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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
English as a Second Language III: Grammar
Course: ESL030

First Term: 2025 Fall
 Lecture   3.0 Credit(s)   3.0 Period(s)   3.0 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load


Description: Third level of English as a Second Language (ESL) grammar. Emphasis on simple, progressive, and perfect verbs, complex sentence structure, paragraph building, and error correction.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Create statements and questions using simple and progressive forms of verbs in the present, past, and future. (I, II)
2. Conjugate verbs in the present and past perfect. (III)
3. Combine parts of speech to create sentences. (IV)
4. Write simple, compound, and complex sentences. (V)
5. Compose paragraphs in present, past, and future time. (VI)
6. Correct errors in writing conventions. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Present and past time
   A. Simple
   B. Progressive
   C. Stative verbs
   D. Time clauses
II. Future time
   A. Will vs. be going to
   B. Time clauses
   C. Using present tense
III. Perfect forms
   A. Past participles
      1. Regular
      2. Irregular
   B. Present perfect
      1. With since and for
      2. Repeated actions
      3. Unspecified time
      4. Vs. simple past
   C. Past perfect
IV. Parts of speech review
   A. Nouns
   B. Articles
   C. Pronouns
V. Sentence structure
   A. Simple
   B. Compound
   C. Complex
      1. Relative pronouns
      2. Adverb clauses
VI. Paragraph writing
   A. Time
      1. Present
      2. Past
      3. Future
   B. Error correction
      1. Subject-verb agreement
      2. Capitalization and punctuation
      3. Fragments and run-ons
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2025

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