INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO

PONCE CAMPUS
HUMANISTIC AND PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Professor: Dr. Alberto Rodríguez

Office: CAI: 235
Office Hours:
alrodrig@ponce.inter.edu

Course Calendar 1102- Semester January- May 2020 (M W)

Weeks 1 and 2 : Administrative Matters: Student Information, Syllabus,

January 22 – 29 Textbook, Course Syllabus Exercise, Course Calendar,
Placement test

February 3 – Feb. 17
Unit 7
Reading: Sweet Love, Food for the Future
Grammar: Verb tense review: Simple present tense vs.
present continuous tense
Simple past tense (regular and irregular),

February 19 –March 2 Unit 8

Reading: Song of the Humpback, Dogs in a Human World
Grammar: Present perfect tense
Already, ever, never and yet + the present perfect tense
MARCH 4 Test 1 (Units 7 and 8)

March 9- 18 Unit 9
Reading
Grammar: Future with will
Will + time clauses

March 23- April 1 Unit 10

Reading: The Teenage Brain, Seeing Double
The comparatives, superlatives, and equatives
April 6 Test 2 (Units 9 and 10)

April 8 – April 20 Unit 11

Reading: The Dream of Flight, Dark Descent
Grammar: Past Progressive
April 22 – May 4 Unit 12
Reading: Ice Hunters

Grammar: Present Perfect and Simple Past

May 6 Test 3 (Units 11,12), PROJECT
Past continuous vs. the simple past
Past continuous with the simple past
Some Guidelines for Classroom Etiquette:

In order to maintain the most effective learning/teaching environment for

our class, please follow these guidelines relating to classroom etiquette.

1. Please maintain an atmosphere of respect for your fellow students and

your instructor at all times.

2. Please be on time for class. If you have to enter the classroom late,
please enter the classroom quietly and try not to disrupt/distract the
class. The student is responsible for making sure that his attendance
was entered into the attendance log.

3. Only students who provide legitimate excuses for absences are

eligible to make up participation points given for missed material.

4. Please try to remember to turn off the ringer on your cell phones
before entering class. I will try to do the same.

5. Use of personal computers/devices during class time will not be

permitted unless previously authorized by the professor.

6. Eye contact is a very important part of communication. Many times I

can tell if a student is following the class by must looking in his eyes.
As such, the use of sunglasses in my classes is not permitted.

7. Please refrain from using inappropriate language in the classroom.

8. Work turned in after the due dates (late) will be accepted only when
authorized by the professor and points may be deducted.

9. All course work must be turned in personally to the professor.