SYLLABUS

ESL 012-06A MARGARET LIU

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE II 845-6242, Room 252

OFFICE HOURS:

PREREQUISITES

You are taking this course either because you have been placed in ESL 012 after taking the English Placement Test administered by the college or because you have successfully completed ESL 011, ESL 005, and ESL 007. Students whose skills are

inappropriate for work at this level will be course-adjusted.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

ESL 012 is designed for students whose native language is not English. The course emphasizes improving your ability to write and read English in order to advance to ESL 013 or, in cases of exceptional performance, to ENG 111.

TEXTBOOKS

Mark Salzman, Iron and Silk, l986 (abbreviation: I&S)

William Maxwell, So Long, See You Tomorrow, l980 (abbreviation: SL)

Do not buy textbooks for other sections of ESL 012; we will not be using them.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE COURSE (detailed instructions will be given in class)

To pass ESL 012, you must do the following:

1. Read the two textbooks, pass quizzes, and write two papers based on them.

2. Complete out-of-class writing assignments totaling 3,000-5,000 words.

3. Complete weekly in-class assignments and exercises.

4. Pass the grammar and essay midterm and final exams. Your writing may be evaluated by your classmates working in small groups as well as by me.

GRADING POLICY

Three of your best pieces, selected by you, totalling 1,000-1,500 words, will be evaluated by me for their quality. They will receive the grade of "not passing," "passing to ESL 013," or "passing to ENG 111 (or ENG 111/009)." Students who have completed fewer than 2,500 words of out-of-class writing are not eligible to pass.

Your active participation in class and in peer evaluation is an important part of the work of the class. Your contribution to your group and to the class is therefore a factor in your final grade.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Absences of more than 5 hours in this 5-credit course may result in an unsatisfactory final grade. Arriving late or leaving early will be included in the total number of absences.

 READING SCHEDULE

You are expected to have read the assignment before you appear in class on the following dates (M = Monday, W = Wednesday):

M (8/23/1999) no reading assignment

W (8/25) no reading assignment

M (8/30) AF, Chapter I

W (9/1) Chapter II

M (9/6) no class held (Labor Day)

W (9/8) Chapter III

M (9/13) Chapter IV

W (9/15) Chapter V

M (9/20) Chapter VI

W (9/22) Chapter VII

M (9/27) Chapter VIII

W (9/29) Chapter IX

M (10/4) Chapter X

W (10/6) no reading assignment; class discussion of AF

M (10/11) no class held

M (10/18) SL, pp. 3-5

W (10/20) pp. 6-23

M (10/25) pp. 24-42

W (10/27) pp. 43-51

M (11/1) pp. 52-71

W (11/3) pp. 72-84

M (11/8) pp. 85-103

W (11/10) pp. 104-128

M (11/15) pp. 129-135

W (11/17) no reading assignment; class discussion of SL

M (11/22) no reading assignment; continuation of class discussion

W (11/24) no class held (Thanksgiving Holiday)

M (11/29 to end of semester) individualized reading assignments will be

There will be in-class as well as out-of-class writing, plenty of both. To allow for flexibility, these writing assignments will be announced in class. To some extent, you can schedule your out-of-class writing yourself since you know the total amount required to pass the course.

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