ESL 0305 Academic Written Discourse I
Fall 2013
Instructor: Dr. Vinita Gaikwad
Email: vgaikwad@kean.edu
Office Hours: M & Th 2-4 pm; T and F 10 – 12 am; W 2-4 pm
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Class Times: Mondays & Thursdays 16:00 – 17:45 (W2)

Course Description:
Develop reading, writing, and vocabulary in English for General Education courses. Pass/Fail. Institutional credit only.

Course Objectives: A. Develop reading and comprehension strategies B. Develop vocabulary for English for general academic purposes C. Develop general academic writing skills D. Develop as a writer in response to reading E. Develop critical thinking skills F. Develop awareness of the written text as the basis of higher education G. Locate and use language and research tools

Required Textbooks:
Slaght, John and Anne Pallant. English for Academic Study: Reading and Writing. 2012 edition – Source Book. Garnet Books, 2012
Slaght, John, Paddy Harben and Anne Pallant. English for Academic Study: Reading and Writing. American Edition – Course Book, 2009

Supplementary Materials:
See attached Reading List

Online Resources:
Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/
Purdue Online Writing Laboratory: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
WordReady: Academic English. Garnet Education. http://www.garneteducation.com/Book/629/WordReady.html

Course Content: A. Reading Strategies as applied to General Education readings 1. Predicting/pre-reading 2. Surveying 3. Using graphic organizers 4. Recognizing syntactic chunks 5. Annotating 6. Skimming and Scanning for specific information 7. Question generating and question answering 8. Speed reading 9. Self-monitoring 10. Collaborative reading 11. Summarizing or reading recall 12. Working with vocabulary in context B. Vocabulary Development 1. Common academic vocabulary used in General Education readings 2. Strategies for vocabulary development a. Using online learning resources b. Using an English to English dictionary effectively c. Using a thesaurus d. Keeping a record e. Using context for comprehension f. Recognizing word parts (root, prefix, suffix) g. Working with word collocations C. Written response to reading 1. Analytical response strategies strategies (applied to General Education readings, including literature) a. Identifying the content and structure of texts (notetaking, annotating, outlining, mapping) b. Expressing ideas and their relationships in continuous text (summarizing and paraphrasing) c. Identifying claims and supporting evidence 2. Interpretive response strategies (applied to General Education readings, including literature) a. Making associations b. Identifying implications 3. Evaluative response strategies (applied to General Education readings, including literature) a. Linking ideas beyond the text b. Expressing personal reflections c. Responding critically D. Awareness of written texts as the basis of higher education 1. General Education texts a. Humanities, including literature b. Social sciences c. Science and technology E. Research tools and techniques 1. Looking for information using online search engines 2. Identifying appropriate sources of information 3. Using the library 4. Identifying information for academic documentation 5. Becoming aware of various documentation styles (MLA, APA, etc.) 6. Getting acquainted with reference managers (MS Word Referencing, EndNote, Zotero, etc.)
Grades:
This class is a Pass/Fail course. Your grade will be based on the following components:

% | Item | 5 | Attendance, Engagement and Participation, overall attitude towards learning | 5 | Journal Entries (one page per week) | 40 | Response to Readings | 40 | Two Oral Presentations (group, individual) | 10 | Vocabulary Notebook |

*Evaluation criteria for oral and writing assignments are attached to this syllabus

Note: All assigned writing should be typed and submitted electronically as instructed. The final e-portfolio should be submitted on wikispaces.

Grading Scale: % | Result | 70% and above | Pass | 69% and below | Fail |

Academic Honesty:
Copying from a book or other material without giving credit to the author, copying other students’ work, doing other students’ assignments for them, or pretending in any way that someone’s else’s work is yours, is a serious unethical act. It will result in failure in the assignment and possible failure in the course. Extensive or repeated academic dishonesty can result in dismissal from the university. For compete guidelines on academic honesty, see the Kean University Policy on Academic Honesty.

