Amarillo College
English
As A Second Language
COURSE
SYLLABUS ESL 0345
COURSE NAME/NUMBER/TITLE: ESL 0345, Grammar & Composition
IV
HOURS: Five (5) hours of class and one (1)
hour of lab per week. Additional time
outside of class will be necessary to complete assignments.
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: Three
(3) semester hours, institutional credit.
DISABILITY STATEMENT:
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some
special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact
ACcessibility Services (SSC125) Phone 371-5436 as soon as possible.
REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS: Written and oral examinations
evaluating writing skills and application of grammar rules. A final exam is required.
PREREQUISITE: Completion of ESL 0335, Composition
III, with a grade of C or better or approval of ESL faculty.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: Improve skills in expository writing
of longer compositions. Emphasis on complex sentence structure, proper tense
sequence, expanded paragraph development, and logical thinking.
TEXTBOOK: Basic
Composition for ESL by Huizenga
PURPOSE AND GOALS OF COURSE:
To enable
students to write clear, well organized expository compositions of one to five paragraphs. To further develop
students' proofreading and revision skills.
PERFORMANCE /LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. Select
a topic.
2. Brainstorm,
generate ideas.
3. Write
a topic or thesis sentence.
4. Select
supporting details.
5. Organize
and arrange ideas and details.
6. Write
introductions and conclusions.
7. Learn
to proofread and correct organizational and mechanical errors.
8. Revise
and re-write a paragraph or essay.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is essential to success
in the class; therefore, limit absences to no more than 5 per semester. Additional absences can affect
your final grade in the class. If
you stop attending class and do not formally withdraw, you will receive an F.
MAKE-UP POLICY: Make-up tests will not be
given. If you miss one test, the
grades you have will be averaged with no penalty. If you miss more than one test, you will receive a 0
for the test missed.
EVALUATION: Each student will write a paragraph
at the end of the semester. It
will be evaluated by an English teacher. To pass ESL Grammar and Composition
IV, the English teacher must indicate on the paragraph that the student is
ready to enter Grammar and Writing I.
If the student is not ready for Grammar and Writing I or higher, he or
she will be dropped from ESL Grammar and Composition IV and receive a
"W" for the course. If
the student is ready for Grammar and Writing I or higher, the following will be
used to determine the student's final grade.
Objective Examinations 1/4
of Final Grade
In-class
Writings 1/2
of Final Grade
Final
Examination 1/4
of Final Grade
GRADING POLICY: The grading system is:
C
= 70-79 Fair
D = Below
70 Failing,
must repeat
If a student or a class does not finish the material
needed to complete this level, they will be changed to an audit status. They will receive a grade of AAU@. The
student will need to enroll in the same level and pay for the classes again the
next semester. This action could
cause problems with financial aid.
Please speak English in the
classroom at all times.