Maricopa Community Colleges  ESL030AC   20016-99999 

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

ESL030AC  2001 Fall - 9999

LEC

1 Credit(s)

1 Period(s)

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

Third 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: Grade of "P" or "C" or better in ESL030AB.

 

Course Notes: ESL030AC 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:

 

ESL030AC  2001 Fall - 9999

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

 

1.

Construct passive and active sentences. (I)

2.

Use simple past, present perfect, present perfect continuous. and past perfect tenses correctly in 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 a variety of tenses. (II)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

ESL030AC  2001 Fall - 9999

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

I. Grammar

A. Review of tenses

1. Simple past

2. Present perfect

3. Present perfect continuous

4. Past perfect

5. Regular and irregular verbs

B. Passive and active

1. Simple present

2. Present continuous

3. Future

4. Simple past

5. Past continuous

6. Present perfect

7. Modals

8. Infinitives

C. Sentence identification and construction

1. Simple

2. Compound

3. Complex

D. Sentence fragments and run-ons

1. Identification

2. Correction

E. Sentence combination

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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