Course Syllabus

Advanced Composition for Foreign Speakers

ENGL 0349
Semester with 24833
Course Reference
Number (CRN)

Instructor contact Kevin Clement

information (phone 713-718-7204
number and email Kevin.clement@hccs.edu
address)

Office Location By Appointment

and Hours

Course AM208 T/TH, 9:00-11:00am

Location/Times

Course Semester Credit Hours 3.00

Credit Hours (SCH) Lecture Hours 3.00
(lecture, lab) If Laboratory Hours 1.00
applicable
External Hours

Total Course 64.00

Contact Hours

Type of Instruction In Person

Course A continuation of ENGL 0347. Designed to help non-native speakers to improve

Description: writing skills before taking ENGL 1301. Concentrated interdisciplinary writing
practice and vocabulary study to prepare students for freshman composition (ENGL
1301).

Course PREREQUISITE(S):
Prerequisite(s)
A satisfactory score on the CELSA test or
completion of ENGL 0347 with a grade of C or better.

Academic 1. 1. serves international students on a visa after fulfilling IEP requirements 2.

serves permanent U.S. residents, undocumented residents, and citizens 3. places
Discipline/CTE students with the HCCS language assessment test, CELSA 4. offers 16-week (Fall
Program Learning and Spring) and 10-week (Summer) semesters 5. prepares students for academic
Outcomes course work and other college classes 6. allows students to take certain other
college classes with AESL courses 7. has a part-time schedule , 4 or 5 hours per
course each week 8. gives students non-transferable college credits 9. prepares
students for ENGL 1301, state-mandated THEA writing, and workplace writing 10.
registers students with CELSA placement test scores at all HCCS campuses

Course Student 1. Comprehend reading material.

Learning 2. Acquire vocabulary.
Outcomes (SLO): 4 3. Practice editing skills.
to 7 4. Compose a variety of writing assignments.

Learning Comprehend reading material.

Objectives Acquire vocabulary.
(Numbering Practice editing skills.
system should be Compose a variety of writing assignments.
linked to SLO -
e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
etc.)

SCANS and/or Core Curriculum Competencies:

Core Curriculum No Learning Outcomes Selected
Competencies: If
applicable

Instructional
Methods

Student Comprehend reading material.

Assignments No assignments selected for this outcome
Acquire vocabulary.
No assignments selected for this outcome
Practice editing skills.
No assignments selected for this outcome
Compose a variety of writing assignments.
No assignments selected for this outcome

Student Comprehend reading material.

Assessment(s) No assessments selected for this outcome
Acquire vocabulary.
No assessments selected for this outcome
Practice editing skills.
No assessments selected for this outcome
Compose a variety of writing assignments.
No assessments selected for this outcome

Instructor's Week 1
Requirements Diagnostic assessment; introduction to the course; intro. to academic
writing; Journal # 1: establish e-mail contact
Begin Chp. 1: American Values and Assumptions,
by Althen, pp. 5-17
Course Week 2 Finish Althen
Calendar Journal # 2: Choose one topic from Reading Journal, p. 13
Week 3 Continue Chp. 1: Time Talks, with an Accent, by Levine,
pp. 27-34
Journal # 3: choose one topic from Reading Journal, p. 31
Begin C1D1
Week 4 Complete C1; final draft due THURS.
Week 5 Begin Chp. 2: How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students
Research Papers, by Rothenberg, pp. 68-75
Journal # 4: choose one sentence (1--10) from Agreeing and
Disagreeing, p. 67, and respond to it
Week 6 Continue working on the Education chapter; use Web
Evaluation Criteria to judge online resources
Begin C2D1; see Instructors handout for assignment
Journal #5: explain whether or not the educational system in your
country prepared you well for college in the United States. Support
your answer with at least three specific examples and details.
Week 7 Complete C2; final draft due THURS.
Week 8 Begin Chp. 4: Sex Roles, by McCubbin and Dahl, pp. 189-
195
Journal # 6: use topic # 1 under Reading Journal, p. 195
Week 9 Continue Chp. 4: Sex, Sighs, and Conversation, by
Tannen,
pp. 211-217
Journal # 7: use question # 1 under Reflecting on Content, p. 214
In-class Midterm
Week 10 Complete C3; final draft due THURS.
Week 11 Begin Chp. 5: Our Schedules, Our Selves, by Walljasper,
pp. 260-266
Journal # 8: choose one topic from Reading Journal, p. 263
Week 12 Continue Chp. 5: The New American Dreamers, by Sidel,
pp. 240-249
Begin C4D1
Journal # 9: choose one topic from Reading Journal, p. 245
Week 13 Complete C4; final draft due THURS.
Week 14 Begin Chp. 3: Propaganda Techniques in Todays
Advertising, by McClintock, pp. 158-168
Journal # 10: choose one sentence (1--10) from Agreeing and
Disagreeing, p. 158, and respond to it
Week 15 Review and practice for the Final Exam
Week 16 Final Exam:

Program/Discipline
Requirements: If
applicable

HCC Grading A = 100- 90 4 points per semester hour

Scale B = 89 - 80: 3 points per semester hour
 C = 79 - 70: 2 points per semester hour
D = 69 - 60: 1 point per semester hour
59 and below = F 0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) 0 points per semester hour
W(Withdrawn) 0 points per semester hour
I (Incomplete) 0 points per semester hour
AUD (Audit) 0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must
re-enroll to receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing
education courses. To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade
points by the total number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM"
and "I" do not affect GPA.

For Health Science programs, see the Program/Discipline Requirements section for
specific grading requirements.

Instructor Grading
Criteria Your grade will be calculated as follows:
Participation 5%
Journals 10%
Midterm 20%
Essays 40%
Final 25%
100%

Instructional Peter S. Gardner, New Directions, Cambridge Press, 2nd edition, 2005, ISBN 0-
Materials 521-54172-7

HCC Policy Statement:

Access Student http://hccs.edu/student-rights

Services Policies
on their Web site:

EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System

At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to
improve teaching and learning. During a designated time near the end of the term, you will be asked to
answer a short online survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of
the survey will be made available to your professors and department chairs for continual improvement of
instruction. Look for the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the
end of the term.

Distance Education and/or Continuing Education Policies

Access DE http://de.hccs.edu/Distance_Ed/DE_Home/faculty_resources/PDFs/DE_Syllabus.pdf
Policies on their
Web site:

Access CE http://hccs.edu/CE-student-guidelines
Policies on their
Web site: