Maricopa Community Colleges  ESL030AA   20016-99999 

Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval:  3/27/01

ESL030AA  2001 Fall - 9999

LEC

1 Credit(s)

1 Period(s)

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

First module of the third level of English as a Second Language (ESL). Emphasis on sentence structure and paragraph building. Extensive grammar study and writing practice.

Prerequisites: Appropriate ESL Placement test score, or grade of "P" or "C" or better in ESL020 or (ESL020AA, ESL020AB, and ESL020AC).

 

Course Notes: ESL030AA may be repeated for a maximum of two (2) credits. Credit (P) or no credit (Z). Standard grading available according to procedures outlined in catalog.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

ESL030AA  2001 Fall - 9999

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

 

1.

Use simple past, present perfect, and present perfect continuous tenses correctly in sentences. (I)

2.

Construct simple, compound, and complex sentences. (I)

3.

Correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences. (I)

4.

Write sentences that contain subject-verb agreement and correct capitalization and punctuation. (I)

5.

Use prepositions, prepositional phrases, past participles, and adjectives correctly in sentences. (I)

6.

Develop an outline for a short paragraph. (II)

7.

Write and edit a simple paragraph incorporating the present perfect (continuous) tense. (II)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

ESL030AA  2001 Fall - 9999

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

I. Grammar

A. Review

1. Simple past tense

2. Regular and irregular verbs

B. Tenses

1. Present perfect

a. Affirmative

b. Negative

c. Questions

d. Short answer

e. Tags

2. Present perfect continuous

a. Affirmative

b. Negative

c. Questions

d. Short answer

e. Tags

C. Sentence identification and construction

1. Simple

2. Compound

3. Complex

D. Sentence fragments and run-ons

1. Identification

2. Correction

E. Sentence combinations

F. Subject-verb agreement

G. Capitalization and punctuation

H. Infinitives and gerunds

I. Problem prepositions

J. Prepositional phrases

K. Past participles and adjectives

L. Question formation

M. Vocabulary expansion

II. Writing Short Paragraphs

A. Outlining

B. Formatting

C. Editing

 

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