Welcome
to
ESL 103/104
at
Essex County College
COURSE: ESL 103/104 (6 credits)
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Luis J. Salgado, Professor
OFFICE: Room 1136 (Bilingual Education Department, Red Area)
OFFICE HOURS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1:00pm to 1:50pm
TELEPHONE: (973) 877-1864 (direct), (973) 877-3450 (Department’s Secretary)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an intermediate reading and writing course for students whose first language is not English. The goal of this course is to increase each student’s fluency in English, especially when it comes to reading and writing. Students in this course will read two novels written in authentic English, and write about and discuss them. Each student will complete a writing project over the course of the semester. This project will include finished pieces of writing that the student will have revised of content, grammar, spelling and punctuation.
REQUIRED TEXTS: Achieving Clarity in English: A Whole Language Book (4th Ed.), by Adele MacGowan-Gilhooly, Kendall/Hunt Publishers (1996)
REQUIRED READINGS: Sleepers, by Lorenzo Carcaterra and
The Rainmaker, by John Grisham
REQUIRED MATERIALS: A three-ring binder (notebook) with labeled dividers and lined paper (three-hole punched). Five dividers labeled: SYLLABUS, VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR/FREEWRITES, DEJ (Double-entry journal) and PORTFOLIO. An English to English dictionary. Pens, pencils, erasers, a computer disk and anything else you need for writing.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Reading Journal (Double-entry journal) – Every reading assignment must be accompanied by an entry in the student’s reading journal which will include passages from the reading assignment and the student’s opinions, feelings and ideas.
2. Final Writing Project – Near the end of the semester, each student will submit a writing project that includes writing that the student has written, revised and edited during the semester.
3. Freewriting/Journal – At various times during the semester the student will be asked to make entries in a freewriting journal.
4. Mid-Term and Final Exam – There will be two in-class composition exams, at the middle and the end of the semester. These are departmental exams and they will be read and graded by two instructors in the Bilingual Department.
5. Reading Quizzes and Exams – Each student is required to read completely each of the two novels assigned for this class. We will have occasional quizzes and exams to ensure that students are reading and comprehending these books.
6. Homework assignments – Students must complete and submit all homework assignments on time, and submit a course portfolio of original written work before the end of the semester. If you should be absent for any reason, you are expected to bring all homework assignments to the next class you attend. Each student should have the phone number of three other students who they may call for the assignments. I will check homework on a daily basis and lack of homework could seriously affect your grade.
7. Class participation – Students must be prepared to participate in class discussions, and be prepared to discuss assigned readings and other homework assignments. Extensive absences will result in failing the class. Students who are absent more than 10% (seven class sessions) will not pass this course.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week #1 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 1 & 2; read 70 pages in Sleepers; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); general orientation about the Fluency First approach.
Week #2 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 3 & 4; read 70 pages in Sleepers; see first half of movie; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises and introduce group work.
Week #3 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 5 & 6; read 70 pages in Sleepers; do six or more pages in youe DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work to prepare the first piece for the course portfolio.
Week #4 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 7; read 70 pages in Sleepers; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; second piece for portfolio; in-class writing sample.
Week #5 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 8; read 70 pages in Sleepers; do six or more pages in your DEJ(double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #3 for portfolio.
Week #6 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 9; finish Sleepers; do six or more (6+) pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); see the end of the movie; daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #4 for portfolio.
Week #7 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 10; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; see first half of movie; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #5 for portfolio.
Week #8 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 11; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #6 for portfolio; in-class writing sample and MIDTERM EXAM.
Week #9 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 16; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #7 for portfolio.
Week #10 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 12, 13 & 14; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #8 for portfolio.
Week #11 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 15; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; do six or more pages in your DEJ (double-entry journal); daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #9 for portfolio.
Week #12
Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 17; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #10 for portfolio; in-class writing sample.
Week #13 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 18 & 19; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #11 for portfolio.
Week #14 Achieving Clarity in English, Chapter 20; read 70 pages in The Rainmaker; daily free writing exercises; group work; piece #12 for portfolio; LAST SUBMISSION OF NEW PIECES FOR INCLUSION IN COURSE PORTFOLIO.
Week #15 Finish reading The Rainmaker; see end of movie; daily free writing exercises, submit writing project and FINAL EXAM.
Important websites for ESL 103/104 students.
For chat, discussion forums and numerous ESL links go to:
http://www.eslcafe.com
For writing college assignments: http://www.nytimes.com
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