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UEES School of International Studies International Careers Program English Structure Syllabus BIMESTER: Spring II CLASS: English Structure PREREQUISITE(S): ENG 318 or Exam Score CODE: LNG 097 (66) CREDITS: 3 PROFESSOR: Guillermo Albán CLASSROOM: F27 SCHEDULE: 08h55-10h15 & 16h:30-17h55 HOURS OF HOMEWORK: 96 1. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course concentrates on Grammar and provides a step-by-step approach to skills such as: Grammar and Language Use, with the purpose of giving the students the structural frame that will allow them to speak and write correctly. Students will be encouraged to apply the rules of grammar they have learned and to use the language accurately and naturally. 2. GENERAL METHODOLOGY The methodology used is teaching Grammar within context, based on a total immersion environment. We will be using a traditional approach in regards to student’s homework and an interactive approach within the classroom based upon student’s presentations of various grammatical topics. Active student participation is fundamental. 3. BIBLIOGRAPHY PRIMARY TEXT: Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics HOLT, RINEHART, AND WINSTON SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS: Grammar in Use – Intermediate Fundamentals of English Grammar / Azar Focus on Grammar- Advanced level Advanced Editing Exercises 1 - 10 4. GENERAL OBJECTIVE The general objective of this course is to provide an overall knowledge of English Grammar and Structure in order to provide students with the tools to become better writers and proofreaders of English. 5. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES After taking this course, students will be able to understand and identify advanced English structures. They will also be able to identify and produce the parts of speech in an English sentence. In addition, students will be able to proofread and correct pieces of writing in English. Students will have all the necessary skills to continue on to Principles of Writing and become accomplished writers of English. 1 Date June 28 June 29 July 03 July 04 July 05 July 06 July 10 July 11 July 12 Content Introduction to Grammar/ How easy and simple English grammar is Parts of speech: nouns, subject vs. object, articles, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions Advanced Editing Exercises Review / Grammar Presentations Assigned Pp (1-45) Grammar Presentations: Sentence Types, Sentence Fragments, Subjects & Predicates Pp (1-7) Grammar Presentations: Verb Phrases, Subjects, Verbs Pp(8-24) Grammar Presentations: 6 types of Nouns, 7 types of Pronouns Pp(25-35) Grammar Presentations: Pronouns & Antecedents, Adjectives and Articles Pp(36-45) Quiz#1 Advanced Editing Exercises 3&4 / Grammar Presentations Assigned Homework (96 hrs) Grammar Worksheet and exercises (2 hrs) Evaluation Identify Parts of Speech with sentences given Advanced Editing Exercises 1&2 (4 hrs) Peer correction Board analysis Grammar Presentations: Sentence Types, Sentence Fragments, Subjects & Predicates, Verb Phrases, Subjects, Verbs, 6 types of Nouns, 7 types of Pronouns, Antecedents, Adjectives and Articles. (8 hrs.) Sentence Types, Sentence Fragments, Subjects & Predicates Pp (1-7) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation Verb Phrases, Subjects, Verbs Pp(8-24) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback 6 types of Nouns, 7 types of Pronouns Pp(25-35) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Pronouns & Antecedents, Adjectives and Articles Pp(36-45) Review / Study Content (3 hrs) Advanced Editing Exercises 3 & 4 Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Advanced Editing Exercises 3 & 4 (2 hrs) Grammar Presentations: Helping & Main Verbs, Action & Linking Verbs, Transitive vs. Intransitive, Adverbs, Adverbs vs. Adjectives, Complements, Direct & Indirect Quiz 1 / Teacher revision Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback 2 Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Pp(46-86) July 13 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 Grammar Review Game / Grammar Rock Video Grammar Presentations: Helping & Main Verbs, Action & Linking Verbs, Transitive vs. Intransitive Pp.