Spring 2016 Grammar/Writing III ESL 169 5184 LA 204 6:10-8:30

GRAMMAR/WRITING III CCC ESL 169 5184

Welcome! I am so happy to be your teacher

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Hello everyone and welcome to Grammar/Writing III for Fall 2014. I love teaching this class and I am excited to be your teacher. I think we will have a good time together. I want to introduce myself. My name is

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Lynda Nicol. I love teaching especially to ESL speakers. I also like to study languages such as Italian and sometimes Chinese. I love to travel and meet new people. I also like backpacking and gardening. Let’s learn a lot and have fun.

Important Notes Office Hour: Tuesday 5:30-6:00 LA 13

This is a great way to contact me!! lnicol@contracosta.edu

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Class Blog Online: nicolgrammar.wordpress.com Find homework/handouts etc here.

Required Materials

• Textbook: Fundamentals of English Grammar with answer key 4th Edition by Betty Azar and Stacy A. Hagen (ISBN 978-0-13-707169-2)

• An English/English Dictionary: Longmans Advanced Dictionary for ESL

• 3 ring binder with dividers and lined paper

Important Dates Holidays No class March 21-27 Spring Break

Important school days 2/16 Last Day to Add 2/24 Last Day to drop with no W 05/03 Last Day to drop with W It is the Student’s responsibility to drop a class. Please drop if you decide not to take the class. 05/24 Final Exam

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Grammar/Writing III ESL 169 5184 LA 204 6:10-8:30 Spring 2016

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This is a high-intermediate ESL grammar class. If you try hard to improve your grammar skills in this class you will improve, and you will find the rewards to be well worth it. If you study hard, do all the homework, read the assignments, ask questions, listen carefully, participate in class activities, turn in your papers on time, and come prepared to try new things and discuss new ideas, by the end of the semester you will be able to

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• Use grammatical structures correctly in guided spoken and written communication: simple present/present progressive/past tense/ future tense/ present perfect/infinitive and gerunds /present and future modals

• Use specific grammar points to write passages of at least 200-300 words.

• Integrate a variety of sentences in writing: simple, compound, complex

• Identify targeted grammatical structures in reading passages

• Identify parts of speech and their

Student Learning Exit Skills

Class starts at 6:10. Please be ready to begin class. I really like to start class on time. When you come late, you miss important information, and it is very annoying to me.

Good students come on time and to every class. If you are absent for more than 6 hours of class, I can drop you. However, I know emergencies can happen. Please contact me as soon as possible. However, this contact does not excuse your absence! You are still responsible for all the work.

Look at our class blog page for homework assignments. Even when you miss class, you are responsible for the work—nicolgrammar.wordpress.com

Attendance

To be a successful student, it is very important

to come on time.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate their ability to recognize the correct use of selected grammatical structures as specified in the course outline of record such as verb tenses, infinitives and gerunds, present and future modals, comparatives and superlatives and passive voice

2. Students will demonstrate their ability to write grammatically correct simple, compound and complex sentences in paragraph form.

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•Come on time and come every time!!! (The number one way to be successful)

•Do your homework everyday and turn it in on time! In this way, you will not get behind. Plus late homework is not accepted. Due at beginning of class.

•Do all the homework! Write questions next to parts you don’t understand. Circle difficult grammar or words. Be prepared to ask questions.

•Make sure your homework is neat and easy for the teacher to read.

•Participate in class! Ask questions! Answer questions! I can’t read your mind, so I don’t know when you don’t understand. Please ask questions.

•Be respectful and polite to others, turn off cell phones, have a good attitude, and try your best. Use English in class.

•Study for quizzes and exams: There will be short quizzes, a midterm and a final. Points are determined based on the number of questions given. Quizzes cannot be made up, but you can drop 1 quiz.

•If you miss class, look online at the class blog for the homework—

•NEVER EVER NEVER CHEAT — never copy from a book, the Internet, or from someone else. Never let someone do your homework. Cheating does not help you even though it feels

How to be successful in this class!!!!

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like it.

Cell  phones  and  other  electronic  devices  must  be  turned  off  and  placed  face  down  on  the  desk  during  quizzes  and  exams.    If  a  student  is  found  looking  at  a  phone,  an  electronic  device  or  someone’s  paper  during  a  test,  he  or  she  will  automatically  turn  in  the  quiz/exam  and  receive  zero  points. •Get help when you need it. Tell me if you are having problems. Go to the tutor (someone to help you)

Tutor: Sign up for tutoring in the library skills center—ESL 107 – 1407. This is a lab where you can go when you need help with your work for any of your ESL classes. Come to the tutoring

Grades Tests and quizzes 40% Homework and class work 20% Writing Assignments 20% Final Exam 20%

A=90-100%, B=80%-89%, C=70%-79%, D=60%-69%, F=below 60%

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