Maricopa Community Colleges  ENG011AC   19982-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  11/25/97
ENG011AC     19982-20015 LEC 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s)
English As A Second Language III
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. Credit (P) or no credit (Z). Standard grading available according to procedures outlined in catalog. May be repeated for a maximum of two (2) credits. Prerequisites: Grade of "P" or "C" or better in ENG011AB.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENG011AC   19982-20015 English As A Second Language III
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:
 
ENG011AC   19982-20015 English As A Second Language III
    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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