Proposed Course Guide

ENGLISH 1 College English

1
st
Semester AY 2011-2012
Welcome to ENGLISH 1 (College English). This course focuses on the structure, style, n! use of the
English lnguge in "rious conte#ts. In this course, you $ill lern ho$ to construct !ifferent %tterns of
sentences, ho$ to com&ine relte! sentences effecti"ely using !ifferent sentence'com&intion metho!s, n!
ho$ to %ut sentences together into coherent n! unifie! %rgr%hs. (ou $ill lso lern ho$ to restte i!es
n! to &re) !o$n long essys into min %oints n! su&'%oints. The totlity of these lerning e#%eriences is
e#%ecte! to hel% you $rite $ell'orgni*e! com%ositions n! e!it your o$n $or), $hich $ill %re%re you for
more com%licte! $riting ts)s he!.
C!"SE #ESC"IP$IN
The English lnguge structure, style, n! use in "rious conte#ts
C!"SE %&EC$I'ES
+t the en! of the semester, the stu!ent shoul! &e &le to,
1. -se %%ro%rite English in "rious conte#ts.
/. Write unifie! n! coherent %rgr%hs using !ifferent %tterns of !e"elo%ment.
0. 1r%hrse, summri*e, n!2or outline mterils.
3. Write com%ositions on "lues n! ttitu!es
P"E"E(!ISI$ES) None
C!"SE !$LINE
I. The Structure of English
+. 4rieties of English
1. Stn!r! English
/. Non'stn!r! English
5. Sentence Sh%es
1. 5sic sentence %tterns
/. 6hetoricl sentence %tterns
0. Sentence trnsformtion
C. Sentence Com&intion
1. Coor!intion
/. Su&or!intion
0. Com%ression
II. +c!emic Tools
+. Lecture n! note't)ing
5. 7utlining
C. 1r8cis $riting
9. 1r%hrsing
III. The 1rgr%h
+. Structure
1. 9e"elo%ment
. -nity
&. Coherence
c. Em%hsis
/. 7rgni*tion
5. Style
1. Intro!uctory %rgr%h
/. Trnsition %rgr%h
0. Conclu!ing %rgr%h
I4. The Com%osition
+. 1re'$riting strtegies
5. Tr!itionl forms of !iscourse
1. Nrrtion
/. 9escri%tion
0. E#%osition
3. +rgumentti"e
C. 6e"ision strtegies
6eferences,
9!ufl*, C. (1::;). Reading into writing 1. <)ti City, 5oo)mr) Inc.
=$cett, S. n! Sn!&erg, +. (1::>). Grassroots in the readings. ;
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e!ition. 5oston, Houghton <ifflin
Com%ny.
Hns, G. (1:>:). The writers agenda (shorter e!ition). Cliforni, W!s$orth 1u&lishing Com%ny.
?eene, <., n! 4oss, 6. (1::/). Heath guide to college writing. <sschusetts, 9.C. Heth n! Com%ny.
<licsi, @. (/AAB). The ELP language manual. C
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e!ition. Due*on City, The Clssics =oun!tion.
<irn!'1lt, S. 6Eos'<!runio, <., 5eltrn'<ontenegro, <C, (u, 1., n! Clero, E. 6. (/AA;). Keys
to
critical reading and writing 1. /
n!
e!ition. 5iEn City, Lgun, Tril&l*er 1u&lictions. /;A %.
Tiem%o, E., n! Tiem%o, E. (1:;C). College writing and reading (re"ise! e!ition). <nil, 6e# 5oo)store.
LESSN SCHE#!LE
Wee) num&er n! !te To%ic2s +cti"ities
Wee) 1 F @une > G : 7rienttion Intro!uction of the follo$ing,
Lecturers n! fcilittors
Le"eling of e#%ecttions
5rief intro!uction of ENGLISH 1 s
course
Course outline
Gr!ing system
House rules
DG+
Wee) / F @une 1B G 1; The Structure of English
4rieties of English
Stn!r!
Non'stn!r!
