Grammar 4 C

Spring 2003

	Grammar Links 3, by van Zante & others, Houghton Mifflin.
	All phones/pagers/etc. should be turned off or set to vibrate during class time.
	An ODIN e-mail account (http://www.account.pdx.edu/setup/).
	You will be expected to use WebCT (www.webct.pdx.edu) for sharing information. You will be required to post and reply to discussion messages, attach Word files, check the calendar for updates/assignments, and follow links to outside websites. There will be optional orientation sessions on how to use WebCT at the following times and locations:

	a quick overview of the English verb tense system
	a review of subordinate clauses
	a review of reported speech
	a review of real conditions
	introduction to reduced forms of subordinate clauses
	introduction to unreal conditions
	introduction to parallel structure
	introduction to perfective infinitives
	introduction to adjective and noun complements

	to improve your understanding of and familiarity with the form, meaning, and use of the grammatical structures listed above
	to learn to respond correctly using these structures in writing and speaking
	to develop strategies that will help you improve in areas of weakness
	to become familiar with these structures as they are tested on the TOEFL

Grades will be based on participation/performance in the following areas:

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to pass this course, you must achieve an average of 70% in each of the 3 areas above.

	HOMEWORK: You will have assignments due for almost every class, so be sure to have the work done and checked before coming to class.
	LATE OR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS: I do not accept late homework. If you miss a quiz or a test, you cannot make it up. If you miss a discussion, it is your responsibility to ask a classmate about the work you missed; you will still be responsible for the information you missed if it appears on an exam or a later assignment.
	Attendance

	If you are more than 10 minutes late, you will be marked absent. However, please come to class even if you are late.
	There are no excused absences.
	Missing 3 classes will result in your final grade being lowered 10 percentage points.
	Missing 6 classes may result in your failing the course.
	If you miss class, you are responsible for all the information covered in class. Please get the telephone number or e-mail address of a classmate who is dependable. You will have to rely on him/her to give you information if you are absent. If, however, you know beforehand that you will not be able to attend, let me know as soon as possible. Maybe you will miss less if we plan together.

This class is graded A - F.

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