Overview
Objectives
Materials
Grading
Exams
ELI Policies and Procedures
Contacting the Instructor
Beginning the Course

 
 

Overview
	ESL 013 is designed to help students refine their writing skills and review certain points in grammar. It improves students' writing proficiency to a level which would allow the students to function adequately in ENG 111 or ENG 111/009 and other college classes.  Top
Objectives
	If you complete this course and do well, you will be able to Formulate a thesis and develop it. Produce clear, logically developed essays using idiomatic English. Use strategies for approaching a variety of writing tasks.  Top
Materials
	Required textbooks:  From Thought to Word by Kessler and Collins, Published by Houghton Mifflin. Visions Across the Americas, 4th or 5th Ed., by Warner and Hilliard. Harcourt Publishers. A Writer's Reference, 5th Ed., by Hacker, Published by Bedford/St. Martin's. You may purchase the textbooks for this course at any of the five NVCC bookstores. See ELI Policies and Procedures for locations and phone numbers. You may also purchase your textbooks by mail by calling (888) 744-7839. Purchasing textbooks by mail takes longer, so order your book early.  Top
Grading
	Assignment Possible Points Percent of Final Grade Participation 5 5 Discussion Forums and Other Homework 15 15 Proctored Essays 20 20 Research Paper 35 35 Rough Draft of Research Paper 5 5 Final Exam 20 20   Grading Scale A 90-100 points 90-100 percent B 80-89 points 80-89 percent C 70-79 points 70-79 percent D 60-69 points 60-69 percent F Below 60 points Below 60 percent Top
Exams
	Since ELI courses are self-paced, you take exams when you are ready. You must take the on-campus exams at one of the five NVCC campus Testing Centers. See ELI Policies and Procedures for locations and phone numbers and information about proctors for students who live outside the Northern Virginia area. Call the Testing Center before you go to make sure they will be open and will stay open long enough for you to complete the exams. Take along a photo ID and the appropriate Exam Pass.  There two proctored essays in this course, and a proctored final exam.  Top
ELI Policies and Procedures
	This is an Extended Learning Institute (ELI) course. ELI courses differ from campus courses in several important ways, including enrollment dates, communication with faculty, assignment completion requirements, and exams. You must follow ELI's policies and procedures if you take this course. Read (or review) ELI's Policies and Procedures before you begin the course.  Top
Contacting the Instructor
	You may contact me through email at gmartin@nvcc.edu, or by telephone at my Woodbride Campus office (703) 878-5800, ext. 5-7100. You may also schedule a meeting with me in person.  Top
Beginning the Course
	1. Use your web browser to connect to www. nvcc.edu/bbstart. Follow the directions to determine your email, Blackboard and VIVA account user names and passwords. 2. Log on to your email account and make sure you know how to use it; you will be required to use this account for all course-related email. 3. Log on to your Blackboard account. 4. Click on this course under "My Courses." Review the entire course to make sure you understand what will be required of you. Then start completing the assignments. Please note that account generation takes approximately one week from the time of your paid registration. If you cannot log on after one week, contact the IT Help Desk. Top