Saigon Institute of Technology Houston Community College System

Saigon Institute of Technology

HoustonCommunity College System

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WRITING- Level 1

SYLLABUS

Semester:FALL 07 / Class:
Campus and Room: / Days & Times:
Instructor: / Telephone:
Office Hours: By appointment / Email Address:

1.Course Overview:

This is an introductory course in writing techniques. Students will have a chance to build their vocabulary, apply various grammatical and syntactical tools to write correct, effective sentences, and learn how to write simple paragraphs.

2. Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

write proper sentences in standard written English

usevarious language techniques to write a well-organized, coherentparagraph on a given topic

recognize errors and bad writing techniques in order to improve a given paragraph

3.Textbook:

Interactions1, Writing, 4th edition by Cheryl Pavlik, Margaret Keenan Segal, McGraw-Hill, 2002.

4.Course evaluation:

Percent / Item
30% / Mid-term Test
35% / Final Test
35% / Project
100% / Total

5.Grades distribution:

Grade /
Score
A-Excellent / 90-100 %
B-Good / 80-89 %
C-Fair / 70-79 %
D-Poor/Fail / 60-69 %
F-Fail / 0-59 %

6.Make-up test policy:

Make-up exams will not be given unless the student has a verifiable, valid excuse that has been discussed with the instructor in advance.

7. Notes on Assignments & Examinations:

Work is accepted only on or before the due dates specified by the instructor. For each day an assignment is late, one letter grade will be deducted from the assignment grade. If students are absent from class, they are responsible for making arrangements to have their work handed in on the due date, and for informing themselves of the information covered in class during the period of their absence. If a regularly scheduled examination is missed due to illness (properly and specifically documented in writing from a medical practitioner), an authorized school activity, or another approved reason, an opportunity will be provided to make up the exam. No other make-up work will be assigned or accepted.

8. Cell Phones, Pagers, Tape Recorders:

Please turn cell phones and pagers off before entering class. Tape recorders may be used with instructor’s permission.

9. Scholastic Dishonesty:

According to the Student Handbook for the Houston Community College System, scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

  1. Cheating on a test includes:
  2. Copying from another student’s test paper and using materials not authorized by the person giving the test.
  3. Collaborating with another student during a test without authority.
  4. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of an unadministered test.
  5. Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
  6. Plagiarism means the presentation of another’s words or ideas as one’s own new ideas or words and the unacknowledged incorporation without crediting the source of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
  7. Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for credit. Possible punishments for scholastic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F for the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from this institution.

10. Student Grievances:

Students who wish to complain about any aspect of their education should first speak with their instructor. If the situation remains unresolved, then the student has the right to file a student grievance with the administration.

Read your Student Handbook paying particular attention to the section on Student Policies. Within this section is a segment on Grievance Procedure as well as one on Academic Dishonesty. It is important that you familiarize yourself with both your rights and responsibilities as a student. The Student Handbook is available from the main office.

This class aims to establish and maintain a positive learning environment based upon communication and mutual respect. It will be conducted in accordance with Saigon Tech's commitment to social justice and academic honesty. Therefore, the above procedures will be applied throughout the course.

11. Course calendar(42 hours):

Date / Week / Session / Item
8/10/2007
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13/10/2007 / 1 / 1 / Introduction / Project assigned to the students
Unit 1: School Life Around the World - (Page 1)
Parts 1, 2
2 / Unit 1: School Life Around the World - (Page 1)
Parts 3, 4
15/10/2007
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20/10/2007 / 2 / 1 / Unit 2: Experiencing Nature - (Page 17)
Parts 1, 2
2 / Unit 2: Experiencing Nature - (Page 17)
Parts 3, 4
Unit 3: Living to Eat or Eating to Live? - (Page 33)
Parts 1
22/10/2007
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27/10/2007 / 3 / 1 / Unit 3: Living to Eat or Eating to Live? - (Page 33)
Parts 2, 3
2 / Unit 3: Living to Eat or Eating to Live? - (Page 33)
Parts 4
Unit 4: In the Community - (Page 49)
Parts 1, 2
29/10/2007
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3/11/2007 / 4 / 1 / Unit 4: In the Community - (Page 49)
Parts 3, 4
Unit 5: Home - (Page 63)
Part 1
2 / Unit 5: Home - (Page 63)
Parts 2, 3, 4
5/11/2007
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10/11/2007 / 5 / 1 / Unit 6: Cultures of the world - (Page 77)
Part 1, 2
2 / Unit 6: Cultures of the world
(Page 77)
Part s 3, 4
12/11/2007
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17/11/2007 / 6 / 1 / Revision
2 / Mid-term Exam
19/11/2007
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24/11/2007 / 7 / 1 / Unit 7: Health - (Page 91)
Parts 1, 2
2 / Unit 7: Health - (Page 91)
Parts 3, 4
26/11/2007
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1/12/2007 / 8 / 1 / Unit 8: Entertainment and the Media - (Page 107)
Parts 1, 2, 3
2 / Unit 8: Entertainment and the Media - (Page 107)
Parts 4
Unit 9: Social life - (Page 123)
Parts 1, 2
3/12/2007
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8/12/2007 / 9 / 1 / Unit 9: Social life - (Page 123)
Parts 3, 4
2 / Unit 10: Customs, Celebrations, and Holidays
(Page 139)
Part 1, 2, 3
10/12/2007
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15/12/2007 / 10 / 1 / Unit 10: Customs, Celebrations, and Holidays
(Page 139)
Part 4
Unit 11: Science and Technology - (Page 155)
Part 1, 2
2 / Unit 11: Science and Technology - (Page 155)
Parts 3, 4
17/12/2007
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22/12/2007 / 11 / 1 / Unit 12: The Global Consumer - (Page 169)
Parts 1, 2
2 / Unit 12: The Global Consumer - (Page 169)
Parts 3, 4
24/12/2007
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29/12/2007 / 12 / 1 / Revision
Project Evaluation
2 / Final Exam