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Frederick
Community College ESL 95A-ONL English Grammar II for ESL SPRING 2012
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Class begins: January
30th 2012 |
Class ends: May 18th
2012 |
Last Day to Withdraw:
April 16th 2012 |
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Instructor
Information: |
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Name: Julie Shattuck |
Office: L221, in the middle of the Library |
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E-mail: jshattuck@frederick.edu |
Phone
Number: 301 624 2855 |
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Office
Hours: by appointment |
Campus
Mail Box #: 304 |
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Course
Information: |
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Credits: 3 |
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On-campus
Meetings: 0 |
On-campus
Exams: 2 |
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Prerequisites: ESL 97 |
Corequisites: None |
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Course
Description: |
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With instruction on the INTERNET, this course builds upon the
skills learned in ESL94 with a continued focus on English sentence structure
and verb forms, including instruction in mechanics, punctuation, and usage.
ESL95 is designed for students whose native language is not English but who
have some prior training in English.
Placement is based upon the college's ESL assessment. Students may
take this course simultaneously with ESL93, ESL98, ESL99, or any credit
course for which they meet the prerequisite. Students
enrolled in this class should expect to devote as much time to this course as
they would an on-campus course. The
independent nature of ESL 95-ONL requires you to be self-motivated. In
some cases, students in ESL95 must remain at this level of instruction for a
second semester. |
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Core
Learning Outcomes: |
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Upon
completion of this course you will: 1. Use appropriate
mechanics and punctuation, including capitalization, end marks, and commas. 2. Employ correct
usage and grammar in creating English sentences. 3.
Demonstrate
competency in using simple, progressive, and perfect tenses. 4.
Produce original simple, compound, and complex sentences. |
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Instructional
Methods: |
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I will utilize multiple and varied instructional methods in order to
meet your needs:
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How is this course organized: |
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ESL
95-ONLINE is organized around the textbook Understanding and Using English Grammar. The textbook information
is supplemented with additional practice exercises in the Workbook and with online, interactive
grammar web sites. The first week of the course will provide an introduction
to the course and a review of parts of speech. From week 2 onward, we will
use the Understanding and Using English
Grammar textbook and workbook. The chapters and weekly activities have a
consistent structure. Learning objectives are clearly stated on the Blackboard
web site for this course under the weekly Assignments folders. You are expected to spend a minimum of
7.5 hours a week on this course. |
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Text(s)
and Course Materials: |
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Understanding
and Using English Grammar, 4th Edition, (UUEG), by Betty S. Azar
and Stacy A. Hagen |
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Workbook:
Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4th Edition, (WB),
by Betty S. Azar, Rachel Spack Koch, and Stacy A. Hagen |
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ESL 95 Blackboard Site: All other resources will be made available
here. To access this site, click http://frederick.blackboard.com/
to open the Blackboard Login Page. Click
the "Login" button. Enter
your username: Click the "username" box. Then type your username
which is W+student id #. Enter
your password: Click the "password" box and type the first two letters of your last name and last five digits
of student ID number. Please make sure you change your password after your
first login. Example: If
your student ID # is 1234567 and your name is Julie Shattuck, your Blackboard
username is W1234567 and your password is SH34567 |
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Student
Services: |
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A
variety of services are available to assist students in succeeding at FCC.
Students can learn more about these services by visiting the Student Services
web page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/index.aspx. Students
with disabilities who are in need of accommodations or who have questions
related to disabilities services should contact the Services for Students
with Disabilities (SSD) office at 301-846-2408. Students can learn more about
these services by visiting the Services for Students with Disabilities web
page: http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/disability.aspx. |
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Progress
Report: |
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By
the end of the 6th week of the semester, you will have an opportunity to
evaluate your progress in this course and decide if you need to make any
adjustments (additional study, tutoring, conference with instructor) to
assure your success in this course. The instructor will also provide a written assessment of
each students progress at Weeks 8 and 15. If necessary, early alert
reports will be sent through the college email system. All
grades will be posted in the ESL 95 Blackboard site, under the "My
Grades" area. Grades are accessed by clicking on the "My
Grades" button. |
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Evaluation
Methods: |
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To
receive a grade of S (Satisfactory) in ESL 95, you must achieve an overall
grade of
700 points (70%) or higher. I will utilize multiple and varied assessment
methods in order
to measure your learning: |
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Assessment Type
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Assessment Details
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Grading Criteria
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Reflective Grammar Journal
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7 Journal Entries.
