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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Beginning to Low-Intermediate English Grammar
Course: ESL140

First Term: 2023 Fall
 Lecture   3.0 Credit(s)   3.0 Period(s)   3.0 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Beginning to low-intermediate grammar for English language learners. Emphasis on use of language in familiar contexts.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate comprehension of language that uses beginning to low-intermediate grammatical structures. (I-V)
2. Use appropriate grammar to communicate in familiar contexts. (I-VII)
3. Generate multimodal texts using beginning to low-intermediate sentence structures and appropriate conventions. (I-VII)
4. Recognize verb tenses and aspects, and moods. (V)
5. Identify appropriate grammar resources and tools. (VII)
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. Parts of speech
   A. Nouns
   B. Pronouns
   C. Adjectives
   D. Verbs
   E. Adverbs
   F. Prepositions
   G. Conjunctions
   H. Interjections
   I. Determiners
II. Subject verb agreement
III. Types of sentences
   A. Simple
   B. Compound
IV. Conventions
   A. Punctuation
   B. Capitalization
   C. Spelling
V. Verb tenses and aspects, and mood
   A. Verb Tense
      1. Past
      2. Present
      3. Future
   B. Aspect
      1. Simple
      2. Progressive
   C. Mood
      1. Indicative
      2. Imperative
      3. Interrogative
VI. Text development
   A. Planning
   B. Organizing
   C. Drafting
   D. Revising
   E. Editing
VII. Grammar resources and tools
   A. Grammar tools
   B. Translation tools
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: March 28, 2023

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