Description:

This course provides English Language Learning (ELL) students an integrated communicative experience at the beginning college level. Students will learn effective writing techniques and grammatical structures for using American English at the sentence and basic paragraph level. The course will also focus on basic study and learning strategies to aid writing. This course is the first writing and grammar course in the sequence of courses. 3 hrs lecture/wk. This course does not fulfill degree requirements.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Establish goals based on assessments.
2. Compare different cultural attitudes regarding time, space, and authority.
3. Examine American educational practices and expectations for the college classroom.
4. Apply self-efficacy strategies to locate resources to aid learning.
5. Demonstrate metacognitive and self-monitoring strategies while writing.
6. Identify sentence types, sentence patterns, and grammar structures.
7. Compose a variety of sentence structures.
8. Apply editing and proofreading strategies to correct major sentence level errors.
9. Identify in writing the elements of prose and poetry.
10. Respond to various types of literary genre through reflective writing.
11. Construct sentences which paraphrase text information.
12. Identify and paraphrase in writing a passage’s meaning.
13. Identify and paraphrase in writing popular idioms.
14. Identify the elements of a paragraph and practice paragraph writing.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Utilizing Assessments
   A. Complete reading and writing formal and informal pre and post
assessments. 
   B. Set semester and long-term goals based on pre and post assessments.

II. Valuing Cultural Diversity                              
   A. Identify attitudes about time, space, and authority from different
cultures.
   B. Identify American attitudes about time, space, and authority.

III. Examining American Educational Practices
   A. Compare how educational systems are structured in the United States
and other countries.
   B.  Discuss differences in attitudes towards education.
   C.  Identify expectations in the American college classroom.

IV. Applying Self-Efficacy Strategies 
   A.  Explore the concept of “self-efficacy” as it pertains to
American culture. 
   B.   Identify resources that aid learning.
   C.   Locate persons, materials, and places that supply learning
resources. 

V. Demonstrating Metacognitive Strategies
   A. Identify the practices and habits of effective learners.
   B. Explore self-assessment techniques that determine understanding.
   C. Explain the principle of schema and strategies to connect new
information to prior learning.

VI. Identifying Sentence Types, Sentence Patterns, and Grammar Structures
   A. Identify different sentences types and their purposes.
   B. Identify and label sentence patterns.
   C. Identify and label  grammar structures.
  
VII. Composing Sentences
   A. Write a variety of sentences.
   B. Identify the types of sentences and the word functions. 

VIII. Editing and Proofreading Strategies
   A. Apply editing and proofreading strategies to different types of
sentences.
   B. Revise sentences to clearly express meaning.

IX. Paraphrasing and Plagiarism
   A. Explain paraphrasing and plagiarism.
   B. Construct sentences which paraphrase text.        

X. Understanding Poetry and Prose
   A. Use concept mapping to organize ideas.
   B. Construct a variety of sentence types to identify the elements of
prose and poetry.
   C. Apply editing and proofreading strategies to sentences.
   D. Revise sentences to clearly express meaning

XI. Using Reflective Writing
   A. Discuss responses to various types of literature.
   B. Use reflective writing to respond to various types of literature.

XII. Constructing Sentences to Explain Meaning of Passages
   A. Construct paraphrased sentences to communicate understanding of main
ideas and supporting details of text materials.
   B. Revise sentences to clearly express meaning.

XIII. Constructing Sentences to Explain Popular Idioms
   A. Construct paraphrased sentences to communicate understanding of
popular idioms.
   B. Revise sentences to clearly express meaning.

XIV. Constructing Paragraphs and Summarizing
   A. Use planning and drafting to construct paragraphs.
   B. Construct paragraphs which summarize assigned readings.
   C. Apply editing and proofreading strategies to paragraphs.

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

Class Participation           20-30% of grade
In-Class Activities, Homework 40-50% of grade      
Quizzes and Assessments       20-30% of grade
 Total                          100% 

Grade Criteria:
 A = 90% - 100%  
 B = 80% -  89%  
 C = 70% -  79%  
 D = 60% -  69% 
 F = Below  60%   

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.