Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG009   19922-19945 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/17/91
ENG009 19922-19945 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
English as a Second Language I
First level of English as a Second Language (ESL). Emphasis on basic conversational skills, pronunciation, vocabulary building and grammar. Some reading and sentence level writing. Credit (P) or no credit (Z). Standard grading available according to procedures outlined in catalog. May be repeated for a maximum of six (6) credits. Prerequisites: Appropriate ESL placement test score.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG009   19922-19945 English as a Second Language I
1. Use the verb "to be" in both conversation and simple written sentences in the following tenses: simple present, imperative, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, and future. (I)
2. Use common English verbs in both conversation and simple written sentences in the following tenses: simple present, imperative, present continuous, simple past, past continuous, and future. (I, II)
3. Use in both conversation and simple written sentences the following types of pronouns: subject, object, demonstrative, and possessive. (III)
4. Use in both conversation and simple written sentences common adjectives and adverbs, as well as possessive adjectives and adverbs of frequency. (IV)
5. Use in both conversation and simple written sentences common prepositions. (V)
6. Use in both conversation and simple written sentences the following types of nouns: singular, plural, and uncountable. (VI)
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ENG009   19922-19945 English as a Second Language I
    I. The verb "to be"
        A. Affirmative, negative, and interrogative
        B. Short answer
        C. With adjectives
        D. Simple past form
        E. Tag questions
        F. "There is" and "there are"
      II. Verb tenses
          A. Affirmative, negative, and interrogative
          B. Imperative
          C. Present continuous
          D. Simple present
          E. Simple past
          F. Future with "going to"
          G. Tag questions
        III. Pronouns
            A. Subject pronouns
            B. This/that/these/those
            C. Object pronouns
            D. Possessive pronouns
          IV. Adjectives and adverbs
              A. Other/another/some/any
              B. Possessive
              C. Adverbs of frequency
              D. Cardinal and ordinal numbers
            V. Prepositions
                A. Prepositions of place
                B. Prepositions of time
              VI. Nouns
                  A. Singular and plural
                  B. Uncountables
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