Maricopa Community Colleges  ESL030   20016-99999 

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

ESL030  2001 Fall - 9999

LEC

3 Credit(s)

3 Period(s)

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

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 a grade of "P" or "C" or better in ESL020, or (ESL020AA, ESL020AB, and ESL020AC).

 

Course Notes: ESL030 may be repeated for a maximum of six (6) credits. Credit (P) or no credit (Z). Standard grading available according to procedures outlined in catalog.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

ESL030  2001 Fall - 9999

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

 

1.

Use perfect, present perfect, and past perfect 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 which 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. (II)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

ESL030  2001 Fall - 9999

English as a Second Language III: Grammar

I. Grammar

A. Review

1. Past tense

2. Regular and irregular verbs

B. Tenses

1. Perfect tense

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

3. Past perfect

a. Affirmative

b. Negative

c. Questions

d. Short answer

e. Tags

C. Identification and construction of sentences

1. Simple

2. Compound

3. Complex

D. Identification and correction of sentence fragments and run-ons

E. Combining sentences

F. Subject-verb agreement

G. Capitalization and punctuation

H. Infinitives and gerunds

I. Problem prepositions

J. Prepositional phrases

K. Past participles and adjectives

L. Forming questions

N. Vocabulary expansion

II. Writing short paragraphs

A. Making an outline for a short paragraph

B. Writing a simple paragraph using correct format

C. Editing a paragraph

 

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