Syllabus:  PreTOEFL Grammar
Winter 2000

CLASS: T/Th 9:00 - 9:50
INSTRUCTOR: Margaret Young
OFFICE: 244 Shattuck Hall
OFFICE HOURS:  Mon. 12:30 - 1:30
CONTACT NUMBERS: 725-4143; e-mail i6my@odin.pdx.edu

This course is offered on a pass/no pass basis.  In order to pass, you must not be absent for more than four class meetings.  Homework is not required, but if you wish to improve your TOEFL score significantly, you should do homework and practice outside of class.  The text book for this class is The Heinle and Heinle TOEFL Test Assistant:  Grammar. Below is a tentative calendar.
 
 

WEEK DAY/DATE CONTENT
2 T 1/11 
Th 1/13
Pretest 
Chapter 15--word forms
3 T 1/18 
Th 1/20
Chapter 16--word choice 
Chapter 4--verbs
4 T 1/25 
Th 1/27
Chapter 13--parallel structure 
Chapter 2--pronouns
5 T 2/1 
Th 2/3
Chapter 1--nouns 
PRACTICE TEST 1 
6 T 2/8 
Th 2/10
Chapter 5--prepositions
Chapter 7--noun clauses
7 T 2/15 
Th 2/17
 PRACTICE TEST 2
Chapter 8--adjective clauses
8 T 2/22 
Th 2/24
Chapter 9--adverb clauses
PRACTICE TEST 3
9 T 2/29 
Th 3/2
Chapter 10--prepositional phrases 
Chapter 14--word order
10 T 3/7 
Th 3/9
PRACTICE TEST 4
No class