ESL 21 B Tentative Schedule – Fall 2007

*Please note that this schedule may change at the instructor's discretion.

ND = New Directions

Week 1: Aug 28/30

Welcome & Introductions

Diagnostic Testing (Grammar & Writing)

Week 2: Sept 4/6

Discussion and review of diagnostic, review of essay form

Topic 1: Intercultural Communication - “American Values and Assumptions” (ND pp. 5-13)

Week 3: Sept 11/13

Topic 1: Intercultural Communication - “Where Do We Stand” (ND pp.19-23)

Week 4: Sept 18/20

Topic 1: Intercultural Communication - “Time Talks with an Accent” (ND pp.27-31)

Preparation for Essay #1

Week 5: Sept 25/27

Topic 1: Intercultural Communication – Supplemental Readings (ND)

Preparation for Essay #1

Essay #1 written in class September 26

Week 6: Oct 2/4

Review and discussion of Essay #1

Topic 2: Education -  “School is Bad for Children” (ND pp. 59-63)

Week 7: Oct 9/11

Topic 2: Education -  “How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students’ Research Papers” (ND)

Week 8: Oct 16/18

Topic 2: Education -  “Multiple Intelligences and Emotional Intelligence” (ND)

Week 9: Oct 23/25

Topic 2: Education -  Supplemental Readings (ND)

Preparation for Essay #2

Essay #2 written in class October 24

Week 10: Oct 30/ Nov 1

Review and discussion of Essay #2,

Topic 3: Gender Roles - “Sex Roles” (ND 189-195)

Week 11: Nov 6/8

Topic 3: Gender Roles - “Boys Will Be Boys” (ND 201-206)

Preparation for Common Essay Exam

Week 12: Nov 13/15

Common Essay Exam given this week

Week 13: Nov 20/22

Topic 3: Gender Roles - “The Androgynous Male” (ND 201-206)

Topic 3: Gender Roles - “Sex, Signs and Conversation: Why Men and Women Can’t Communicate” (ND 211-213)

Preparation for Essay #3

Week 14: Nov 27/29

Essay #3 written on November 26

Discussion of Common Essay Exam results

Week 15: Dec 4/6

December 13 – FINAL EXAM from 12-3 p.m.