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This document provides information about an ESL course titled ESL1150 offered at New England College during the Spring semester, including the instructor's contact information, course objectives to prepare students for academic writing and skills, policies on attendance and academic dishonesty, grading criteria weighted towards homework and projects, and a tentative calendar covering topics like note-taking, reading strategies, summarizing, paraphrasing and a semester-long paper writing project, with most materials and assignments delivered through a private course blog.

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Course Syllabus

This document provides information about an ESL course titled ESL1150 offered at New England College during the Spring semester, including the instructor's contact information, course objectives to prepare students for academic writing and skills, policies on attendance and academic dishonesty, grading criteria weighted towards homework and projects, and a tentative calendar covering topics like note-taking, reading strategies, summarizing, paraphrasing and a semester-long paper writing project, with most materials and assignments delivered through a private course blog.

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New England College Spring Semester MMX

Mr. Christopher De Milo ESL1150 (6 Credits)


Office Hours: M-F, 1-2 TR, 2:50-5 PM
tel: 603.428.2439 W, 6-8 PM; F, 2-6 PM
[email protected] Carriage 14

Objectives: Prepare students for ESL1190 and, ultimately, WR1010.


Students may enroll in WR1010 after ESL1150 with proper
achievement.

This course will introduce English within an academic context. It covers


passive (reading, listening) and active (writing, speaking) skills,
including:

• academic writing: summarizing, paraphrasing, proper citation;


• vocabulary in common academic content areas;
• lecture listening and note-taking ;
• text-book reading strategies;
• presentation strategies

Policies:

• Disruptive class behavior will be handled according to NEC


policies (i.e., Academic Catalogue, 72-73).

• Academic dishonesty (e.g., cheating, plagiarism) will be


handled according to NEC policies (Academic Catalogue, 75): "F"
on the test/assignment & reported to Registrar; possible course
failure if the test/assignment is "of major significance in the total
course." (Academic Catalogue, 75). A second instance may
result in expulsion. (Id.).

Grading:

Participation 20 This includes class


attendance and
involvement; signing
into the blog.
Homework 60 This includes
completing blog
assignments.
Projects/exams 20 This includes projects
and exams in class
and through the blog.

Materials: Instructor supplied. The course will use written, audio, and
visual materials. The course blog, http://esl1150.typepad.com, will
deliver most materials and provide a space for homework, projects,
and other evaluations. The blog is private: only invited participants
may read or post to it. You will be given a username and password to
read and post to it.

Calendar: (subject to change)

Week Topic Assignments


1: 1/25-29 Listening, note-taking note-taking exercises
strategies (Cornell two-column
system); blog
exercises
2: 2/1-5 Listening, note-taking Listening exercises;
strategies, continued; Time- blog exercises
management
3: 2/8-12 Reading Strategies SQ3R practice; blog
exercises
4: 2/15-19 Summarizing Summarizing practice;
blog exercises
5: 2/22-26 Summarizing Summarizing practice;
blog exercises
6: 3/1-5 Paraphrasing Paraphrasing practice;
blog exercises
7: 3/8-12 Paraphrasing & Quoting Paraphrasing practice;
blog exercises
8: 3/15-19 Semester Break Quotation exercises &
citation exam; blog
exercises
9: 3/22-26 Paper writing: selecting blog exercises
subjects & topics
10:3/29-4/2 Paper writing: organizing & blog exercises
clustering
11:4/5-9 Paper writing: research blog exercises
12:4/12-16 Paper writing: thesis blog exercises
statements
13:4/19-23 Paper writing: paragraphing blog exercises
14:4/26-30 Paper writing: proofing/editing blog exercises
15:5/3-7 Paper writing: introductions & blog exercises
conclusions

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