LIN 2670 English Grammar Fall 2003

Teacher: Dr. Kevin McCarthy Office: 4360 Turlington Hall

Phone: 392-6650, ex. 281 Office hours: T 5-6 periods, R 6^th period

If these hours are inconvenient, we can meet at another time.

Email: kmccarth@english.ufl.edu

Turn off your cell phones and pagers while in class.

Please do not eat or drink in the classroom, but do have breakfast BEFORE class. Do not call the professor at home. Turn off your cell phones while you are in class.

Purpose of course: it will be a practical course in the basics of English grammar, including vocabulary, syntax, semantics, spelling, and pronunciation. No previous knowledge of English grammar is presumed. Because this will be an intensive course, please come to class prepared to participate in every session.

Text: grammar packet available under LIN 2670 at the Campus Bookstore.

Requirements: 7 tests, each worth 14 pts. + 2 extra questions on the final test = 100 pts.

Grading scale: A = 90-100; B = 80-89; C = 70-79; D = 60-69; E = 0-59. The top three numbers in each category will earn a +, e.g. 87,88,89 = B+. If you miss a test, I will double the value of the next one. If you miss two tests in a row, I will triple the value of the next one. There will be no make-up tests. You may not skip the last test.

The seven tests will be on the following days:

(1) Thursday, Sept. 4

(2) Thursday, Sept. 18

(3) Thursday, Oct. 2

(4) Thursday, Oct. 16

(5) Thursday, Oct. 30

(6) Thursday, Nov. 13

(7) Tuesday, Dec. 9

The tests will be CUMULATIVE. The 7th test, which is NOT a final exam, will have an extra two points on it to bring the total for the course to 100 points.