Advanced Composition (ESOL 0354)
ESOL 0354–Advanced Composition
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Instructor
Instructor contact information
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Central College
ESOL 0354–Advanced Composition CRN 13318– Summer II 2016 Central Campus – SJAC 134 TR 10:00-11:45 SJAC 103 TuTh 8:30-10:00 & MWF 8:30-11:45 3 hours lecture / 2 hour lab / 80 hours per semester/5 weeks
Russell Shawn Lerner
e-mail: [email protected]
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Office Hours |
By appointment Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are experiencing in this course. You do not need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking for my assistance. Your performance in my class is very important to me. I am available to hear your concerns and just to discuss course topics. Feel free to come by my office anytime during these hours. |
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Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH) (lecture, lab) If applicable |
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Type of Instruction |
Lecture
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Course Description: |
A continuation of ESOL 0351, this course concentrates on elements of organization, research methods, rhetoric, and sophisticated language use. Students are required to produce well-ordered, well-substantiated, multi-paragraphed essays containing thesis statements and topic sentences. |
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Course Prerequisite(s) |
A satisfactory score on Compass ESL or completion of ESOL 0351 with a "C" or better grade.
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Program Learning Outcomes |
1. serves international students on a visa after fulfilling IEP requirements 2. serves permanent U.S. residents, undocumented residents, and citizens 3. places students with the HCCS language assessment test, Compass-ESL 4. offers 16-week (Fall and Spring) and 5 and 8 week (Summer) semesters 5. prepares students for academic course work and other college classes 6. allows students to take certain other college classes with AESL courses 7. has a part-time schedule , 4 or 5 hours per course each week 8. gives students non-transferable college credits 9. prepares students for ENGL 1301, state-mandated THEA writing, and workplace writing 10. registers students with Compass ESL placement test scores at all HCCS campuses |
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Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1 to 4 |
Apply the principles of writing as a process. Adopt the essay structure. Differentiate among rhetorical styles. Demonstrate knowledge of advanced grammar usage and structure in sentences.
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Learning Objectives |
1.1 Apply pre-writing strategies such as brainstorming, word maps, and outlining to create and organize ideas; 1.2 Develop revision and editing skills; 1.3 Write multiple drafts. 2.1.Design the essay format: margins, indentation, spacing; 2.2 Produce an introduction with a clear thesis statement, clear and limited topic sentences, supporting body paragraphs, and a conclusion; 3.1. Summarize and paraphrase texts 3.2 Compose a comparison/contrast essay; 3.3.Compose a cause/effect essay; 3.4 Compose a class argument essay; 3.5 Compose an in-class final exam essay. 4.1 Identify and model the correction of sentence structure: run-on, fragment, and comma splice errors; 4. 8 Identify and model the correct use of agreement: parallel structure
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Instructional Materials |
Note: Students will not be permitted the use of any electronic devices during exams. This includes electronic translation machines unless the machine is a stand alone.
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Student Assessments |
Compositions 40% Quizzes 15% Short Summaries 10% Lab Assignments 5% Final Essay 25%
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]Grading
Your instructor will give reading exams which you can use to determine how successful you are at achieving the course learning outcomes outlined in the syllabus. If you find you are not mastering the material and skills, you are encouraged to reflect on how you study and prepare for each class. Your instructor welcomes a dialogue on what you discover and may be able to assist you in finding resources on campus that will improve your performance.
Grading Scale
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
Below 60 = IP (In Progress) or F
FX = This grade will be given if you stop attending class or have excessive absences after July 29, 2013.
HCC Policy Statement – ADA: Services to Students with Disabilities
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Ability Services Office in Room 102 Learning Hub, or call (713) 718-6164 to make necessary arrangements at the beginning of each semester. Your instructor is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the office of Ability Support Services.
HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty
A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the coursework has been learned, and that student is claiming an advantage not available to other students. The instructor is responsible for measuring each student's individual achievements and also for ensuring that all students compete on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the instructor has teaching, grading, and enforcement roles. You are expected to be familiar with the University's Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the catalog. What that means is: If you are charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the rules will not help you. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. “Scholastic dishonesty”: includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
- Copying from another students’ test paper;
- Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test;
- Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization;
- Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of a test that has not been administered;
- Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. (See the Student Handbook)
HCC Policy Statement: Class Attendance
Class Attendance - It is important that you come to class! Attending class regularly is the best way to succeed in this class. Research has shown that the single most important factor in student success is attendance. Simply put, going to class greatly increases your ability to succeed. You are expected to attend all lecture and labs regularly. You are responsible for materials covered during your absences. Class attendance is checked daily. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for nonattendance, the instructor has the authority to drop you for excessive absences.
If you are not attending class, you are not learning the information. As the information that is discussed in class is important for your career, students may be dropped from a course after accumulating absences in excess of 12.5% hours (10 hours) of instruction (F-1 students should particularly take note of this so as not to affect your visa status). The ten hours of class time would include any total classes missed or for excessive tardiness (being late twice or, leaving early is counted as an absence). Remember: Class attendance equals class success.
HCC Course Withdrawal Policy
If you feel that you cannot complete this course, you will need to withdraw from it prior to the final date of withdrawal (Aug. 1, 2016). Before, you withdraw from your course; please take the time to meet with the instructor to discuss why you feel it is necessary to do so. The instructor may be able to provide you with suggestions that would enable you to complete the course. Your success is very important. Beginning in fall 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting first time entering freshmen to no more than SIX total course withdrawals throughout their educational career in obtaining a certificate and/or degree.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early Alert process by which your professor can “alert” you and HCC counselors that you might fail a class because of excessive absences and/or poor academic performance. It is your responsibility to visit with your professor or a counselor to learn about what, if any, HCC interventions might be available to assist you – online tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay in class and improve your academic performance.
If you plan on withdrawing from your class, you MUST contact an HCC counselor or your professor prior to withdrawing (dropping) the class for approval and this must be done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to receive a “W” on your transcript. If you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive an F or an IP (see below) as your final grade.
College Grading System:
Students who have completed ESOL 0354 and show that they are ready for the next level with a final average of 70% or higher will receive a letter grade of A, B, or C. Students who are not ready for ESOL 0360 may receive a grade of IP. The IP grade is not a good or bad grade; however, it means "IN PROGRESS" and requires the student to take ESOL 0354 again because the student will benefit from another semester. However, if a student repeats ESOL 0354 after receiving one IP, a letter grade must be given (A, B,C, or F upon completing the course for the second time).
Repeat Course Fee
The State of Texas encourages students to complete college without having to repeat failed classes. To increase student success, students who repeat the same course more than twice, are required to pay extra tuition. The purpose of this extra tuition fee is to encourage students to pass their courses and to graduate. Effective fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher tuition rate to students registering the third or subsequent time for a course. If you are considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades, confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and writing homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other assistance that might be available.
Use of Camera and/or Recording Devices
As a student active in the learning community of this course, it is your responsibility to be respectful of the learning atmosphere in your classroom. To show respect of your fellow students and instructor, you will turn off your phone and other electronic devices, and will not use these devices in the classroom unless you receive permission from the instructor.
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students with disabilities who need to use a recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities for information regarding reasonable accommodations
Minors/Relatives at HCC
Minor children (anyone less than 18 years old) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times when on any HCCS campus. Minor children may be on the campus only briefly. No minor children or relatives are permitted in any HCCS classroom or lab. It is your responsibility to make arrangements for child care in the event that your child is sick or there is some other emergency involving your child and his/her child care arrangements.
Classroom Policies
As your instructor and as a student in this class, it is our shared responsibility to develop and maintain a positive learning environment for everyone. Your instructor takes this responsibility very seriously and will inform members of the class if their behavior makes it difficult for him/her to carry out this task. As a fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning needs of your classmates and assist your instructor achieve this critical goal.
To this end All cell phones, pagers, IPods, or any other electronic devices that may cause a distraction in class must be turned off. No laptops are permitted to be used during class. You may use an electronic dictionary (stand alone) with the sound turned off. You are not permitted to leave class to answer or return calls unless an absolute emergency; doing so will be counted as a tardy. If a student is using a cell phone at any time during the class period, I will remind the student about the policy once. After that, I will ask the student to leave class and mark him or her absent.
