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Oct 07, 2024
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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ESL 088WG - Writing and Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English IV 4 Credits, 4 Contact Hours 4 lecture periods 0 lab periods
Advanced-level academic writing and grammar for non-native speakers of English. Includes rhetorical forms, writing process and conventions, sentence structure, grammar, study strategies, technology, and college resources.
Prerequisite(s): Placement into ESL 088WG; or completion of ESL 080WG or 085WG . Recommendation: Concurrent enrollment in an ESL Oral Communication course (CM) and an ESL Reading and Vocabulary course (RV) according to previous course completion or ESL assessment test score. Information: Prerequisites may be waived with consent of instructor. See an ESL instructor for details.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Use advanced-level grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics in written tasks.
- Use advanced-level content and organization in written tasks.
Performance Objectives:
- Organize, write, and edit academic essays and a research paper.
- Use Advanced-level writing process and standard writing conventions.
- Use Advanced-level sentence structure in written tasks.
- Use, identify, and analyze high advanced-level grammar in written English.
- Integrate a variety of study strategies into academic English learning.
- Use technology for assignments and communication.
- Employ college resources.
Outline:
- Rhetorical Forms (One Research-Based)
- Summary and analysis
- Expository
- Problem/solution Argumentative
- Writing Process and Conventions
- Choose and narrow topic
- Organize ideas
- Apply standard essay structure
- Introduction with thesis statement
- Supporting ideas
- Expansion/examples
- Conclusion
- Coherence within and between paragraphs
- Revision/editing
- Revise content
- Edit
- Research
- Sources
- Periodicals
- Internet
- APA style
- References page
- In-text citations
- Understanding and avoiding plagiarism
- Sentence Structure
- Simple
- Compound (and, but, so, or)
- Complex
- Adverb, adjective, and noun clauses
- Conditionals (real and unreal)
- Review of reported and quoted speech
- Compound-complex
- Phrases
- Adjective, adverb, and noun phrases
- Review of prepositional phrases
- Grammar
- Verb tense and mood
- Review of tenses
- Review of modals
- Review of passive voice in present tense
- Passive voice in other tenses and with modals-
- Structural analysis
- Fragments
- Run-ons
- Comma splices
- Parallel structure
- Other structures
- Study Strategies
- Use of syllabus
- Organization of course materials
- Interpretation of teacher feedback
- Use of various study techniques
- Test taking skills
- Technology
- Use of technology for assignments
- Use of technology for communication
- College Resources
- Faculty office hours
- Learning/tutoring center
- Advising and counseling center
- Library and computer commons
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