Advanced College English

Instructor: David Connors E-Mail: gimple@hotmail.com Office: 1212 Admin. Office: 1306 Admin. Phone: 032-860-9254

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Grading: 5% 5% Attendance 30% Participation Online Quizzes 20% Offline 5% 20% 25% Attendance Participation Online Quizzes Offline Quizzes Midterm Exam Final Exam

Grading: A B C, D,F 30% 40% 30% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Attendance – 10% Absent 4 times = F 3 times late = -1   Excuses: military   3 times late = -1   Sleeping in class = -1   1 class is free!!!  

Participation – 5% In class participation Readings Homework Participation may include:   In class participation ● actively talking with your partner ● asking and answering questions   Readings ● complete the assigned readings before class   Homework ● complete the assigned homework before class  

Online Quizzes – 30% Weekly quizzes and assignments managed by your online professor.  

Offline Quizzes – 5% In class quizzes based on the vocabulary and content from your textbook.  

Week 8 – written exam Based on book vocabulary and concepts. Midterm Exam – 25% Week 8 – written exam Based on book vocabulary and concepts.  

Week 15 - written exam + speaking exam Final Exam – 25% Week 15 - written exam + speaking exam  

Rules: No sleeping.   No texting.  

Don’t be silent! Practice makes perfect. Rules: Having a drink or snack is OK, but please clean up your trash.   Don’t be silent! Practice makes perfect.  

Have fun!

Week Sessions On-line Class Off-line Class 1 Reading for Main Ideas (1) Course Intro, Ice-Breakers, etc. 2 Reading for Main Ideas (2) Chapter 1-Reading 1 speaking/writing activities on the two readings Chapter 1-Reading 2 3 Chapter 1-Reading 3 Chapter 2-Reading 1 4 Chapter 2-Reading 2 quiz 1, speaking/writing activities on the two readings Chapter 2-Reading 3 5 Chapter 3-Reading 1 Chapter 3-Reading 2 6 Chapter 3-Reading 3 quiz 2, speaking/writing activities on the two readings Chapter 4-Reading 1 7 Chapter 4-Reading 2 Chapter 4-Reading 3 8 Reading for Details (1) Midterm Exam Reading for Details (2) 9 Chapter 5-Reading 1 quiz 3, speaking/writing activities on the two readings Chapter 5-Reading 2 10 Chapter 5-Reading 3 Chapter 6-Reading 1 11 Chapter 6-Reading 2 quiz 4, speaking/writing activities on the two readings Chapter 6-Reading 3 12 Chapter 7-Reading 1 Chapter 7-Reading 2 13 Chapter 7-Reading 3 quiz 5, speaking/writing activities on the two readings Chapter 8-Reading 1 14 Chapter 8-Reading 2 Chapter 8-Reading 3 15 Critical Reading (1) Final Exam Critical Reading (2)