Students are expected to arrive to class on time with ALL THEIR MATERIALS INCLUDING THE TEXT BOOKS. Returning late from a break or leaving class early counts as being tardy. Being tardy twice will equal one absence (whether ten minutes or one hour). If you miss 10 hours of class, you can be dropped without notification and will, therefore, be out of compliance if you are an F-1 student. If a student misses a class, it is his or her responsibility to see the instructor about the work that was missed.
Course Work
The course calendar lists all of the assignments that will be done. While doing all the homework and attending class is not a complete guarantee of success, it is certainly true that not doing it is a guarantee of failure.
Make-up Policy: If you must be absent on the day of a test, it is your responsibility to notify the instructor as soon as possible by leaving a message for me at the number or e-mail address listed above. Normally, a make- up exam is done on the day you return to class, but please note that any make-up exam is at the convenience of the teacher. This may mean coming in on a Friday.
Disruptive Behavior: Students who conduct themselves in a manner that significantly interferes with college teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures or other authorized college activities (including its public service functions) on the college premises will be subject to disciplinary action. Any student who behaves in this way may be required by the instructor to leave the classroom and be counted absent for the rest of that class period.
Sexual harassment policy
HCC is committed to providing a learning and working environment that is free from discrimination on the basis of sex which includes all forms of sexual misconduct. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires that when a complaint is filed, a prompt and thorough investigation is initiated. Complaints may be filed with the HCC Title IX Coordinator available at 713 718-8271 or email at [email protected].
Course Calendar
ESOL 0354, Advanced Composition
Summer 2016
(This calendar may change to meet the needs of the class)
IMPORTANT DATES
July 11 Classes begin
July 14 Official day of record
August 1 Last Day for Administrative/Student Withdrawals
August 10 Final Exam
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Week & Chapter |
Writing Assignments |
In-Class Instruction & Writing Homework |
Assignments |
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Week 1 7/11-15
Chapter One
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Composition 1: An Expository Paragraph p. 11
Due Friday- Final Draft: An Expository Para. (typed and double spaced)
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Introduction to the ESOL 0354 course; Diagnostic assessment (this assessment will not be graded nor returned)
Chapter 1: The Writing Process: pp. 1-32
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Week 2 7/18-22
Chapters Two and Three |
Composition 2: A Logical Division Essay p. 49
Due Thursday - Final Draft: A Logical Division Essay (typed and double spaced)
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Chapter 2: “Culture, Identity and Homeland” (pp.43-72)
Parallel Structure: p.254 7b. The Writing Process: pp. 59-64 Language Focus: pp. 66-71 : Noun Phrases & Adjective Clauses
Paraphrasing: pp. 198-213
HW & in class: Ex. 6 p. 201-202 , Ex. 7 p. 203-206 (2-6 in class), Ex. 8 p. 205; Ex. 9 p. 208-209 (2-4 in class)
Citing Sources: pp.214-215 (in class Ex. 12 p. 217) Summarizing: pp: 220-227 |
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Week 3 7/25-29
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Composition 3: Cause & Effect Essay” (p. 81)
Due Wednesday – Final Draft (typed and double spaced)
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Chapter 3: “Full Pockets, Empty Pockets” (pp. 73-112)
Peer edit Composition #3
Quiz 1-Vocabulary Chapters Units 1 & 3 & Grammar/Mechanics from weeks 1-6
Summary #2 in class
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Week 4 8/1-5
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In-Class Essay (Composition 4): Comparison/ Contrast |
Chapter 4: “Marriage and Family”
Comparison/Contrast Essay Chapter 5: “From School to Work”: Chapter 5: “From School to Work”: Argument Essay (pp. 151-188) Quiz 2- Vocabulary Chapter 4 (from reading) & Grammar/Mechanics from weeks 7-11
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p. 148, ex. 12
p. 171, ex. 9 |
Week 5 8/8-10
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Quiz 3 (Vocabulary from the reading Chapter 5 & review of all grammar/mechanics) Final Essay Exam – August 10 (in class argument essay) |
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Course Information
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