Course Outline
Spring 2006
Instructor: Susan Boland Office: Pungo (F) 120
Email:sboland@tcc.edu Phone:822-7286
Web: www.tcc.edu/faculty/webpages/SBoland Office Hours: MWF 9:00-11:00, 2-3
TR 12-3
Textbooks and other required materials:
Great Paragraphs : Folse, Muchmore-Vokoun, Solomon
1 floppy disc
Notebook
Course Prerequisites : Satisfactory grade in ESL 11 or Placement Test.
Course Description : ESL 12 is designed to provide further instruction and practice in the writing process. Students will study advanced grammar including the perfect tenses, passive voice, modals, adjective clauses, noun clauses and complex sentence structure. ESL 12 also includes writing fully-developed paragraphs as well as an introduction to the short essay.
Course Objectives : At the end of this course students will be able to write a well-structured paragraph. The short essay will include an introductory paragraph, a developed body paragraph, and a paragraph which serves as a conclusion . Sentence structure will be varied and will include compound and complex sentence structures. Furthermore, there will be very few ESL errors, such as misuse of articles, prepositions, verb tense/form, and idiomatic expressions.
Course Content : Students will write a paragraph as a regular weekly assignment. If we have been studying grammar that week, the paragraph will demonstrate competence in that grammar area. If we have been studying a method of development for a paragraph, the weekly writing assignment will follow that method of development while at the same time using good grammar. The specific grading criteria will be given with each weekly writing assignment.
Method of Evaluation : Students are expected to participate in all classroom activities. Each weekly writing assignment will be graded; opportunities for revision are limited. For example, in-class writing assignments may not be revised for a higher grade. Students will also be quizzed regularly on their ability to proofread a paragraph. Finally, students should note that l ate papers will not be accepted.
Students are responsible for being aware of the policies, procedures, and student responsibilities contained within the current edition of the Tidewater Community College Catalog and Student handbook. Students should familiarize themselves with the College's policies regarding academic misconduct and inclement weather policies found in the Student handbook section of the catalogue.
Plagiarism is the intentional or accidental use of another person's words or ideas as your own. Cheating involves copying another person's homework, looking at another person's exam, test, or quiz, or using unauthorized notes while taking a quiz, exam, test or writing an in-class writing assignment. Students who cheat or plagiarize will receive a failure in the class.
Attendance: If you miss more than 20% of scheduled class time, you will receive a U. Arriving late (after roll is called) is considered one-half an absence. Students are responsible for work missed due to an absence. When you are absent, you should your instructor at sboland@tcc.edu to find out what was missed and/or assigned.
Learning Resources: Students will be encouraged throughout the semester to use the resources available in the Learning Resource Center. The Writing Center on the second floor of the Bayside building is especially helpful for ESL students. Furthermore, there are numerous websites, such as www.usingEnglish.com , which students will find very helpful.
Special Needs : If you have special needs because of a documented disability or medical condition, please feel free to discuss this with your instructor during her office hours.
Final Grade : To receive an S (Satisfactory) in this class, students must maintain an 80% average on weekly writing assignments. Students must write passing papers, 80% or above, for both the midterm and the final. If a student does not meet this above criteria, the student will receive a grade of R (Re-Enroll) or U (Unsatisfactory).
Week One Introduction to Course Writing Sample
Chapter 11 Passive Voice
Week Two Chapter 12 Noun Clauses Writing Assignment One
Week Three Chapter 13 Adjective Clauses Writing Assignment Two
Week Four Chapter 14,15 Gerunds/Infinitives Writing Assignment Three
Week Five Chapter 17 Adverb Clauses Writing Assignment Four (In Class)
Week Six Chapter 18 Reduction of Adverb Clauses Writing Assignment Five
Week Seven Chapter 19 Connectives Writing Assignment Six
Week Eight Midterm Exam Conferences
Spring Break
Students should note that from Week Nine through Week Fourteen, the class will be using Great Paragraphs . Furthermore, Fridays' class will be meeting in the English Computer Center (ECC) on the second floor of the Bayside Building. Students must bring a floppy disc to the ECC.
Week Nine Paragraph Review Writing Assignment Seven
Week Ten Definition Paragraph Writing Assignment Eight
Week Eleven Process Analysis Paragraphs Writing Assignment Nine
Week Twelve Descriptive Paragraphs Writing Assignment Ten
Week Thirteen Opinion Paragraphs Writing Assignment Eleven
Week Fourteen Narrative Paragraphs Writing Assignment Twelve
Week Fifteen Paragraph Review Preparation for Final Exam
Week Sixteen Final Exam
Week One Introduction to Course Writing Sample
Lesson One Present Perfect
Week Two Lesson Two Passive Voice Writing Assignment One
Week Three Lesson Three Past Perfect Writing Assignment Two
Week Four Lesson Four & Five Modals Writing Assignment Three (in-class )
Week Five Lesson Six Adjective Clauses Writing Assignment Four
Week Six Lesson Seven Gerunds & Infinitives Writing Assignment Five
Week Seven Lesson Eight Adverbial Clauses Writing Assignment Six (in-class )
Week Eight Lesson Nine Noun Clauses Conferences
Spring Break
Students should note that from Week Nine through Week Fourteen, the class will be using Great Paragraphs . Furthermore, class on Friday will be meeting in the English Computer Center (ECC) on the second floor of the Bayside Building. Students must bring a floppy disc to the ECC.
Week Nine Paragraph Structure Writing Assignment Seven
Week Ten Definition Paragraph Writing Assignment Eight
Week Eleven Process Analysis Paragraph Writing Assignment Nine (in-class)
Week Twelve Descriptive Paragraph Writing Assignment Ten
Week Thirteen Opinion Paragraph Writing Assignment Eleven
Week Fourteen Narrative Paragraph Writing Assignment Twelve (in-class)
Week Fifteen Paragraph Review & Preparation for Final Exam
Week Sixteen Final Exam
Week Ten Adjective Clauses; Descriptive Phrases
Infinitives; Gerunds
Week Eleven Descriptive Paragraphs (In-class writing assignment)
Week Twelve Adverbial Clauses and Phrases; Sentence Connectors
Week Thirteen Definition Paragraphs (EEC)
Week Fourteen Noun Clauses; Conditionals
Week Fifteen Paragraphs in an Essay; Putting It All Together
Week Sixteen Final Exam Monday, December 12 at 12:00
* The English Computer Center, (EEC), is located on the second floor of the Bayside Building, which is also known as the Learning Resource Center. Students must have a floppy disc in order to use the computers in the EEC. The computers in the EEC will not take a CD. Students must also save their documents in Microsoft Word.
Spring Break