College or ESL program assessment test

Intermediate academic grammar and composition course for the non native speaker preparing to take courses for college credit.  Introduces the student to intermediate sentence structures and the short essay. EGL 075 is a mandatory course.

At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:

   A. use basic and low-intermediate grammatical structures of English in written work.
   B. write sentences that are grammatically and structurally correct.
   C. write structurally correct paragraphs.
   D. write short essays in English.

Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton's Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating,
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
• helping others to cheat,
• unauthorized changes on official documents,
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton's policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

A. Grammar and Sentence Structure:

         1. Review of simple sentences
         2. Noun and verb phrases
         3. Subordination
         4. Coordination
         5. Simple, progressive, and perfect verb tenses
         6. Helping Verbs
         7. Prepositions and prepositional phrases
         8. Phrasal verbs
         9. Articles

B. Composition:

       1. Paragraph structure
       2. Limiting the topic with a controlling idea and topic sentence
       3. Paragraph development
       4. Introduction to the essay
             a. Introductions, bodies, and conclusions
             b. Thesis statements
             c. Development and support

A.    Lectures and discussion
B.    Small group work
C.    Homework writing selections and activities
D.    In class writing (some timed)
E.    Writing responses to short readings
F.     Lectures, films, small group work
G.    Grammar testing
H.    Editing and revision exercises
I.     Grammar practice using the computer
J.     Integration of reading and writing skills
Course may be taught as face-to-face, media-based, hybrid or online course.

Students will complete grammar exercises in class and at home, take quizzes, read short selections, and write and re-write paragraphs and essays in class and at home. Students will take a final exam to determine future placement. Students will work in the computer lab on writing and/or grammar.

EGL 075 may be taught as a face-to-face or hybrid course.

Instructors will ordinarily select a grammar text and a writing text from the following:

  *Folse/Solomon/Clabeaux, Great Writing 3: From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays, Heinle, 2010
  *Fuchs/Bonner/Westheimer, Focus on Grammar 3: An Integrated Skills Approach, Pearson/Longman, 2012
  *Strauch, Writers at Work: The Short Composition, Cambridge, 2006

Course placement for the next semester will be determined by an exit test using an assessment instrument chosen by the ESL program.

Instructors will give a grade of Pass or Fail for the course based on:

    In class writing assignments
    At home writing assignments
    Grammar quizzes and tests
    Daily class work and homework
    Class Participation

The Oakton Community College Catalog states:

Oakton Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, or marital status in admission to and participation in its educational programs, College activities and services, or employment practices. The College does not tolerate sexual harassment or sexual assault by or of its students or employees.

In keeping with this policy of tolerance and non-discrimination, in this class all of us (myself included) should strive to:

-listen and give careful consideration to all ideas expressed in class, especially those that are different from our own, without attacking or demeaning the people who hold those views, and
-avoid using insulting terms or telling offensive jokes when talking to or about individuals or groups.

•    Attendance Policy:   
   
•    Late Assignments:

•    Extra Help:
   
If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services.  To request accommodations or services, contact the Access and Disability Resource Center in the Learning Center.  All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements.  The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in the Learning Center. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.