Offline Orientation - English 50

ENGL 50-09: ENGLISH FUNDAMENTALS

This is a college preparatory course for those students whose placement test scores indicate a need for a review of the mechanics of written composition: sentence structure, punctuation, vocabulary, and spelling. Intensive training in paragraph and essay writing, reading for understanding, and learning of the grammatical aspects of the English language are included. Students must pass this course to graduate from Taft College. For this reason, it represents the writing standards for the college and students who pass the class must be expected to have achieved a minimum level of competency in writing.

Advisory: Qualify by assessment process or pass English 55 with a grade of "C" or better.

COURSE DETAILS

Instructor: Geoffrey Dyer

E-Mail: gdyer@taft.org
Telephone: 763-7724
The instructor will be available on campus from 10:00am to 11:00am, Monday and Wednesday, in the C.A.S.A. building (the old counseling center, adjacent to the cafeteria).
Send mail correspondence to:
Geoffrey Dyer
Taft College
29 Emmons Park Dr.
Taft, CA 93268

Units: 3

Class Meets: June 16 through August 7th

Textbook:

Purchased Textbook: Flachmann, Mosaics: Focusing on Essays in Context, 4th Edition, Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men (call bookstore for current prices or browse online)

Estimated Time Per Week: Between 8 to 10 hours.

Special Requirements: This course is offline, and work may be submitted by mail or email. However, the class materials will all be available through the ETUDES system as well. It is not required that you use the ETUDES mode of delivery, but if you have internet access it is recommended.

Assignments & Tests: Weekly writing assignments on grammar, vocabulary, and content of readings delivered through Etudes, email, or by mail (See syllabus).

Proctored Exams: A midterm and a final examination must be taken on campus in the LRC. If you cannot get to Taft, you must fill out an online proctor request. See the Proctor Identification Procedures for directions on how to set up a proctor for approval. Not all requests for off site proctors will be granted.

Additional Comments: By electing to take this course in the summer, you are choosing to do, within a single week, what would normally take place in two weeks.

Syllabus in PDF Format: Click the Course Syllabus link to open a copy of the syllabus in PDF format. The syllabus will open in a new window.

New to ETUDES-NG: Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES-NG. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES-NG.

ETUDES-NG Course: You will log into the Etudes-NG classroom with log-in information provided below:

New Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of SSN

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333

Username = joga23333

MonthDay of birth in school records

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

Password = 0411

Previous Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of SSN

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333

Username = joga23333

Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used on your application.

Etudes-NG link opens in a new window

Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.