You
will have the opportunity to revise
and resubmit your journal entries if you want to improve your grade. All
revisions are due a week after your initial graded entry is returned to you. |
175 points 17.5% (25 points per entry) The
purpose of the journal entries is to analyze and reflect on the grammar covered
each week. You will be required to complete workbook exercises and assess
your understanding of the areas covered in class. Please
see Rubric for Writing for details on how I assign points to your journal
entries. |
Discussion Boards
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7 Required Online Discussion
Boards
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175
points 17.5% (25 points per discussion boards)
See Discussion Board Rubric for
grading information.
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Review Quizzes
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12 Online Quizzes
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120
points 12% (10 points per quiz)
Quizzes to practice your
understanding of the grammar covered each week.
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Group Presentation
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Small groups of students will
choose a sub-topic in an area of English that is not covered in the topical outline of this course.
You will choose a grammar topic from one of the following UUEG textbook chapters:
2, 4, 6, 8, 18, or 20. You will research the topic
and produce an informative presentation to your peers aimed at improving
their understanding of your topic.
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120
points - 12%
Presentations are given online
and graded using the Presentation Rubric. Groups submit to me all presentation
materials. This will be a group grade. Please bring any issues around your
group dynamics to my attention as soon as possible and definitely well before
the presentation due date.
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Exams
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2 Exams. Both must be proctored in Testing Center.
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400 points
40%
200 points for Midterm Exam
200 points for Final Exam
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Plagiarism Quiz
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1 Online Quiz
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10 points
1%
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If
the graded performance for online assignments differs significantly from the
grade average for proctored assignments, the instructor reserves the right to
administer additional tests. |
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Participation
Policy: |
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To
maintain the highest quality of academic work, you are expected to
participate fully in all course activities. If you are unable to complete the
requirements of this course due to serious illness, emergency, religious
holidays, or participation in official college functions, you need to notify
your instructor as soon as possible of your inability to participate in the
scheduled weekly activities, and you remain responsible for completing missed
work and/or make-up activities. |
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Email Policy: |
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With
the exception of MarylandOnline students, all FCC students will receive and
are expected to use their FCC email address for correspondence with faculty
and staff at the college. Students can establish and access their FCC email
accounts at https://myfcc.frederick.edu. Email is an instructional
tool essential to student-instructor and student-student communication. In
the Blackboard environment by default, your email address is available to all
students in this course. However,
students are permitted to use email addresses of other students in this
course only for the purpose and the duration of this course. The
instructor can be expected to respond to regular student email inquiries
(grades, posted assignments, and tests excluded) within the time frame of 24
to 48 hours. |
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Academic
Integrity: |
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Work in this course is subject to the provisions of the
FCC Code of Academic Integrity. Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated.
As a student, it is your job to practice academic honesty at ALL times. Make sure that all sources, particularly
Internet sources, get proper credit for quotations, paraphrases, and ideas.
More information about this and the Student Conduct Code are available at http://www.frederick.edu/student_services/studentpolicies.aspx |
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You must
send your Academic Integrity Pledge to the instructor. The form is available
at http://courses.frederick.edu/_utilities/regform.htm |
Topical
Outline:
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Week |
Subject |
Content and Due Dates |
Minimum Time Expectations |
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1 1/30/12 |
Introduction
to class, syllabus, textbook, Blackboard, Academic Integrity etc. Parts
of Speech |
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Orientation to Course/Quiz 2.
Journal Entry #1 3.
Blackboard Parts of Speech Folder 4.
Quiz #1 Parts of Speech 5.
