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This document outlines the calendar of activities and policies for a TOEFL preparation course taking place in the fall 2020 semester. The course will cover listening, reading, structure, and written expression skills over three partial periods. Homework will be assigned regularly and constitute 20% of the partial grade. Quizzes will also be given regularly and constitute another 20% of the partial grade. Students are expected to arrive on time for class and absences will be limited to four. Grades will be calculated based on homework, quizzes, tests for each partial period, and a final TOEFL exam.

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Calendar of Activities

This document outlines the calendar of activities and policies for a TOEFL preparation course taking place in the fall 2020 semester. The course will cover listening, reading, structure, and written expression skills over three partial periods. Homework will be assigned regularly and constitute 20% of the partial grade. Quizzes will also be given regularly and constitute another 20% of the partial grade. Students are expected to arrive on time for class and absences will be limited to four. Grades will be calculated based on homework, quizzes, tests for each partial period, and a final TOEFL exam.

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Universidad de Monterrey

Preparación Intensiva para el TOEFL – Calendar of Activities and Policies


Fall 2020

Professor: Sylvia Helena Rossi Cobo


Office: Sala De Profesores, Edif 6 Piso 3 Dept de Idiomas
Consultation Hours: Monday/ /Thursday, from 1:00 to 2 pm, previous appointment
Email: Use the course’s messages tool on Blackboard.

Textbook : Phillips, Deborah. Preparation Course for the TOEFL TEST. The Paper Test. Longman:2003.

Calendar of Activities

Listening Structure & WE Reading


Partial One Part A: Structure: R1. Questions about the Ideas of the
L1. Strategies (Skills 1-3) S1. Sentences with One Clause (Skills 1-5) Passage (Skills 1-2)
L2. Who, What, Where (Skills 4- S2. Sentences with Multiple Clauses (Skills
6) 6-8)

Written Expression:
S3. Problems with Subject/Verb Agreement
(Skills 20-23)
S4. Problems with Parallel Structure (Skills
24-26)
Partial Two Part A: Structure: R2. Directly Answered Questions (Skills
L3. Negatives (Skills 7-10) L3 S5. More Sentences with Multiple Clauses 3-5)
L4. Functions (Skills 11-13) L4 (Skills 9-12) R3. Indirectly Answered Questions (Skills
Part B: S6. Sentences with Reduced Clauses (Skills 6-7)
L5. Before and while listening 13-14)
(Skills 18-22)
Written Expression:
S7. Problems with Comparatives and
Superlatives (Skills 27-29)
S8. Problems with the Form of the Verb
(Skills 30-32)
S9. Problems with the Use of the Verb (Skills
33-36)
S10. Problems with Passive Verbs (Skills 37-
38)
S11. Problems with Nouns (Skills 39-42)
S12. Problems with Pronouns (Skills 43-45)

Final Part A: Structure: R4. Vocabulary Questions (Skills 8-11)


Period L6. Contrary Meanings (Skills S13. Sentences with Inverted Subjects and R5. Overall Review Questions (Skills 12-
14-15) Verbs (Skills 15-19) 13)
L7. Idiomatic Language (Skills Written Expression:
16-17) S14. Problems with Adjectives and Adverbs
Part C: (Skills 46-48)
L8. Before and while Listening S15. More Problems with Adjectives (Skills
(Skills 23-27) 49-51)
S16. Problems with Articles (Skills 52-55)
S17. Problems with Prepositions (Skills 56-
57)
S18. Problems with Usage (Skills 58-60)
Homework:
This is a very intensive course with many skills so we learn the Skills (Listening, Reading, Structure) at a fast pace. For this reason, homework is very
important because from doing it, you will be remembering what skills you worked on in class and also practice them.
Homework may be individual or in teams. Homework will usually be submitted via Blackboard via announcements unless otherwise noted by the teacher. It
will be assigned regularly, and it is due for the next class period or weekly. It constitutes 20% of your partial grade.
Homework should not be late. If you are absent from class for any reason, it will be your responsibility to find out either from the teacher or from one of your
classmates what the homework is.

Quizzes:

Quizzes will be a regular part of your classroom activities. They constitute 20% of the partial grade.

Punctuality
Everyone is expected to be in the classroom when the class starts.

Absences
You will have a limit of 4 unexcused absences for this course. Exceeding the limit of absences may result in being denied the right to present
exams.

Grades

Partials:
Homework and In-Class work: 25%
Quizzes: 25%
Written Test: 50%

Final Period:
Partials: 60%
Final Period Activities (quizzes, homework, etc): 25%
Final TOEFL exam: 15%

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