6e!ing of sm%le te#ts $ritten in
stn!r! n! non'stn!r! English,
Noting the !ifferences in structure
n! "oc&ulry
Wee) 0 F @une // G /0 Continution,
The Structure of English
Sentence sh%es
5sic sentence %tterns
6hetoricl sentence %tterns
I!entifiction of the elements of
sentence in "rious %tterns,
I!entifiction of the min
%re!iction in "rious rhetoricl
sentence %tterns
Wee) 3 F @une /: G 0A Continution,
Sentence sh%es
Sentence trnsformtion
Grou% Gme,
HTrnsformersI
trnsforming sentences in %ssi"e or
cti"e, yes'no n! WH' Juestions
Wee) B F @uly ; G C Continution,
Sentence sh%es
Sentence trnsformtion
Continution
Wee) ; F @uly 10 G 13 Sentence Com&intion Grou% Gme,
Coor!intion
Su&or!intion
HI Cn Stte it in 7neI
Com&ining sentences into one
sentence, using "rious metho!s
Wee) C F @uly // Continution,
Sentence Com&intion
Su&or!intion
Com%ression
EN9 7= -NIT 1
Continution
Wee) > F @uly /C G /> 1
st
LNG E*A+
Co,er-ge) !nit 1
Wee) : F +ugust 0 G 3 +c!emic Tools
Lecture note't)ing
Listening to mini'tl)s n!2or "i!eo
cli%s
Wee) 1A F +ugust 1A G 11 Continution,
+c!emic Tools
7utlining
7utlining,
HCrgoesI
&y @ohn <sefiel!
Wee) 11 F +ugust 1C G 1> Continution,
+c!emic Tools
1r8cis $riting
+nly*ing sm%le %r8cis n!
%r%hrse,
@u!ging the most cce%t&le %r8cis
n! %r%hrse from mong gi"en
mo!els
Wee) 1/ F +ugust /3 G /B Continution,
+c!emic Tools
1r%hrsing
EN9 7= -NIT /
@ustifying oneKs choice of the most
cce%t&le %r8cis n! %r%hrse
Wee) 10 F +ugust 01 G Se%tem&er
1
2
nd
LNG E*A+
Co,er-ge)
!nit 2
Wee) 13 F Se%tem&er C G > The 1rgr%h
Structure, 9e"elo%ment
-nity
Coherence
Em%hsis
Coo%erti"e $or),
Writing of !escri%ti"e %rgr%h of
fmous %ersonlity, using
su&Lecti"e n! o&Lecti"e %oints of
"ie$
Wee) 1B F Se%tem&er 13 G1B Continution,
7rgni*tion
Style
Intro!uctory %rgr%h
Trnsition %rgr%h
Conclu!ing %rgr%h
1eer e"lution of grou% $or) for
coherence, unity, n! em%hsis,
+nlysis of mo!els of intro!uctory,
trnsition, n! conclu!ing
%rgr%hs
Wee) 1; F Se%tem&er /1 G // The Com%osition
1re'$riting strtegies
Tr!itionl forms of !iscourse
Nrrtion
9escri%tion
E#%osition
+rgumentti"e
Coo%erti"e $or),
1re'$ritingMI!e m%%ing
+nly*ing mo!els of e#%ository n!
rgumentti"e $riting
Wee) 1C F Se%tem&er /> G /: Continution,
The Com%osition
Grou% gme,
HS%ot the ErrorsI
6e"ising Strtegies =in!ing grmmticl n! le#icl
errors in te#t
Correcting errors in sm%le te#t
Wee) 1> F 7cto&er B G ; Stu!ent E"lution (SET)
ASSESS+EN$
5se! on the course reJuirements, the follo$ing e"lution scheme $ill &e !o%te!,
Gr-ding S.stem) Le/ture Cl-ss Gr-ding S.stem) "e/it-tion Cl-ss
Long e#ms (/) /A Dui**es, e#ercises, ssignment /B
Dui**es, e#ercises, ssignment 1B Writing %roLects /A
=inl grou% %roLect 1A Clss %rtici%tion G tten!nce B
Clss %rtici%tion G tten!nce B $$AL 00
$$AL 00
The stu!ent must %ss &oth the lecture n! the recittion clss. In the e"ent the stu!ent fils either
com%onent of ENGLISH 1, he or she $ill &e reJuire! to t)e finl e#m to !etermine if the stu!ent %sses
the course.
+nyone %ro"en to h"e %lgiri*e! %rt of or the entirety of the reJuire! $riting %roLects $ill
utomticlly get filing gr!e (B.A) in the si! reJuirement.
