English 0930: Low Intermediate ESL

Instructor: Dr. Monte Salyer Office: Liberal Arts Building, room 211 AM Office Hrs: 8:30 to 9:30 Tuesday/Thursday PM Office Hrs: 1:00 to 3:00 Monday-Thursday Office Fax: (706) 272-2610 Office Telephone: (706) 272-2564 Course Data: ENGL 0970-01 Course Title: Advanced English as a Second Language Credits: 4 institutional credits Days: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Hours: 11:30 AM B 12:20 PM Location: Liberal Arts Building, rooms 306 and 205 Mid-term Drop Date: November 1. E-mail: msalyer@em.daltonstate.edu Web-site: www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/msalyer

The Writing Center in room 315 of the Liberal Arts building is open Monday-Thursday, 9-2 pm, Friday 9-Noon, Tuesday and Wednesday 5-7 PM. There is at least one teacher to answer your questions about English and there are several computers with exercises for ESL.

Fall Texts: Azar, Betty. Basic English Grammar, 2^nd Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents, 1996. 0-13-368317-6. Ackert, Patricia. Thoughts and Notions 2^nd Edition. Boston: Heinle and Heinle, 2000. ISBN # 0-838-48222-8.

Spring Texts: Azar, Betty. Basic English Grammar, 2^nd Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents, 1996. 0-13-368317-6. William Pickett. At Home in Two Lands. Boston: Heinle and Heinle, 1991. ISBN # 0-8384-3019-8.

Online Help:: Activities for ESL Students @ http://a4esl.org. Online English Grammar @ http://www.edunet.com/english/grammar/ Sounds of English @ http://classweb.gmu.edu/swidmaye/sounds/sounds.htm. Spanish-English Vocabulary Exercises @ http://iteslj.org/v/s/.

Description: The bilingual student speaks English as a second language. Non-native speakers of English with scores of 0-9 on the English and/or Reading sections of the Compass Exam must take this course. Low Intermediate ESL provides a basic English course for limited-English speakers. The emphasis is on speaking and listening skills, but grammar, writing, and reading are included in the course.

Student Learning Outcomes: Students completing Low Intermediate ESL should be able to (1) Show improved listening comprehension in standardized testing procedures; (2) Demonstrate better grammar skills on a commonly-used standard exam; (3) Exhibit added reading comprehension in a standard test of English. (4) Show an understanding of the most basic English sentence patterns. (5) Demonstrate a grasp of common English lexical items (vocabulary). (6) Exhibit the ability to pronounce acceptably common English words. (7) Show emerging literate skills in completing reading assignments. (8) Demonstrate basic listening ability by completing listening assignments. (9) Exhibit basic grammar skill by completing basic grammar assignments.

Course Procedures: Students study English grammar and practice English conversation in class each day. The class studies basic grammar patterns for several days, and then takes an exam. Each day there is a quiz based on the vocabulary in the scheduled reading passage. The schedule indicates the homework due at the beginning of each class. The first TOEFL doesn't count for class points; each section of the final TOEFL counts for 533 points. So the final TOEFL counts for a large part of the final grade.

Evaluation: Grades are based on the percent of total points that each student earns in the course:

Quizzes	25 x 10	250	10%
Homework	25 x 10	250	10%
Exams	10 x 100	1000	40%
TOEFL	3 x 333	1000	40%
Total		2,500	100%

Grades: Successful students have 75% or higher in the course and receive S for satisfactory. Successful students take ENGL 0950: High Intermediate ESL in the next semester. The students with 0-74% obtain U for unsatisfactory.

Conversion: 75-100% = S = Satisfactory / 0- 74% = U = Unsatisfactory

Attendance: The Humanities Division of Dalton State College has a strict attendance policy. Any student who misses seven classes of Low Intermediate ESL may fail the class. The student must continue to attend the class regularly in order to maintain his or her place in the class.

Calendar: Students must attend the full session to master the course, Low Intermediate ESL. Class meets five days per week, for twelve weeks, for a total of sixty class meetings. Missing class once a week is not satisfactory, and will make it difficult for the student to learn enough English to pass the course.

Late Work: The instructor assigns no credit to any late work. Students earn credit by turning in assignments on time.

Disability Support Service: Students with disabilities or special needs of any type should contact Disability Support Services in the ACE center to request reasonable accommodations for academic programs and other activities of Dalton State College. Students must personally register with Disability Support Services by providing adequate documentation to verify the disability and/or need. A minimum of 5-10 business days is needed for approved accommodations to be arranged. The ACE Center is located on the lower level of the Pope Student Center. Specific accommodations, if warranted, will then be sent to each involved faculty member. Any students who do not follow ACE Center policies are not eligible for special treatment. Students who are unable to go to the ACE center to request services should contact 272-2524 or e-mail mandrews@em.daltonstate.edu for assistance.

Workforce Development Statement: If a student receiving aid administered by the DSC Workforce Development department drops this class or completely withdraws from the College, the Add-Drop/Withdrawal form must be taken to the Workforce Development office office first. The office is located in the Technical Education building, room 140. Hours are 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, and 8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon on Friday. Their phone number is 272-2635.

Drop/Withdrawal Statement: The last day to drop this class without penalty is March 22. You are assigned a grade of W. After this date, withdrawal without penalty is permitted only in cases of extreme hardship as determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs; otherwise, a grade of WF will be issued. Students who wish to drop this class or withdraw from all classes should go to the Enrollment Services office in Westcott hall to complete the necessary form. Students who fail to complete the official drop/withdrawal procedure will receive the grade of F. Withdrawal from class is a student responsibility. Before dropping any class, the college urges students to meet with their academic advisor and their instructor to discuss the impact of a withdrawal on their graduation plans. The college also advises students who are receiving any type of financial aid to visit the Financial Aid office in the Pope Student Center to discuss the impact a withdrawal may have on their financial aid status. The grade W counts as hours attempted for the purposes of financial aid.