Maricopa Community Colleges  ESL077   20016-20016 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  03/27/01
ESL077      20016-20016 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Fundamentals of Writing English as a Second Language
Emphasis on writing paragraphs and short essays using correct, idiomatic English. Prerequisites: Appropriate English or ESL placement score, or ESL040, or ENG056, or ENG061, or ESL042, or permission of department chair.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ESL077   20016-20016 Fundamentals of Writing English as a Second Language
1. Identify the three stages of the writing process. (I)
2. Analyze the audience for specific writing situations. (I)
3. Identify and correct common errors in diction. (II)
4. Identify and correct common errors in sentence construction. (III)
5. Write clear and focused topic sentences. (IV)
6. Support topic sentences with specific evidence. (IV)
7. Define the elements of coherent writing and revise paragraphs using those elements. (IV)
8. Use specific supporting details, including facts, statistics, examples, and concrete sensory details. (V)
9. Write several paragraphs and multi-paragraph essays, using different rhetorical modes. (V)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ESL077   20016-20016 Fundamentals of Writing English as a Second Language
    I. Overview
        A. The writing process
        B. Audience analysis
      II. Correct idiomatic expression and diction
          A. Present tense verbs
          B. Past tense verbs
          C. Future tense verbs
          D. Modal verbs
          E. Phrasal verbs
          F. Prepositions
          G. Articles
        III. Writing correct sentences
            A. Sentence fragments
            B. Fused sentences (comma splices and run-ons)
            C. Agreement (subject-verb and antecedent-pronoun)
            D. Pronoun reference
            E. Dangling and misplaced modifiers
            F. Punctuation
            G. Parallel construction
          IV. Writing clear paragraphs
              A. Topic sentence
              B. Specific support sentences
              C. Unity and coherence
              D. Continuity
            V. Modes of development
                A. Narration
                B. Description
                C. Exemplification
                D. Process
                E. Classification
                F. Cause and effect
                G. Argument and persuasion
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