English as a Second Language (ENSL) 0081-203 (22863)

Class Session Schedule

2009 Fall Semester

 

MON 17 AUG: First class session for ENSL 0081-203 for the 2009 fall semester. WED 19 AUG: Grammar Definitions; Fearless Fourteen excerpt #1; Fearless Fourteen excerpt #2
MON 24 AUG: Sentence types; Fearless Fourteen excerpt #3, excerpt #4, excerpt #5, excerpt #6; differences between clauses. [Note: A brief orientation to sentence types can be found in Top 20 (pp. 233-234).] WED 26 AUG: Relationships between clauses (only two); relationships among clauses (three or more); example sentences from Nontraditional Undergraduates: What is the sentence type?
MON 31 AUG: Can you recognize the clauses? Can you recognize the clause combinations? Can you recognize the subject-verb combinations? Can you recognize the sentence type? (Supplementary handout - Nontraditional Undergraduates: Sentences to Clauses) WED 2 SEP: "Nontraditional Undergraduates": The shortest sentences - (Without using any notes, any handouts, or anything else; using only what you have in your mind) Recognizing subject-verb combinations; recognizing clause boundaries; recognizing clause combinations; recognizing sentence types.
MON 7 SEP: Labor day Holiday; GPC classes do not meet on this day. Enjoy the respite in the schedule! WED 9 SEP: "Nontraditional Undergraduates": The longest sentences - (Without using any notes, any handouts, or anything else; using only what you have in your mind) Recognizing subject-verb combinations; recognizing clause boundaries; recognizing clause combinations; recognizing sentence types.
MON 14 SEP: More examples: (Without using any notes, any handouts, or anything else; using only what you have in your mind) Recognizing subject-verb combinations; recognizing clause boundaries; recognizing clause combinations; recognizing sentence types. WED 16 SEP: Test 1: Identifying subject-verb combinations; identifying clauses boundaries; identifying clause combinations; identifying sentence type.
MON 21 SEP: WED 23 SEP:
MON 28 SEP: WED 30 SEP:
MON 5 OCT: Quiz 1; Quiz 2 (answers) WED 7 OCT:
MON 12 OCT: WED 14 OCT:
MON 19 OCT: WED 21 OCT:
MON 26 OCT: Writing answers to questions on Matilda (the first six chapters) WED 28 OCT: Explaining a sentence (Notes).
MON 2 NOV: WED 4 NOV: Writing answers to questions on Matilda (through "The Second Miracle")
MON 9 NOV: Test results (from WED 4 NOV); questions to address in your answers; two more verb patterns. WED 11 NOV: Writing answers to questions on Matilda (from "The Second Miracle")
MON 16 NOV: WED 18 NOV:
MON 23 NOV: WED 25 NOV: Student study day; GPC classes do not meet. (Tomorrow is Thanksgiving!)
MON 30 NOV: WED 2 DEC: Last class session for ENSL 0081-203 for the 2009 fall semester. Are you ready for the semester to be over? Are you ready for final exams? They begin next MON 7 DEC.
MON 7 DEC WED 9 DEC: experimental