ENSL 330/430

Course Outline

Fall 2008

 

COURSE: ENSL 330/430: Intermediate English

INSTRUCTOR: John Nelson

HOURS: M-TH: 9:10am-11:00am

CLASSROOM: Humanities 201

OFFICE: BH103D

OFFICE HOURS: M, T, and TH: 8:00am-9:00am; T: 1:00pm-2:00pm; W: 1:00pm-2:00pm;

PHONE:  646-4118

E-MAIL:  jnelson@mpc.edu

TEXT:  Interactions Two:  A Communicative Grammar, Silver Edition.   This book is available in the bookstore.

MATERIALS:  a 8.5"x11" notebook

PREREQUISITE: ENSL 320/420 or ENSL 322/422 or qualifying score on ESL placement test

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to improve your listening, speaking, and grammar skills. We will review the grammatical system of English with many opportunities to practice what we have learned by speaking and writing.

ESL Center: There are many materials in the ESL Center that will help you learn English. You will visit the lab as part of your ENSL 335/435 class.   However, you should also use the lab as much as you can during the open hours.  Lab hours are posted outside the lab and in the Humanities classrooms.

ATTENDANCE: Regular attendance in a critical part of this course. Your participation is important to the success of this course. If you miss five consecutive classes or more than ten during the course, I may drop you from the course.

GRADING: This course is a credit/no credit course. You must attain at least a "C" in the course to pass. You will be graded on in-class work, participation, homework, quizzes, and tests. There will be a midterm at the 8-week mark and a final exam. You must pass the final exam in order to pass the course.

CELL PHONES:  Please turn off cell phones when you enter class.

WEBSITE:  http://www.mpcfaculty.net/john_nelson/370homepagetemplate.htm


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