ELAC 35 Fall 2022

Syllabus
Prof. Fan Yang

About This Class

This is ELAC35, Integrated Reading, Writing and Grammar II
We are preparing all of us with the skills to integrate reading,
writing, and grammar at the high-intermediae level.
ARE YOU READY?

About Me
I'm Professor Fan, Yang, and I am
thrilled that you have joined our
ELAC 35 Asynchronous class this
semester. I earned my B.A. in
communications from UC San
Diego and my M.A. in TESOL from
University of San Diego. I love
teaching and can't wait to meet all
of you!

EMAIL
Class Information
fanyang@sandiego.edu
Important: This is an online asynchronous course,
which means that we will not have a set time to WEB
meet virtually each week. All assignments, due https://fanyangteaching.weebly.
dates, materials, announcements, and instructions com/
will be posted each week in our Canvas shell. It is
your responsibility to check Canvas and your email
every day for instructions and updates. Also, please
communicate with me if you have any questions or
concerns. Be proactive and reach out if you need
assistance.

My office hour is: M/F 9-10am or by appointment.

 ELAC35

Course Description
This course provides non-native English speakers
with the skills to integrate reading, writing, and
grammar at the high-intermediate level. Emphasis
is placed on applying critical reading strategies to
a variety of genres, writing multi-paragraph
compositions (including introduction of the
academic essay) based on assigned readings and
other sources, and analyzing and producing
grammatical structures in context. This course is
intended for non-native speakers of English
preparing for college-level coursework.
This class is offered Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
option.

 Course
Objectives

Together Together Together

We Will We Will We Will

Engage in Apply critical Develop a

creative reading greater
and critical strategies understandin
thinking in including g of cultural
a variety of annotating, references
communica note-taking, and common
tive summarizing idiomatic
activities. and language and
paraphrasing. build
vocabulary
learning
strategies.

Together Together Together

We Will We Will We Will

Plan, write and Apply Employ study

revise knowledge of skills
academic essay mechanical and necessary for
both in class grammatical success in
and at home structures in further
with clear the production academic
organization and editing of environments
and purpose, essays which .
formulate communicate a
questions high-
related to one's intermediate
own and peer level of fluency
writing. and coherence.
The Road to Success
TOGETHER WE WILL LEARN HOW TO

My Commitment to YOU Our Community

We include and welcome:

I am a lifelong learner, and I hope
We welcome various learning
this could reflects on you!
styles of all students in our
My passions are all about my
class
students.
We build doable personalized
I believe in my tremendous power
activities together
of my unique bilingual background
We encourage a sense of
and learning experiences that will
belonging to our group
facilitate my students’ learning and
We build empathy and
equip all of you with strong

maintain fluidity in our class

foundations on acquiring language,
We build trust and confidence
skills, values, culture, and beliefs
and encourage positive
during the effective learning
feelings, foster learning to
process.
listen, and reflect on
Believe in me, and believe in
ourselves.
yourself!

Tips for Success

1. Participate and attend every class.
2. Be active.
3. Work with your schedule
4. Don't worry about making mistakes.
5. Ask questions.
6. Be patient with yourself and your homework.
7. Always Always communicate with me.
8. Use the To-Do List and the Calendar.
 REQUIRED
TEXTBOOK

1. Jimenez, Francisco. Breaking Through, HMH Books for

Young Readers, 2002, ISBN: 9780618342488 -
REQUIRED
2. Pearson Education. Longman Advanced American
Dictionary, 3rd ed. Pearson, 2013, ISBN: 9781447913139
- OPTIONAL

 COMPUTER & APPS

Our class is designed ONLINE ONLY, we would

need to use CANVAS Shell all the time!
It helps to have a laptop or desktop computer
to access some or all of the course. But I will try
to make my course friendly with mobile app
access as well.
IF YOU ARE FIRST TIME USING CANVAS, please
don't worry, I will teach you how to use. I
promise it will be easy and straightforward. We
will use Canvas to review course information,
submitting assignments, support and learn
from our community group peers.
Office hours and mini lessons will be held via
Zoom, you are welcomed to turn on Camera
because we love to see you!!!
 CANVAS

All assignments, instructions and announcements for

this class will be posted in our Canvas shell.
Weekly module will be ready to open and view every
Monday. I make the weekly module visible only by
weekly because I want to make sure you focus on this
week and the following week only.
It is your responsibility to check our Canvas shell and
your email every day. This is how I will communicate
with you.
I encourage you to email me ASAP if you have any
questions, comments, or concerns:
fanyang@sandiego.edu
 GRADING

Our goals will be achieved through extensive writing and reading. Weekly
assignments, materials and content will be posted in Canvas every Monday --
due dates and instructions will also be available in Canvas. You are expected to
complete and submit all your assignments on-time. Late assignments will be
marked down 20%. Assignments will not be accepted after a week past the due
date.
Grading will be based on your effective implementation of class material and
content into the specific course assignments as addressed below. Remember: to
PASS this class, you need to earn at least 70% of the possible points and possess
the writing proficiency to proceed to next level class.

