- COURSE SYLLABUS Seattle University Intensive English Program
Usage (Advanced Grammar)
IEP 0805 / 4 credits
Spring Quarter 2016
Instructor: Julia Swan
Email: [email protected]
Office Location: Lynn Building
Dates: Mar 29th - June 6th
Class Hours: 11:05am-12:30pm, Mon-Thrs
Class Room: Xavier, Room 070
Office Hours: By appointment
No Class: May 30th – Memorial Day
Required Course Text and Materials:
 Focus on Grammar 5 (Fourth Edition), Jay Maurer with online component My English Lab
 Standard College-Ruled 8 ½ x 11 paper
Course Description:
This course is a part of your preparation for completing college-courses in English. The goal is to increase your
ability to use accurate and varied grammatical structures in spoken and written English.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successfully completing this class, students should be able to do the following:
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Understand and demonstrate complex grammatical structures
Produce grammatical structures more accurately in speech and writing
Identify the structure and meaning of a variety of grammatical forms in reading
Recognize and correct their own grammatical errors
Evaluate and edit others’ use of grammar
Use more complex and academic grammatical structures with accuracy. These may include:
o verbal forms and tenses and modals
o passive voice and causatives
o adverb/adjectives/noun clauses
o reduced clauses and phrases
o conditionals
o reported and embedded speech
o conjunctions
o parallel structure
o any others observed by myself or your writing instructor to be in need of work or
practice!
Grading Policy:
A student must have a minimum 80% proficiency in IEP courses to move up to the next level. After the 80%
proficiency benchmark has been reached, other class work such as homework, attendance, participation, and
other assignments done outside of class will be considered in order to calculate your final class grade.
After a minimum score of 80% proficiency has been attained in proficiency, the below scores will be
averaged into final grade:
50% Class Participation, Deductive grammar exercises & Homework
50% Proficiency Assessment (Grammar Exams)
When turning in assignments for this course, please use a standard academic heading aligned on the top
left side, when handing in essays. It should look like this:
Amy Lee
(Your name: first, then last)
IEP Grammar— Swan
(Subject, instructor’s last name)
Conditionals, Homework
(Specific Assignment Name)
Apr 2nd, 2016
(Month, Date, Year)
Course Requirements
1. Show respect to your teacher and your classmates. When someone is talking, look at them and listen. Do
not talk while the teacher OR another student is talking. This is very serious. I will deduct participation
points each time you show disrespect to your classmates.
2. Come to class on time every day. I expect you to be sitting in your desk ready to start class. If you are
late, come into the classroom without being disruptive. Do not greet anyone. Find your seat and get to
work! Note: coming to class late affects your participation score.
3. Take responsibility for your learning. You will pass this class if you show me that you have the English
proficiency needed for the next level. You can help yourself by visiting the tutoring center, doing extra
listening practice on your own, and keeping a vocabulary journal.
4. Do all of your own work. All assignments were designed to help you improve. Do not cheat yourself out
of the opportunity to improve. Any copied or plagiarized assignment will receive zero points.
5. Turn in your assignments on time.
6. Come to class when tests are scheduled. There will be no make-up tests.
7. If you are absent, check the website and/or contact a classmate to find out what you missed. I will
expect you to come back to class fully prepared for class.
8. Turn off your cell phone and/or other devices while you are in class. Cell phones tend to be distracting,
which leads to showing disrespect to your teacher and classmates.
9. Do not try to negotiate with me for grades. If you believe I have made a mistake, please tell me.
However, do not ask for a passing score that you have not earned. It would be unfair of me to pass a
student because he or she has a scholarship or visa issues.
10. Do not bring food or drink into the classroom. The only exception allowed is a bottle of water.
11. Plan restroom breaks between class periods.
Attendance Policy:
*5 Absences = WARNING / 10 Absences = IT IS UNLIKELY THAT YOU WILL PASS THE CLASS
NOTE:
If you are absent: Email me and contact one of your classmates to see what you have missed. Missing class is
not an excuse for not doing assignments. If you are going to be absent for 3 days or more, please email in
advance to let me know.
Class Contacts: Write the name and phone number/e-mail address of 2 classmates here.
1. Classmate: _____________________________ Phone Number: __________________________
2. Classmate: _____________________________ Phone Number: __________________________
Academic Dishonesty & Plagiarism:
Any type of academic dishonesty may result in a failing grade for the course. Examples: looking in the
direction of another student's quiz/exam or computer screen, checking your cell phone during a test, copying,
downloading and/or exchanging files, substituting another student's work for your own, using “cheat sheets,”
etc. Please don't do it! ALWAYS DO YOUR OWN WORK!
Note about disabilities and course accommodations (Americans With Disabilities Act):
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical
information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated,
please make an appointment to speak with me as soon as possible. If you need any special accommodation due
to a documented disability or medical condition, I will help you arrange to meet with an International Student
Advisor and the Disability Support Services Office so that accommodations can be arranged.
Information about Emergency Preparedness
Where can I find the SU Emergency Crisis Management Plan?
The plan is online at http://www.seattleu.edu/safety/.
What should I do if there is an emergency or I see something suspicious?
Any threat or risk that puts lives in immediate danger should be reported to Campus Public Safety at 206-2965911. If you are off-campus, call 911.
Lock-Down Steps:
If the order to “Lock Down” is given, you should do the following:
 If you are in an office or a room that can be locked, close and lock the door, turn out lights, lay low and
shelter behind any furniture against a solid wall.
 If the doors do not lock, stack furniture in front of the door, turn out the lights, lay low and shelter
behind the remaining furniture against a solid wall.
 Avoid sheltering in an area in the room near or next to the windows.
 Wait for further instructions or messages that the threat has passed.
 If you are in an outside area, evacuate yourself away from campus to an open business or other safe area
and take cover.
 Monitor for updates and the “all clear” signal from Public Safety or the police.