ENGLISH 101C – ACADEMIC ENGLISH II FOR UNDERGRADUATES

English 101C – Academic English II for Undergraduates
Summer 2006

Instructor:	Volker Hegelheimer	E-mail:	volkerh@iastate.edu
Office:	341 Ross Hall	Mailbox:	206 Ross Hall
Phone:	294-2282	Office Hours:	M 2-3, & by appointment

Class Hours & Locations:

Monday	12:10 - 01:55	Ross 137 (computer classroom)
Tuesday	12:10 - 01:55	Ross 131 (II)
Thursday	12:10 - 01:55	Ross 137 (computer classroom)

Required Materials:

Academic Writing: Exploring Processes and Strategies (2nd Edition) by Ilona Leki (St. Martin’s Press, 1995)
An e-mail account
A USB Flash drive or other storage device

Course Homepage:

http://volkerh.public.iastate.edu/101C/SS06/

Course Objectives:

to develop fluency and self-confidence in your writing
to improve your understanding of the writing process
to develop writing and revising strategies
to develop your vocabulary
to give you practice in using published sources appropriately
to increase your ability to recognize and improve problems areas in your writing
to prepare you to meet basic standards of correctness in writing

Grading:

10%	Paper 1	>93%	A
20%	Paper 2 (survey paper)	92-90%	A-
35%	Paper 3 (research paper)	89-87%	B+
10%	Paper 4	86-83%	B
		82-80%	B-
10%	Journal Assignments (3)	79-77%	C+
10%	Vocabulary Project (4 assignments, 2 quizzes)	76-73%	C
5%	Homework, Quizzes, & Participation	72-70%	C-
--------	------------------------------------------------	69-67%	D+
100%	Total	66-63%	D
		62-60%	D-
		<60	F