H!SE "!LES
Consulttion,
1. Consulttions shoul! &e !one only on s%ecifie! !ys n! time. (our techerNs other
officil hours re s%ent con!ucting clsses, re"ie$ing lessons, %re%ring
Jui**es2e#ercises2e#ms, chec)ing %%ers, tten!ing meetings, etc.
/. H+m&ushI consulttions in the most unli)ely %lces (stirs, C771, &n)s, church, Gro"e
re, sho%%ing %lces, etc.) $ill not &e entertine!.
0. (ou re encourge! to consult $ith the techer on su&Lect relte!
mtters2%ro&lems2Jueries2clrifictions, erly in the semester.
+tten!nce,
1. In !herence to uni"ersity %olicies, your techer $ill &e "ery %rticulr &out tr!iness
n! &sences. The uni"ersity %olicy for tten!nce $ill &e enforce!,
Article !"# $ec %& ' (hen the num)er o* hours lost )y a)sence o* a student
in one semester reaches +& ,ercent o* the hours recitation# lecture# la)oratory
or any other scheduled wor- in one su).ect *or that semester# he shall )e
dro,,ed *rom the class roll# ,ro/ided that the *aculty may ,rescri)e a longer
attendance re0uirement. "* the ma.ority o* the a)sences are e1cused# the
student shall not )e gi/en a grade o* 234 u,on )eing thus dro,,ed *rom the
roll# )ut i* the ma.ority o* the a)sences are not e1cused# he shall )e gi/en a
grade o* 234 u,on thus )eing dro,,ed. Time lost )y late enrollment is
considered as time lost )y a)sence.
/. There $ill &e no m)eu% cti"ity for ny Jui* or e#ercise !uring the time you $ere lte.
0. There is no m)eu% for ny gr!e! cti"ity misse! !uring the time tht you $ere &sent,
e#ce%t in cse of n ilment tht reJuire! hos%itli*tion or n ilment tht is highly
communic&le e.g., mesles, chic)en %o#, mum%s, sore eyes, ty%hoi! fe"er, etc. (our
techer $ill reJuire !octorNs certificte.
3. (our &sence in the %re"ious meeting is no e#cuse for not %rtici%ting in the ne#t clss
!iscussion.
Su&mission of reJuirements,
1. (our techer is "ery %rticulr &out !e!lines. 9e!lines for the su&mission of
reJuirements $ill &e nnounce! he! of sche!ule to gi"e you m%le time to %re%re.
/. +ssignments2reJuirements $ill &e collecte! only !uring clss hours. Lte ssignments
n! $ritten reJuirements $ill N7T &e cce%te!. Lte %%er, no %%er, no gr!e.
0. If you !eci!e to su&mit the reJuirement he! of the sche!ule, you shoul! %ersonlly
su&mit it to your techer. 9o not %ut it on the techerKs %igeon hole or s) frien! to
su&mit it for you.
Testing n! e"lution,
=rom time to time, Jui* $ill &e gi"en &efore or fter the to%ic !iscusse!.
7thers,
1. Set %ln F the set %ln $ill &e ccor!ing to recittion sections
/. Info2in!e# cr! F if fter the first meeting you !eci!e to sty in clss, for the ne#t
meeting, &ring me!ium si*e! (3#;I) in!e# cr! $ith the follo$ing informtion,
=67NT,
Nme
Nic)nme
Stu!ent num&er
Cell %hone or ln!line num&er
5irth !te
College +!!ress
Home +!!ress
CollegeN
+!"iser
E#%ecte! gr!e
+ttch 1#1I %hoto (the most recent one) on the u%%er right hn! corner of the in!e#
cr!.
5+C?, Clss sche!ule for the semester inclu!ing room ssignments
CN$AC$ IN1"+A$IN
Nme of lecturer, 1rof. <. Sheil <. Simt
English 9i"ision
9e%rtment of Humnities
College of +rts n! Sciences
<o&ile %hone num&er, A:0:313:103
Emil !!ress, she%her!ess;BOyhoo.com
Consulttion hours, Tues!y 1A,AAm to 1/,AA noon
We!nes!y 1A,AAm to 1/,AA noon
Thurs!y >,0A'11,0Am
=ri!y >,0A'11,0Am
(hoo Grou%, Grou% nme, eng1&st
Grou% home %ge, htt%,22grou%s.yhoo.com2grou%2eng1&st
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