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Crucial Info for Fall 2020:
Instructors: Prof. Amber Gutzwiler (Andrews) and Dr. Loren R. Schmidt
Telephone: Prof. Gutzwiler (509) 429-1922; Dr. Schmidt (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 2112 (Work); (509) 307-0104 (Cell); (509) 574-8486 (Home)
E-Mail for Prof. Gutzwiler: andrews_a@heritage.edu
E-Mail for Prof. Schmidt: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or (backup) loren@llschmidt.net
Prof. Schmidt's Office: Simkins 2112, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948
Prof. Schmidt's Virtual Office Hours on Elluminate: W 6-8 pm PDT/PST, F 130-3 pm PDT/PST, or by appointment
Prof. Schmidt's Physical Office Hours: None for Fall 2020
Time and Place for Classes (all times PDT/PST):
Toppenish Section (Eng 337.0, Eng 537.0, Eng 556.0)
All Synchronous Classes Meet Via Zoom or Blackboard Collaborate. Watch for session invitations from your instructor.
Toppenish Undergraduate: F 5:30-8:30 p.m., S 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., on 8/28-29, 9/18-19, 10/2-3. Eng 319.0 will meet Su 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on 8/30, 9/20, and 10/4.
Toppenish Graduate: F 5:30-8:30 p.m., S 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Su 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on 8/28-29 (30), 9/18-19 (20), 10/2-3 (4). Graduate Students who feel confident in the Sentence Combining Review work do not need to attend the Sunday sessions but may just post their Reviews in the 319 Forums.
Toppenish classroom students may drop into Prof. Gutzwiler's or Dr. Schmidt's online sessions anytime they wish and vice-versa.
Online Students from Eng 337.0, Eng 537.0, Eng 556.0
1. Class will meet via Internet on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage) using Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate) or Zoom.
2. During their office hours, Dr. Schmidt or Prof. Gutzwiler will cover the reading materials, go over exercises and homework, and answer questions for students who drop in. ATTENDANCE IS NOT REQUIRED. SOME SESSIONS WILL BE RECORDED FOR LATER PLAYBACK, BUT NOT ALL PARTS OF EVERY SESSION ARE RECORDED. However, there are additional video lectures and previously-recorded sessions available. Students with other obligations on Thursdays evwho need additional assistance should contact the instructor to arrange an online conference.
3. Online students who want to speak rather than type SHOULD use a headset when attending Elluminate sessions. Zoom sessions have fewer issues with mics, but open microphones can still create feedback. Cheap headsets and typed questions both work just fine; webcam generally necessary for live Zoom sessions, but students working asychronously can function without either a mic or a webcam.
Virtual Campus: MyHeritage log-in codes are already AVAILABLE! Check registration letter from Heritage Registrar or contact instructor.
Text: Victoria Fromkin, Robert Rodman, and Nina Hyams. An Introduction to Language. 11th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt, 2018. EXCEPTION: We will use parts of the Syntax chapter from an earlier edition. This can be downloaded from the Syntax page on MyHeritage.
This text is available in electronic format from Cengage.
Required Resource for All Students: Oxford English Dictionary online (contact HU Library or Prof. Gutzwiler or Dr. Schmidt for log-in information).
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Course Description and Objectives
Grading: Elements of Evaluation English 337
Grading: Elements of Evaluation English 537
Link to English 319 Applied Syntax
Homework Answers for Some Exercises in Chaps. 5, 6, and 2 (10th ed.) Will be updated as time permits
Syntax Practice Sentences: Answers (matches 8th and 9th editions!)
Sentences for Technical Exercise #1:
Did the magician astonish you?
Yes, she fooled me completely.