ESL 1420, Section A1532

Course Description: This course emphasizes the development of listening skills which focus on the ability to understand supporting examples and non-verbal information from academic lectures, television, and news broadcasts. Note-taking and outlining will be introduced. Students will practice identifying new vocabulary through recognizing context clues and learning the principles of word formation (roots, prefixes, suffixes, and syllabification). Appropriate communication styles for various audiences will be introduced through investigative activities in the course. Identified grammatical features will be reviewed. The course will explore in-depth the general education attributes: to communicate effectively; and to solve problems analytically, systematically, and insightfully.

Course Objectives:

Students will be able to:

1. Dialogue effectively with others with an emphasis on listening critically and reflectively

2. Understand the lecture organization and presentation process through listening and comprehension practice and respond orally and in writing to what they have understood in taped lectures (e.g., style, organization, transitions, etc.)

3. Recognize main ideas and supporting points and examples while ignoring asides and irrelevant information in a lecture

4. Develop the ability to express thoughts orally and in writing accurately so that ideas are understood with a minimum of grammatical errors which impede understanding

5. Employ appropriate register for various situations, academic and social situations

6. Increase vocabulary for recognition and production

7. Recognize and produce targeted grammatical features

8. Determine appropriate ways to express thoughts based on analysis of the significance of grammar and vocabulary choices

9. Choose vocabulary and word form based on understanding the system used which requires noun, adjective, adverb, or verb in a sentence and understand how to form the parts of speech based on the systems of affixes

10. Recognize and understand the significance of connectors, subordinators, and transition words as they are used to link ideas in sentences or paragraphs within longer prose selections to gain insight into the relationship of these ideas

Required Texts and Materials:

ü Grammar Dimensions 2: Form, Meaning, and Use by Heidi Riggenbach and Virginia Samuda

ü Grammar Dimensions 2 Workbook: Form, Meaning, and Use by Heidi Riggenbach and Virginia Samuda

ü Contemporary Topics 2 2^nd edition by Ellen Kisslinger

Course Requirements and Information:

1. Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. Your final grade will be lowered by 2.5% for each absence (excused or unexcused).

2. Homework: Homework is to be completed before the beginning of the class for which it was assigned. Late homework will not be accepted. Any assignments not completed when due will receive a grade of "0."

3. Grades: Participation 10%; Homework 20%; Tests/Quizzes 30%; TOEFL 40% (all or nothing – score 450 or more and receive 40% worth of A – 100%, score less than 450 and receive 40% worth of F – 0%).

4. Exit Test: You must pass both the Exit Test and the class in order to successfully pass this course. You must attend class on the day of the Exit Test. You cannot take the test on a different day. If you do not take the Exit Test on the scheduled day, you must repeat the class.

5. Withdrawal Policy: The last day to officially withdraw from the class is March 28 (with no refund). To withdraw from a class, you will need to go to the counselor's office to fill out the appropriate paperwork. The telephone number for Counseling is: 248-232-5490.

Grading Scale: 100-95%=A (Excellent Achievement, pass w/credit); 94-90%=A-; 89-87%=B+; 86-84%=B (Good Achievement, pass w/credit); 83-80%=B-; 79-77%=C+; 76-74%=C (Average Achievement, pass w/credit); 73-70%=C-; 69-67%=D+; 66-64%=D (Below Average Achievement, pass w/no credit); 63% and below=F (Poor Achievement, fail w/no credit)

ELLIS Computer Program: ELLIS is a computer program which provides ESL students opportunity for individual pronunciation practice. ESL students may also use this computerized program for individual grammar practice and to increase in American cultural knowledge, as well as to increase knowledge in other areas. ELLIS is available at the following public libraries: Auburn Hills, 248-370-9466; Farmington Community, 248-553-0300; Madison Heights, 248-588-7763; Oak Park, 248-691-7480; Orion Township, 248-693-3000; Pontiac, 248-857-7667; Rochester Hills, 248-656-2900; Southfield, 248-948-0460; Waterford Township, 248-674-4831; West Bloomfield, 248-682-2120; Wixom, 248-624-2512. Please contact the individual libraries about their specific use policies.

Tutoring: This is a free service to enrolled ESL OCC students. If you would like to request an ESL tutor, you may initiate your request in the PASS office. A specific tutor will be arranged for you. Our ESL tutors are specifically trained in teaching ESL students. Many students have found individual tutoring to be beneficial.

Academic Support Center (ASC): In the ASC, students may also receive individual help, and there are computerized grammar programs that may be used. There is also a "Study Skills" class offered to students, as well as other classes to help students be successful in college.

PASS Office: Room B112 Tel.: 248-232-4080

Students requiring special assistance (including those affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act) should contact the P.A.S.S. office which will inform the instructor of any special conditions pertaining to their learning.

Tentative Schedule for ESL 1420

Listening (Contemporary Topics), Grammar (Grammar Dimensions)

Date

Contemporary Topics 2

Grammar Dimensions 2

1-9

Testing and Introduction to the Course

1-16

Unit 1

Units 1 and 2

1-23

Unit 1 Test

Unit 2

Unit 13, Unit 14, and Unit 15

1-30

Unit 2 Test

Unit 3

Test on Units 1, 2, 13, 14 and 15

Unit 18

2-6

Unit 3 Test

Unit 4

Unit 6 and Unit 19

2-13

Unit 4 Test

Unit 5

Test on Units 18, 6, and 19

Unit 3

2-20

Unit 5 Test

Unit 6

Unit 23 and Unit 4

2-27

MID-WINTER RECESS!!! HAVE A GREAT BREAK!!!

3-5

Unit 6 Test

Unit 7

Test on Units 3, 23, and 4

Unit 5

3-12

Unit 7 Test

Unit 8

Unit 10 and Unit 11

3-19

Unit 8 Test

Unit 9

Unit 16 and Unit 17

3-26

Unit 9 Test

Unit 10

Test on Units 5, 10, 11, 16 and 17

Unit 7

4-2

Unit 10 Test

Unit 11

Unit 8 and Unit 9

4-9

Unit 11 Test

Unit 12

Unit 20 and Unit 21

4-16

Unit 12 Test

Test on Units 7, 8, 9, 20 and 21

Overview of Units 22, 24 and 25

TOEFL REVIEW

4-23

TOEFL EXIT TEST