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Grammar Summer 2005 J. E. Seibert
Tokyo International University of America
Syllabus (Course Information)

• Language = grammar + vocabulary + pronunciation
• About the course
  • Students in this course focus on grammatical competence necessary for the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.
  • The course will review and strengthen students' understanding and ability to use fundamental English grammar.
  • As well as doing classroom and textbook exercises, students will gain control over grammar structures through a variety of communication activities in pairs and small groups.

Contacting the instructor

Name: Professor J. E. Seibert

• E-mail address: jseibert@willamette.edu
• Office 209; telephone number: 503-373-3302
• Office hours: 3:00-4:00 Tuesdays and by appointment

Texts (bring these books to class every day!)

Provided by TIUA:

Azar, Betty Schrampfer: Basic English Grammar. Longman, 1996.

You must have your own dictionary and bring it to class!

General course requirements and class rules

• Attend and actively participate in all classes.
• Bring your textbooks and your dictionaries.
• Complete all in-class and homework assignments at a satisfactory level or above.
• Pass quizzes and tests.
• Use English in class and encourage others to use English. Please speak English 97.145927% of the time.
• No chewing gum in class. It makes it hard to practice English.
• You may drink beverages in class. Don't spill!
• No eating food in class, please, because I would like you to focus on the class.

Grades

• There is no make-up of quizzes and tests unless the student contacts me BEFORE class and has a very good reason for missing a quiz or test.
• I will not collect or check most homework. You have an answer book, so you can check your own homework. Ask when you have questions.
• There will be a 5-point quiz at 9:00 a.m. every morning unless all students are present at 9:00.
• Final grades can be A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or F.
• Each assignment will have a point value; smaller assignments and quizzes will be worth fewer points and major assignments and exams will be worth more points. At the end of the semester:
  • "A"s are 90% and above
  • "B"s are 80%-89%
  • "C"s are 70%-79%
  • 69% or below = "F"
• At the end of the semester, if you are between two grades, you will get the higher grade if you tried hard to do your best and participated actively in class.
• You can check your grade any time using the course website and a password.
• Students who miss 20% or more of the classes will receive an "F" and will not get credit. This is TIUA policy. Also,
  • Three late arrivals equal one absence.
  • You are absent if you are asleep in class. Students in the U.S. do not sleep in class.
  • You will be marked absent if you arrive more than about 20 minutes late.

Special note about doing your own work

• Plagiarism will result in the students involved receiving an "F" on the assignment.
• Plagiarism is copying text or ideas from another student's work, or from a text or website, without giving credit.

Success

I will do everything possible to help you succeed in this course, but you are in control of your success and your future.