* Please refer to the following Kean University interactive tutorial on plagiarism: http://www.kean.edu/~library/InfoLit/ResearchTutorials/AcademicIntegrity_Intro.htm * Students are responsible to review and understand the University Academic Integrity Policy (available at the Center for Academic Success or at: http://www.kean.edu/admin/uploads/pdf/AcademicIntegrityPolicy.pdf)

* Students should review the Student Code of Conduct, as it discusses expectations of appropriate conduct in the classroom: http://www.kean.edu/KU/Code-of-Conduct.

* The Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook is available at: http://www.kean.edu/KU/Forms-Policies-and-Publications Weekly Schedule: This is tentative schedule. Changes may be made depending on class needs.

Week.Lesson | Lesson Details | Submission/HW | 1.2 Oct 10 (TH) | Introduction to the course, syllabus, course requirements | Read 1a | 2.1 Oct 14 (M) | Unit 1 - Reading for Academic Purposes Unit 1 - SQ3R | Tasks 4-5 Summary | 2.2 Oct 17 (TH) | Unit 2 – Sustainable Energy Tasks 1-2 | Vocab. NotebookJournal # 1 | 3.1 Oct 21 (M) | Intro. to Group Presentations, Presentation language and structure, use of Powerpoint or Prezy; Unit 2 – Sustainable Energy | Research on the OP topicUnit 2 Task 7 | 3.2 Oct 24 (TH) | Discussion: The need for reading across disciplines. Unit 3 – The Business of Science | Design slidesJournal #2 | 4.1 Oct 28 (M) | Unit 3 – The Business of Science; Peer Review of Slides, practice presentations | | 4.2Oct 31 (TH) | OP I (Group presentation) | Journal #3 | 5.1Nov 4 (M) | OP I (Group presentation) Completion of previous units and Review | Vocab. Notebook | 5.2Nov 7 (TH) | Unit 5 – Food Security Tasks 1-4 | Journal #4 | 6.1Nov 11 (M) | Unit 5 – Food Security Tasks 5-9Complete Text 5c and all the exercises independently. Take note of the Cornell notes system (Task 12) | HW -- Task 10And Unit Summary pp 66-67 | 6.2Nov 14 (TH) | Discuss Cornell Note taking SystemUnit 6 – HRM Text 6a | Journal #5 | 7.1Nov 18 (M) | Unit 6 – HRM Text 6b | Task 13 + Unit summary | 7.2Nov 21 (TH) | Introduction to OP IIDiscussion and Research | OP TopicsJournal #6 | 7.2 Nov 25 (M) | General Feedback/Q&A/consultations | Vocabulary Notebook | 8.1 Nov 28 (TH) | Unit 7 – Sustainable Fashion | Journal #7 | 8.2 Dec 2 (M) | Unit 7 – sustainable Fashion | | 9.1 Dec 5 (TH) | Practice OPs + Peer Feedback | Journal #8Slides | 9.3 Dec 7 (SAT) | OP II | | 10.1 Dec 9 | OP II | | 10.2 Dec 12 | OP II | | 10.3 Dec 14 (SAT) | Consultations and make up for missed work | | 11.1 Dec 16 | Instructor’s feedback on performance | Portfolio | 11.2Dec 19 (TH) | Reflective Essay and written feedback | |

Reading List:

Brandt, Caroline. Read, Research and Write: Academic Skills for ESL Students in Higher Education. Sage, 2008.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Hanbook for Writers of Research Papers. Modern Language Association of America, 2009.
Langan, John. Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills. 5th edition. Townsend Press, 2008. Spears, Deanne. Improving Reading Skills: Contemporary Readings for College Students. 7th edition. McGraw Hill, 2012.
Mulvaney, Mary Kay, and David A. Joliffe. Academic Writing: Genres, Samples and Resources. Longman, 2005.
Oshima, Alice. Introduction to Academic Writing. Vol. 3. Longman Academic Writing Series. 2007.
Campbell, Colin. English for Academic Study: Vocabulary. American Edition – Study Book. Garnet Books, 2009.
Nist, Sherrie L. Advancing Vocabulary Skills. 4th edition. Townsend Press, 2009.
Olsen, Amy. Academic Vocabulary: Academic Words. 5th edition. Longman, 2012.
Schmitt, Dianne, Norbert Schmitt, and David Mann. Focus on Vocabulary: Mastering the Academic Word List. Longman Publishing Group, 2011.