave's ESL Cafe - ESL Web Guide
Extensive directory lists resources for teachers and learners of English as a Second Language. Find
articles, lessons and dictionaries. http://www.esicafe.com/search/
Ohio University-ESL
Numerous readings, grammar, writing, listening and speaking exercises. httQ://www.ohiou.edu/esl
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab httQ:I/www.esl-lab.com
Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students
Students test their English knowledge with these sorted quizzes. Covers homonyms, grammar and
vocabulary. http://www.aitech.ac.ip/-itesii/qujzzes/
Dictionary .com. www.dictionary.com
The Internet Dictionary Project www.iune29.com/IDP/
Purdue University OWL
edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent. html
(Online
Writing
Lab)
http://owl.enqlish.purdue.
World Wide Web Virtual Library http://www.vlib.orq
(a) SPECIAL LINKS
( To supplement classroom lessons )
OWL ESL Learning Resources
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html
Other Grammar Links
Fragments
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/#handouts
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_fragEX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_fragEX2.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_fragEX3.html
Prepositions
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep2.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/eslprep2EX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep3.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep4.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprepEX1.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep2EX1.html
Subject / Verb
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverb.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslsubverbEX1.html
Verbs
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/esltensverb.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslirrverb.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_tensec.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_seqtense.html
Writing lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/lab/index.html
Ohio University
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/vocabulary.html
Reading and Vocabulary
Revised: January 2015
Yvonne C. Rios