ESL 035 meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10:15 to 12:30. One session each week meets in a computer classroom. In addition, students are given at least three hours of homework. Students are also given homework that requires access to a computer. Students can use the computers in the university's computer labs and also can attend the free computer workshop provided by the IEP. 

ESL 035 is a course in grammar and writing for high intermediate students who are preparing to enter a U.S. college or university. The course has these goals:

1. Students will learn to be more accurate and fluent writers.
2. Students will build on their current knowledge and learn more about English grammar.
3. Students will learn about their learning styles--and how to select more effective learning strategies.
4. Students will learn a system for editing their writing--and will practice editing as a way to improve their writing in this and other courses.
5. Students will keep a "Grammar Notebook" to have a record of their progress in the course.
6. Students will keep a journal in the "Grammar Notebook" to reflect on their learning.
7. Students will learn to use wordprocessing to prepare their written work.
8. Students will learn to use web-based grammar activities to practice different grammar points.

10% Grammar Notebook
25% Mid-term
25% Final
25% Homework
15% Quizzes 

Students are required to attend all class sessions. A student who misses 3 or more classes will be reported to the IEP director and will be withdrawn from the course.

1. Applied English Grammar by P. Byrd and B. Benson
2. Any English-English dictionary of the student's choice
3. A three-ring binder with 5 dividers to have sections to keep the materials for the course

1st Half of the Term: Past Time Writing and Related Grammar Topics such as sentence types, past tense, nouns & articles, and punctuation. In addition, the class will study "learning styles" and "editing."
 
 

Two-Week Segment	Chapters in Applied English Grammar
Weeks 1-2	Section 1: first steps, Chp. 2: past time frame, & Editing Section in back of book
Weeks 3-4	Chp. 1 AnalyzingWords and Sentences, Chp. 7 Questions & Commands, & Chapter 12 Punctuation
Weeks 5-6	Chp. 9: Nouns, Articles, and Determiners & Chp.12: punctuation

2nd Half of the Term: Writing Generalizations and Related Grammar Topics such as nouns & articles, prepositions, adverbs, clauses, and passive sentences. Students will continue to learn about "learning styles and strategies" and "editing."
 
 

Two-Week Segment	Chapters in Applied English Grammar
Weeks 7-8	Chp 3 General Truth Time Frame, Chp. 14 Adverbs and Chp. 8 Prepositions
Weeks 9-10	Chp. 10 Adverbial, Relative, & Noun Clauses
Weeks 11-12	Chapter 11 Passive Sentences

Students can learn to be better writers of English only by doing their own work. In this course, "cheating" is defined as "using other people's work as your own." Any work that is submitted must be the work of the student who submits that work. Such work will be given a grade of "F." The student will be reported to the IEP Director and may be withdrawn from the course.