SYLLABUS
EAP 1500
High Intermediate Speech for Non-Native
Speakers of English
Session: Fall 2010
Section: CRN 14287
Meeting Time: TR 5:30 PM – 6:45 PM
Instructor: Dr. J. Cole
E-mail Address: (Use only your Atlas account to communicate.)
Office Hours: By appointment
Required Texts/ Speech Communication Made Simple by Paulette Dale and James Wolf
Materials 3 x 5 note cards
Suggested: A college level English learners’ dictionary
Prerequisite: Demonstration of required level of English proficiency or minimum grade of “C” in EAP 0400.
Course Description/Objective: Students develop communication, organization, and pronunciation skills necessary for effective academic presentation and discussion, with an introduction to lecture note taking.
Other Objectives: In addition to specific EAP objectives, the course will reinforce the following competencies wholly or partially.
Valencia Competencies: Valencia has defined four interrelated competencies that prepare students to succeed in the world community: (1) think, (2) value, (3) act, and (4) communicate. The college catalog outlines these. The activities in this course will further develop your mastery of the four core competencies.
Competencies: 1) academic communication skills; 2) extemporaneous speech preparation and delivery; 3) academic lecture note taking.
EAP 1500 Policies: Required lab work is a component of this course. A departmental final exam is required. The final exam will be 25% of your final grade in this class. In this course, a minimum final grade of “C” is required in order to pass.
CLAS: Evidence of College Level Academic Skills (CLAS) is a graduation requirement. To the extent possible, you will be encouraged to develop reading skills, essay skills, and English language skills as part of your work in this course. Additional information is available in the current Valencia College Catalog.
Withdrawal Policy:
· The last day that you can withdraw yourself from this class and receive a “W” is November 5.
· After the withdrawal deadline, you can no longer withdraw yourself.
· Following three consecutive absences, you may be withdrawn from the course by the instructor at any point up to the beginning of the final exam period. If this occurs, you will receive a “W.”
· If you neither withdraw nor are withdrawn by the instructor after three consecutive absences, then you will receive an “F.”
· If you are in the class all term and do not take the final exam, you will receive an “F.”
· Any student who withdraws or is withdrawn from a class during a third or subsequent attempt in the same course will be assigned a grade of “F.”
· For a complete policy and procedure overview on Valencia Policy 4-07 please go to http://valenciacc.edu/generalcounsel/policydetail.cfm?RecordID=75.
Classroom Policies:
Attendance/Participation: All students are expected to be in class on time and ready for the evening’s activities. All students are expected to come to class having completed all of the assignments, readings, and lab work assigned by the instructor. Participation in this class means being engaged in all academic activities being offered in the course. If a quiz is given at the beginning of a class and you are not present when the material is distributed, you may not start if you come in after that time.
Late/Makeup Work: Any class work missed due to absence may NOT be made up, and no assignments will be accepted after the due date. If speeches are assigned, you must be present and submit your outline on the first night of speeches, even if you are not called on till the second night. (Very extreme circumstances, to be determined by the instructor, might merit consideration of acceptance of late work. In such cases, there would be a 50% reduction in the earned grade.)
Academic Honesty: Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will not be tolerated. If your name is on an assignment, it must be your original work. Do not copy the work of others when taking tests or doing in-class assignments unless group work is a part of the assignment. Ask if in doubt. Academic dishonesty can result in an F in the class as well as expulsion from the college. The person who willingly shares information in violation of this policy is equally as responsible as the person who takes the information.
Students with Special Needs: Any student with special needs that may affect his/her progress in this course should notify the instructor as early in the semester as possible.
Student Code of Conduct: Student Code of Classroom Conduct Policy No. 6Hx28: 10-18.
Activities which disrupt classroom setting and which are in violation of this Student Code of Classroom Conduct Policy are those which, with or without the intent to do so, are disruptive of the essence of the educational process. Faculty members are authorized to define, communicate, and enforce appropriate standards of decorum in instructional areas under their supervision. In the case of the violation of the Conduct Code, the faculty member may initiate personal conferences, verbal and written warnings, referral to the director of student services for counseling, and removal from the classroom pending disciplinary action under Policy 6Hx28: 10-04.