Who is Who? Discussion Board 6.
Plagiarism Tutorial All work due by 2/5/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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2 2/6/12 |
Overview
of Verb Tenses |
1.
Chapters 1 and 5 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Overview
of Tenses folder 4.
Quiz #2 Verb Tenses 5.
Discussion Board #1 All work due by 2/12/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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3 2/13/12 |
Perfect
and Perfect Progressive Tenses |
1.
Chapter 3 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Perfect
Tenses folder 4.
Quiz #3 Perfect Tenses 5.
Journal Entry #2 All work due by 2/19/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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4 2/20/12 |
Modals |
1.
Chapters 9 and 10 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Modals
folder 4.
Quiz #4 Modals 5.
Discussion Board #2 All work due by 2/26/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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5 2/27/12 |
The
Passive |
1.
Chapter 11 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Passive
folder 4.
Quiz #5 Passive 5.
Journal Entry #3 All work due by 3/4/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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6 3/5/12 |
Gerunds
and Infinitives |
1.
Chapters 14 and 15 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Gerunds
and Infinitives folder 4.
Quiz #6 Gerunds and Infinitives 5.
Discussion Board #3 All work due by 3/11/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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7 3/12/12 |
Proctored
Midterm Exam Overview
of Group Presentation |
1. Review for
Midterm Exam 2. Midterm Exam Chapters
1, 3, 9, 10, 11, 14, & 15 available
in the Testing Center from March 13 to March 19, 2012 3. Start planning
group presentation group presentation is due 5/13/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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3/19 3/25/12 |
SPRING BREAK |
SPRING BREAK NO ASSIGNMENTS |
NO ASSIGNMENTS |
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8 3/26/12 |
Nouns |
1.
Chapter 7 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Nouns
folder 4.
Quiz #7 Nouns 5.
Journal Entry #4 (Ongoing
Group Presentation Work) All work due by 4/1/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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9 4/2/12 |
Noun
Clauses |
1.
Chapter 12 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Noun
Clauses folder 4.
Quiz #8 Noun Clauses 5.
Discussion Board #4 (Ongoing
Group Presentation Work) All work due by 4/8/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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10 4/9/12 |
Adjective
Clauses |
1.
Chapter 13 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Adjectives
Clauses folder 4.
Quiz #9 Adjective Clauses 5.
Journal Entry #5 (Ongoing
Group Presentation Work) All work due by 4/15/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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11 4/16/12 |
Coordinating
Conjunctions Last
Day To Withdraw April 16, 2012 |
1.
Chapter 16 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Coordinating
Conjunctions folder 4.
Quiz #10 Coordinating Conjunctions 5.
Discussion Board #5 (Ongoing
Group Presentation Work) All work due by 4/22/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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12 4/23/12 |
Adverb
Clauses |
1.
Chapter 17 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Adverb
Clauses folder 4.
Quiz #11 Adverb Clauses 5.
Journal Entry #6 (Ongoing
Group Presentation Work) All work due by 4/29/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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13 4/30/12 |
Connectives |
1.
Chapter 19 2.
Practice Exercises in Workbook 3.
Blackboard Connectives
folder 4.
Quiz #12 Connectives 5.
Discussion Board #6 (Ongoing Group Presentation Work) All work due by 5/6/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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14 5/7/12 |
Proctored
Final Exam Group
Presentation |
1.
Journal Entry #7 2.
Review for Final Exam 3.
Finalize Group Presentations 1-3 due by 5/13/12 4.
Online Final Exam Chapters 7, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20 available in the Testing Center from May
8 to May 14, 2012 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
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15 5/14/12 |
Group
Presentations Next
Steps
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1.
Online Final Exam Chapters 7, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19 available in the Testing Center from May
8 to May 14, 2012 2.
Group Presentations 3.
Discussion Board #7 4.
Final Grade Discussion with Instructor All work due by FRIDAY 5/18/12 |
Total:
At least 7.5 hours |
NOTE: Your instructor reserves
the right to make changes to this outline as needed.