(4653) Grammar Presentations: Adverbs, Adverbs vs. Adjective, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections, Parts of Speech Pp(5469) Grammar Presentations: Complements, Direct & Indirect Object, Subject Complements, Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives Pp (70-86) Grammar Presentations Assigned Pp(87137) / Take- Home Quiz (Advanced Editing Exercise 5) Object, Subject Complements, Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives (6 hrs) Grammar Presentation Preparation (cont. 5 hrs) Student Participation / Feedback Helping & Main Verbs, Action & Linking Verbs, Transitive vs. Intransitive Pp(46-53) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Adverbs, Adverbs vs. Adjectives, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections, Parts of Speech Pp(54-69) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Complements, Direct & Indirect Object, Subject Complements, Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives Pp (70-86) Review / Study Content (3 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Quiz 2 / Teacher revision July 24 General Review Grammar Presentations: Phrases, Prepositional Phrase, Adjective Phrase, Adverb Phrase, Participle, Participial Phrase, Gerund, Gerund Phrase, Infinitive, Infinitive Phrase, Verbal, Verbal Phrase, Appositive, Appositive Phrase, Independent Clause, Subordinate Clause, Adjective Clause, Relative Pronouns & Adverbs, Adverb Clause, Subordinating & Coordinating Conjunctions, and Noun Clauses Pp(87-137) (6 hours) Take-home Quiz Assigned (2hrs) Study for Exam (6 hrs) July 26 Midterm Exam Grammar Presentation 3 Student Participation / Feedback Teacher revision July 27 July 31 August 1st August 2nd August 3d August 7 August 8 Take-Home Quiz Preparation (cont. 5 hrs) Grammar Presentations: Phrases, Prepositional Phrase, Adjective Phrase, Adverb Phrase Pp(87-93) Pp(87-93) Grammar Presentations: Participle, Participial Phrase, Gerund, Gerund Phrase, Infinitive, Infinitive Phrase Pp(94-104) Grammar Presentations: Verbal, Verbal Phrase, Appositive, Appositive Phrase Pp(105-117) Grammar Presentations: Independent Clause, Subordinate Clause, Adjective Clause, Relative Pronouns & Adverbs Pp(118-127) Grammar Presentations: Adverb Clause, Subordinating & Coordinating Conjunctions, and Noun Clauses Pp(128-137) Quiz 3 Phrases, Prepositional Phrase, Adjective Phrase, Adverb Phrase Pp(87-93) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Participle, Participial Phrase, Gerund, Gerund Phrase, Infinitive, Infinitive Phrase Pp(94-104) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Verbal, Verbal Phrase, Appositive, Appositive Phrase Pp(105-117) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Independent Clause, Subordinate Clause, Adjective Clause, Relative Pronouns & Adverbs Pp(118-127) Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Adverb Clause, Subordinating & Coordinating Conjunctions, and Noun Clauses Pp(128-137) Review / Study Content Study for Quiz (5 hrs) Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Advanced Editing Exercises 6-9 (4 hrs) Grammar Presentation: Sentence Structures, Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement, Principal Parts of Verbs, Regular & Irregular Verbs, Verb Tense, Active and Passive Voice, Sit, Set, Lie, Lay, Rise, Raise Quiz 3 / Teacher revision Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Advanced Editing Exercises 6&7/ Grammar Presentation Assigned Pp(138197) 4 August 9 August 09 August 14 August 15 (6 hrs) Grammar Sentence Structures Presentation: Pp(138-151) Sentence Structures Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Pp(138-151) Grammar Subject-Verb Agreement, PronounPresentation: Antecedent Agreement Pp(152Subject-Verb 178) Agreement, Review / Study Content (2hrs) PronounAntecedent Agreement Pp(152178) Grammar Principal Parts of Verbs, Regular & Presentation: Irregular Verbs, Verb Tense Principal Parts of Pp(179-188) Verbs, Regular & Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Irregular Verbs, Verb Tense Pp(179188) Grammar Active and Passive Voice, Sit, Set, Presentation: Active Lie, Lay, Rise, Raise Pp(189-197) and Passive Voice, Review / Study Content (2 hrs) Sit, Set, Lie, Lay, Take-home Quiz (2hrs) Rise, Raise Pp(189-197)/ TakeHome Quiz (Advanced Editing Exercise 10) General Review Review / Study Content (6 hrs) August 16 August Final Exam 17 August Final Exam Review 21 Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Student Presentations Student Participation / Feedback Quiz 4 / Teacher Revision Student Participation / Feedback Final Exam / Teacher Revision 5. CLASSROOM POLICIES Participation: Remember, this is a participatory course that requires your active, constant, and consistent engagement in classroom discussion and activities. Please note that if you do not participate, you will lose points. In a like manner, if you are engaged in work for other classes, outside activities, sleeping, or otherwise giving indication of not paying attention, you will lose points. Points for non-participation will be deducted from your accrued (non-Exam) score. You are expected to attend regularly and on time, and to prepare thoughtfully for each class session. If you come to class unprepared, you will lose points. Since this is a participatory class, your score will be adjusted for non-participation if you are not here, or if you are here, but are not actively participating. 