Examples of such disruptive or distracting activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Activities that are inconsistent with commonly acceptable classroom behavior and which are not conducive to the learning experience, such as tardiness, leaving and returning during class, and early departure when not previously authorized;
· Activities which violate previously prescribed classroom guidelines or constitute an unreasonable interruption of the learning process;
· Side discussions which are irrelevant to the subject matter of the class, that distract from the learning process or impede, hinder, or inhibit the ability of other students to obtain the full benefit of the educational presentation; and,
· Utterances of “fighting words” or epithets directed specifically toward other persons with the purpose or effect of creating a hostile educational environment or which may reasonably be expected to incite imminent or immediate violence.
Violation of the Student Code of Classroom Conduct shall constitute grounds for student disciplinary action as provided in Policy 6Hx28: 10-04
Midterm/Final Exams: The midterm/final exams are college-wide departmental, comprehensive exams.
Determination of Final Course Grade:
Lab Work 15%
Presentations 30%
Class Activities, Quizzes, Participation 10%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 25%
Grades:
A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
(Minimum requirement to pass course)
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59
Class Work and Assignments:
(NOTE: Changes in class work and assignments may be made at any time during the term by announcement by the instructor.)
Date Class Meets / Class Work/Labs Completed / Assignments (more may be added weekly)August 31 (TU) / Introductions
Review syllabus and labs
September 2 (TH) / Lab orientation
(meet in Bldg. 5, Rm. 155) / #L1-2: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
September 7 (TU) / Note taking
September 9 (TH) / Note taking (cont.)
#L1-2: Labs completed / #L3-4: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
Read/Study Chap. 1 & 2
September 14 (TU) / Discuss Chap. 1 & 2
#L3-4: Labs completed / #L5-6: Lab exercise (1 hr./week)
Assign short speech
September 16 (TH) / Deliver short speech / Read/Study Chap. 3
September 21 (TU) / Discuss Chap. 3
L5-6: Labs completed / #L7-8: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
Read/Study Chap. 4
September 23 (TH) / Discuss Chap. 4 / Assign informative speech
September 28 (TU) / Deliver informative speech
#L7-8: Labs completed / #L9-10: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
September 30 (TH) / Informative speech (cont.)
October 5 (TU) / Review for midterm
#L9-10: Labs completed / Assign midterm exam speech
#L11-12: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
October 7 (TH) / HOLIDAY
October 12 (TU) / Midterm – Speech
#L11-12: Labs completed
October 14 (TH) / Midterm –Speech (cont.)
October 19 (TU) / Midterm – Written / #L13-14: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
October 21 (TH) / Midterm – Written (cont.)
October 26 (TU) / Outlining/note taking
#L13-14: Labs completed / #L15-16: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
Read/Study Chap. 5 & 6
October 28 (TH) / Discuss Chap. 5-6 / Assign informative speech with visual aids
November 2 (TU) / Deliver informative speech
#L15-16: Labs completed / #L17-18: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
November 4 (TH) / Informative speech cont.
November 9 (TU) / Note taking
#L17-18: Labs completed / #L19-20: Lab exercises (1 hr./week)
Read/Study Chap. 7
November 11(TH) / Discuss Chap. 7 / Assign persuasive speech
November 16 (TU) / Deliver persuasive speech
#L19-20: Labs completed
November 18 (TH) / Persuasive speech (cont.)
November 23 (TU) / Video and exercises / Assign final exam speech
November 25 / HOLIDAY
November 30 (TU) / Review for final
All 20 labs submitted
December 2 (TH) / Final - Speech
December 7 (TU) / Final – Speech (cont.)
December 9 (TH) / Final - Written
December 13-17
EXAM / Final – Written (cont.)
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