Assignments: 20%
Essays: 35%
Journals: 10%
Quizzes: 15%
Discussion Forums:10%
Showcase Portfolio: 5%
Final Project: 5%

This class is GRADED unless you file a petition for a PASS/NO PASS grading
option. A standard grading scale will determine final letter grades:

90%-100% = A | 80%- 89% = B | 70%- 79% = C | 59%-60% = D | below 59% = F

 We are Together
STUDENT SUPPORT

Special Needs:
If you need additional accommodations to be successful
in this course, you should discuss options with the
instructor and contact Disability Support Programs and
Services (DSPS) within the first two weeks of the semester
so that reasonable accommodations may be made as
soon as possible. DSPS is located
AFTERNOON on campus at K-204.
AGENDA

Voice: (619) 388-7312 or (858) 536-7212. TDD: (619) 388-

7301. Email: miradsps@sdccd.edu. Web:

http://www.sdmiramar.edu/students/dsps

The Academic Success Center (ASC)

Free, online, unlimited tutoring and academic support
such as on one-on-one tutoring in a variety of subjects,
ongoing study groups and workshops, computes for
classroom assignments, various other resources to help
with study skills. Please check the ASC Canvas shell to join.

 We are Together
PLAGIARISM AND ACADEMIC
DISHONESTY

This class will be conducted in accordance with the college student code
of conduct and basic standards of academic honesty. Cheating, plagiarism,
or other forms of academic dishonesty are not acceptable.
▪ Cheating includes giving or receiving answers from another student’s
work, quiz, exam, or any other assignment.
▪ Plagiarism involves submitting work written by someone else and
claiming that you have written it even if you have changed the words
around. Using Internet sources and not giving them credit also counts as
plagiarism.

All work should reflect your original ideas and writing. While it is

acceptable to seek help from a teacher or tutor in areas such as grammar

or punctuation, it is not okay for anyone to complete your work for you or
write any portion of your paper. It is good to use outside sources in your
writing, but any words that are not your own must be properly cited.

If academic dishonesty takes place, a meeting will be required. Depending

on the situation, you may have the opportunity to redo the assignment. If
it happens again, you will receive a zero (0) and the Department Chair,
Dean of Liberal Arts, and Dean of Student Affairs will be notified about the
incident in writing. Any further occurrences can result in a failing grade (F)
in the course and further academic disciplinary procedures.

From my years of experience teaching English, I can tell you it is very easy
to note plagiarism. My number one goal is to support you along the way in
your writing and other assignments. If you have questions, or you are
unsure if something is plagiarism, please feel free to talk with me.
 COURSE CALENDAR
Our course calendar provides a brief overview of the assignments we will be
working on each week. More information and updates will be provided
weekly via Canvas. Please, check our Canvas shell and your email daily.

WEEK 1 Topic Assignments

Feb.7 - Feb.14 Welcome Read and study syllabus
Syllabus Read Netiquette guidelines
Introductions Student Survey

Formal Paragraph - prewriting and outline
Discussion Forum 1
Quiz 1
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas
WEEK2 Topic assignments

Feb.14 - Fev.21 Articles Formal Paragraph - draft due

Formal Paragraph Journal 1

Quiz 2
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

WEEK 3 Topic Assignments

Feb.21 - Feb.28 Read Chapters 1 and 2
Parts of Speech
of Breaking Through (pages 1 - 28) &
Formal Paragraph
Complete Assignment for these chapters

in Canvas
Formal Paragraph - final version due
Discussion Forum 2
Quiz 3
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

 COURSE CALENDAR
Our course calendar provides a brief overview of the assignments we will be
working on each week. More information and updates will be provided
weekly via Canvas. Please, check our Canvas shell and your email daily.

WEEK4 Topic Assignments

Read Chapter 3
Feb.28 - Mar.7 Punctuation & Capitalization
of Breaking Through (pages 29 - 41) &
Essay 1
Complete Assignment for this chapter in

Canvas

Essay 1 - prewriting and outline due

Journal 2
Quiz 4
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas
WEEK5 Topic assignments

Mar.7 - Mar.14 The 4 Sentence Types Read Chapters

4 and 5
Essay 1 of Breaking Through (pages 42 - 55) &

Complete Assignment for these chapters in

Canvas
Essay 1 - draft due
Discussion Forum 3
Quiz 5
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

WEEK6 Topic Assignments

Mar.14 - Mar.21 Read Chapters 6 and 7

The 4 Sentence Types
of Breaking Through (pages 56 - 69) &
Essay 1
Complete Assignment for these chapters

in Canvas

Journal 3
Quiz 6
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

 COURSE CALENDAR
Our course calendar provides a brief overview of the assignments we will be
working on each week. More information and updates will be provided
weekly via Canvas. Please, check our Canvas shell and your email daily.

NO CLASS NO CLASS NO CLASS

SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK
Mar.21 - Mar.28

WEEK7 Topic assignments

Conjunctions Read Chapters 8 and 9
Mar.28 - Apr.4 Essay 2 of Breaking Through (pages 70 - 82) &

Complete Assignment for these chapters in

Canvas
Essay 1 - final version due
Essay 2 - prewriting and outline due
Discussion Forum 4
Quiz 7
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas
WEEK8 Topic Assignments

Apr.4th - Apr.11 Read Chapters

10 and 11
Transition words
of Breaking Through (pages 83 -
Transition sentences
93) & Complete Assignment for these
Essay 2
chapters in Canvas

Essay 2 - draft due

Journal 4
Quiz 8
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

 COURSE CALENDAR
Our course calendar provides a brief overview of the assignments we will be
working on each week. More information and updates will be provided
weekly via Canvas. Please, check our Canvas shell and your email daily.

WEEK9 Topic Assignments

Apr.11 - Apr.18 In-text citation: Read Chapters 12 and 13
direct quotation and paraphrasing of Breaking Through (pages 94 - 108) &
Essay 2 Complete Assignment for these chapters in

Canvas

Discussion Forum 5
Quiz 9
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas
WEEK10 Topic assignments

Read Chapters
14 and 15
Apr.18 - Apr.25 MLA
of Breaking Through (pages 109 - 116) &
Essay 3

Complete Assignment for these chapters in

Canvas
Essay 2 - final version due
Essay 3 - prewriting and outline due
Journal 5
Quiz 10
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas
WEEK11 Topic Assignments

Apr.25 - May.2 Read Chapters 16,

17 and 18
MLA
of Breaking Through (pages 117 - 134) &
Essay 3
Complete Assignment for these chapters

in Canvas
Essay 3 - draft due
Discussion Forum 6
Quiz 11
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

 COURSE CALENDAR
Our course calendar provides a brief overview of the assignments we will be
working on each week. More information and updates will be provided
weekly via Canvas. Please, check our Canvas shell and your email daily.

WEEK12 Topic Assignments

May.2 - May.9 Review Read Chapters 19 and 20
Essay 3 of Breaking Through (pages 135 - 150) &

Complete Assignment for these chapters in

Canvas
Journal 6
Quiz 12
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas
WEEK13 Topic assignments

May.9 - May.16 Final Project Read Chapters 21, 22 and 23

of Breaking Through (pages 151 - 174) &
Complete Assignment for these chapters in
Canvas
Essay 3 - final version due
Final Project - proposal
Discussion Forum 7
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

WEEK14 Topic Assignments

May.16 - May.23 Read Chapters 24 and 25

Final Project
of Breaking Through (pages 175 - 193) &
Showcase Portfolio
Complete Assignment for these chapters

in Canvas

Final Project draft - due

Journal 7
Showcase Portfolio
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

 COURSE CALENDAR
Our course calendar provides a brief overview of the assignments we will be
working on each week. More information and updates will be provided
weekly via Canvas. Please, check our Canvas shell and your email daily.

WEEK 15 Topic Assignments

May.23 - May.27 Potluck Party Final Project final - due

Discussion Forum 8
Other assignments TBD - check Canvas

Important Dates:

Feb 7, 2022 - our class begins

Feb 28, 2022 - Last day to submit Pass/No Pass option
Mar 21-26, 2022 - Spring Break - no class
Apr 28, 2022 - Last day to withdraw without a grade
May 23, 2022 - Last day of our class
May 27, 2022 - Last day to submit work for this course