5 Absences: There is a strict policy at this university limiting absences to six per course in a regular bimester. Note that these absences are for any reason, including illness, family emergencies, trips, team sports, school-sponsored activities, work-related travel, or anything else. That means that you cannot pass this course if you have more than six absences even if you work is otherwise acceptable. If you are absent on a day work is due and you have not turned in the work prior to the class missed, it will not be accepted. Finally, any in-class exercises, quizzes, or exams missed cannot be made up. Please note that it is your responsibility to keep track of your own absences and monitor your own time. If by missing class, you do not receive instructions for any assignments due at a later date, it is your responsibility to obtain that information from other sources (like your peers). Late Work: Late work will not be accepted. This includes work assigned during the early days of a bimester for students who sign up late. If you know you will be absent, it is imperative that you submit your work prior to the date and time it is due. Remember: in-class assignments, including all presentations and activities, cannot be made up if a class is missed. Tardiness: Classes begin promptly at the scheduled time. If you aren’t in the classroom at five minutes after the time class is assigned to begin, you will be counted tardy (the same is true if you decide to leave class five minutes early—if you are both late and leave early, you will be counted absent on that day). If you arrive to class ten minutes after the scheduled beginning of class, you will be counted as absent. (The university policy states that if you are more than five minutes late or leave more than five minutes early, you are officially absent.) One last word of caution: if you discover you will be so late for class that you will be counted absent, you may be inclined to decide to skip class altogether that day; however, remember that late work is not accepted, so if work is due in class, it would be best if you attend the class (plus, you risk missing important information from in-class discussions that will appear later). Behavior: Disruptive behavior, including excessive talking (other than class discussion), notepassing, discrimination or disrespect towards anyone in class, disregard of or failure to follow classroom guidelines and procedures, smoking/using tobacco products, using cell phones, and/or any lack of respect or courtesy will not be tolerated and will result in consequences for your grade and your academic standing at UEES. Similarly, the material we read, and the discussions we engage in, may not be possibly offensive. Note that no disrespect I will be tolerated. Electronic Devices: No personal electronic devices of any kind are allowed to be visible or used in this class, except those required for medical conditions. That means all cell phones, pagers, personal listening devices (radios, cd players, iPods, etc.), laptops, computer notebooks, and other devices must be turned completely off and kept out of sight. Plagiarism/Cheating: When you knowingly submit someone else’s ideas or words as your own, you are plagiarizing. Students sometimes plagiarize or cheat out of ignorance of the conventions, carelessness, or laziness. In this class you will be aware of and learn the conventions for proper attribution of your sources. Plagiarism is an act of intentional deception that is not only dishonest, but one which robs you of the most important product of education— actual learning. If you are found to have plagiarized someone else’s work, or to have knowingly allowed your own work to be misused by another, you will automatically receive a score of zero for the entire course, and a letter will be placed in your permanent file, even if such behavior occurs before the period of withdrawal is over. Such a letter may affect your ability to transfer to another university, gain admittance to graduate school, or even get a job, so think carefully about whether the ramifications of being caught are worth the risk of plagiarism. 6 Assignment Guidelines: To complete in-class assignments and exercises, students must bring standard-sized lined paper and writing utensils to every class. **A Final Word: It is your responsibility to read and understand the content of this syllabus. If you remain in the class, you are tacitly agreeing to abide by these rules and standards. Do not come to me later in the term expecting me to bend the rules, or to make exceptions. Do not beg, plead or otherwise make emotional appeals, or expect preferential treatment (“you have to pass me—I’m a senior”), or due to personal or family connections. ** 6. EVALUATION EACH PARTIAL: 25 %: In- and Out-of Class Assignments Class work and Participation 25% Quizzes 50 % : Exam 100 points TOTAL per PARTIAL Note that except for the Exams, allocations for each Partial are approximate. The non-exam portion of the Partial MAY and WILL be adjusted even more for participation and/or other factors, at the professor’s discretion. 7. PROFESSOR INFORMATION NAME: Guillermo Albán DEGREES/INSTITUTIONS: BA YALE University E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] 7