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ESOL. 0352, ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR

"A continuation of ESOL 0348.  This course provides a review of essential grammatical and structural features while introducing their finer points.  Emphasis is placed on compound and complex sentence structures and is designed to lead students toward active mastery of the patterns and principles of formal written English."

Prerequisites

A satisfactory score on the CELSA or successful completion of  ESOL 0348

Course Goals (includes competencies, incorporation of SCANS, etc.)

ESOL 0352, Advanced Intermediate Grammar, seeks to prepare students for college level academic or workforce study by accomplishing the following objectives:

  • Building on the syntactic knowledge that students have gained in previous study of English grammar while introducing more advanced structures as well as the finer nuances involving tense and aspect of English verbs;
  • Strengthening students' abilities to produce the new grammatical structures in a variety of communicative contexts.
Instructor Information

Not available

Textbook Information

Textbook: -  Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd ed., Azar  (Prentice Hall Regents)

Lab Requirements (if any)

One of the five instructional hours per week is a computer lab hour in which students work on grammar instructional modules, or on-line grammar programs.

Students with Disabilities

Students who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities are encouraged to report to Disability Counselor to make necessary arrangements.  Faculty are only authorized to provide accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office.

Academic Honesty

Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for the assignment.  See the HCCS Student Handbook. 

Attendance and Withdrawal Policies
Students are not allowed more than eight absences over the semester.  Any absence beyond that may cause them to be dropped from class.  See the HCCS Student Handbook.
Course Requirements and Grading Policy
   After taking ESOL 0352, Advanced Intermediate Grammar, the student should:

1.    Be able to use all verb tenses except for the past perfect progressive and the future perfect
       tenses;
2.    Be able to use present and future modal auxiliaries and related expressions;
3.    Be able to use subjective, objective, and possessive personal pronouns;
4.    Show familiarity with the structure and use of adjective and noun clauses;
5.    Be able to use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to connect ideas, including the
       use of punctuation;
6.    Be able to recognize and use gerunds and infinitives;
7.    Be able to use the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs;
8.    Show familiarity with quoted/reported speech and conditionals.

SUGGESTED GRADE PERCENTAGES
           
Chapter Tests
*50%
Homework/Lab
10%
Midterm Exam
20%
Final Exam
20%
Total:
100%


*(If no midterm is given, this percentage would increase to 70%).

Note. Teachers may use percentages which vary from the above formula; however, if the percentages deviate by more than 5% for any item, the teacher should show them to the Department Chair or Lead instructor for approval.  Keep in mind that the overall core of the student's grade must be based on oral and written work done in class.
Testing
Students in ESOL 0352 will take 4 chapter tests and one final exam.  
Make-up policy
If students miss a test or a quiz, they must arrange with the instructor for a make-up outside of class time and before the end of one week from the day they missed.
Projects, Assignments, Portfolios, Service Learning, Internships, etc.
An instructor may choose to include projects or assignments to reinforce  the material covered in class.
Course Content
Students will learn the use of verb tenses (Simple, Perfect, Progressive, Perfect Progressive), pronouns, modals, passive voice, gerunds and infinitives, clauses (noun, adjective, adverb), conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating), and conditional sentences and wishes as described in further detail below.
Course Calendar with Reading Assignments
ESOL0352 Advanced Intermediate Grammar
SAMPLE WEEKLY COURSE OUTLINE FOR 16-WEEK COURSE
WEEK 1:  Chapter 1,  Present Tense
WEEK 2: Chapter 2,  Past Tense
WEEK 3: Chapter 3,  Future Tense
WEEK 4: Test #1, Chapters 1-3
Chapter 4,  Nouns and Pronouns
WEEK 5: Chapter 8,  Count/Non-count Nouns and Articles
Chapter 5,  Modal Auxiliaries
WEEK 6: Chapter 6,  Asking Questions
Test #2, Chapters 4, 5, 6, and 8
WEEK 7: Chapter 7,  Present Perfect and Past Perfect
WEEK 8: Chapter 9,  Connecting Ideas
WEEK 9: Chapter 10,  Gerunds and Infinitives
Test #3,  Chapters 7, 9, and 10
WEEK 10: Chapter 11,  Passive Sentences
WEEK 11: Chapter 12,  Adjective Clauses
WEEK 12: Chapter 13,  Comparisons
Test #4 on Chapters 11, 12, and 13
WEEK 13: Chapter 14,  Noun Clauses
WEEK 14: Chapter 15, Quoted and Reported Speech
Chapter 16,  Wish/If
WEEK 15: Test on Chapters 14, 15, and 16
Review
WEEK 16: FINAL EXAM WEEK

Note:  Exercises that are not covered in class are to be completed by students in the lab or for homework.  Answer keys are available in the lab for students to check work.  Students are not expected to master chapters 15 and 16; therefore, only the first several sections of each chapter should be discussed in class.  
Other Student Information (clubs, tutoring, web resources, etc.)
Tutoring is availble for students at  instructional sites where Intensive English is offered. Additional on line and computerized resources are also available in computer labs and libraries.
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