1. General Information:
Course Number: ENGL3103
Course Title: Intermediate English I
Credit-Hours: 3 credit hours
2. Course Description:
The course description is available from the file CATALOG.DOC in
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It has three hours of lecture per week. >
"> Analysis of selected readings,such as essays, fiction,
poetry,or drama and practice in writing compositions with attention given
as needed to
grammar and idiomatic expressions.
3. Pre/Co-requisites: Placement by examination. You need 570 and
above in your entrance
exam but you have not qualified by obtaining a 4 or 5 in the Advanced Placement
test to
enter the Honors program
4. Textbook; Conversations fourth edition Jack Selzer by Pennsylvania State University
Supplies: An English-English Dictionary Recommended an English/Spanish Dictionary
5. Purpose: This course fulfills the first six credits of the University
requirements of 12
credits in English for those students who enter with a score of 570 or
above on the college
Board in English and either have not taken the Advanced Placement test
or have scored three
or below.
6. Course Goals: After completing the course, the student should
be able to use the steps of the
writing process to write a focused, organized well supported essay
in standard English. More
specifically they should be able to:
a. communicate an idea using a variety of styles
b. master the basics of tense, gender and number
c. expand active vocabulary
d. use a dictionary to check meaning, form and spelling of a word
e. read their own writing and revise and edit as appropriate
f. analyze a reading to determine and evaluate main ideas, supporting details
and tone.
h. recognize rhetorical strategies such as the modes of development such
as classification,
definition, process.
i. participate actively in class discussions
j. communicate their ideas as clearly as possibly
k. understand unmodified speech and clarify meaning when necessary
7. Requirements:
All students are expected to :
a.Complete all lessons.
b.Write three essays using the writing process on assigned topics
c.Participate actively in classroom discussions
d.Attend class all the time and on time
e.Turn in all written work on time
8. Laboratory/Field Work:
:
There will be time spent on the web in different labs (TBA)
Labs are considered a major part of the class, and all students are expected
to participate.
Radios, tape recorders, and other audio or video equipment are not permitted
in the lab or
classroom at any time.
Smoking is not permitted in any area other than those areas designated
for smoking.
9. Department/Campus Policies:
9a. Class attendance: Class attendance is compulsory. The University of
Puerto Rico,
Mayaguez Campus, reserves the right to deal at any time with individual
cases of
non-attendance. Professors are expected to record the absences of their
students.
Frequent absences affect the final grade, and may even result in total
loss of credits.
Arranging to make up work missed because of legitimate class absence is
the
responsibility of the student (Bulletin of Information Undergraduate Studies,
pp 39
1995-96) . Please only three unexcused absences. With 10 unexcused
absences you have
to drop the course
9b. Absence from examinations: Students are required to attend all examinations.
If a
student is absent from an examination for a justifiable reason acceptable
to the professor,
he or she will be given a special examination. Otherwise, he or she will
receive a grade of
zero of "F" in the examination missed. (Bulletin of Information Undergraduate
Studies,
pp39, 1995-96)
9c. Final examinations: Final written examinations must be given in all
courses unless, in the
judgment of the Dean, the nature of the subject makes it impracticable.
Final examination
scheduled by arrangements must be given during the examination period prescribed
in the
Academic Calendar, including Saturdays. (see Bulletin of Information Undergraduate
Studies, pp 39, 1995-96).
9d. Partial withdrawals: A student may withdraw from individual courses
at any time
during the Academic Calendar. (see Bulletin of Information Undergraduate
Studies, pp 37,
1995-96).
9e. Complete withdrawals: A student may completely withdraw from the University
of
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, at any time up to the last day of classes.
(see Bulletin of
Information Undergraduate Studies, pp 37, 1995-96).
9f. Disabilities: All the reasonable accommodations according to the Americans
with Disability
Act (ADA) Law will be coordinated with the Dean of Students and in accordance
with the
particular needs of the student.
9g. Ethics: Any academic fraud is subject to the disciplinary sanctions
described in article 14
and 16 of the revised General Student Bylaws of the University of Puerto
Rico contained
in Certification 018-1997-98
The professor will follow the norms established in articles 1-5 of the
Bylaws.
10. Campus Resources (If applicable): General Library and University
Computer Center is
available to obtain professors reference materials. The University's
Counseling Office has a
tutorial program for students who need extra help.
11. General Topics: General Topics are listening, speaking, reading and
writing in and about
texts written in unmodified English. Writing includes writing essays
using the writing process
(generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, proofreading and producing
a final draft)
12. Grade percentages: 60% (20% each essay)
20% participation
20% assignments