English I Two Credit Point Semesters Course Description This course covers the component of English structure which

are usually still difficult for students. This course will be emphasis on the word, phrase, sentence, and tenses construction with their underlying basic concepts, and uses especially in speaking. Course Objectives This course is aimed at: 1. Enabling students to identify the basic pattern of English. 2. Providing students with stronger bases of the knowledge of English structure. 3. Encouraging and facilitating students to apply the theories in structure courses in relation to writing, reading, and speaking. 4. Write sentence with correct patterns. Grades: Students will be graded A, B, C, D, E, and T based on their gained scores of all assignments, midterm and final test. Attendance Policy Students are required to attend at least 10 of the whole 12 sessions. Students who miss class frequently will lose opportunities to practice their skill in class and therefore they will have their points for class attendance and participation lowered. Students with more than 4 absence will not be eligible for the final examination. Assignment Policy Prior to each topic discussed, students are expected to do exercise whether in writing, reading, or speaking. Tentative Schedule Session 1: Greeting, Introduction and Pretest Session 2: Part of speech Session 3: Present Tense Session 4: Daily activities Session 5: Past Tense Session 6: Telling Past Story Session 7: Mid-term test Session 8: Present and Past continuous tense Session 9: Telling the time, date, and day. Session 10: Present Future tense, will, be going to Session 11: Modal Auxiliaries Session 12: Present perfect Session 13: Active-passive voice Session 14: Last-term test References: Azar, Betty Schrampfer, 1941-Fundamentals of English grammar-3rd ed. USA. Hornby, A.S. 1975. Guide to Pattern and Usage in English. Oxford, UK. Bobrow, Jerry and Covino, William A. 1992. GMAT Preparation. Cliffs Notes, John and Sons, New York. Chalker, Sylvia. 1992. A Students English Grammar Workbook. Longman, UK. Fowler, W.S. 1985. New Proficiency of English book three. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd., UK. Greenbaum S. & Quirk R. (1990). A Students Grammar of the English Language. Longman, London. Mackenzie. M.D.M. 1970. Practicing English Tenses. The MacMillan Press Ltd., London. Murphy, Raymond. 1990. English Grammar in use. Cambridge University Press. Murchia, M.C. and Freeman D.L. 1983. The Grammar Book: An ESL/EFL. Teachers Course. Newbury House Publishers, Inc., London. Quirk, R. and Greenbaum, S. 1973. A University Grammar of English. Longman Group Ltd. UK. Reinhart, Susan M. 1993. Testing Young Grammar. the University of Michigan, USA. Sharpe, Pamela J. 1995. Barrons Students # 1 Choice TOEFL. Barrons Educational Series Publication. Swan, Michael. 1980. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press. Thomson, A.J. and Martinet A.V. 1986. A Practical English Grammar. Oxford University Press