IE 012 Intensive English Grammar 1 (4 credits)

Course Description
Grammar 1 is an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course for students who need to develop low-intermediate English language skills. Students will study low-intermediate grammar concepts. Students must reach 80% competency overall in order to pass to the next level.

Course Content
Simple present, simple past and simple future tenses Present progressive tense Positive and negative statements There is and there are structures Yes/No and Wh-questions Singular, plural and non-countable nouns Subject, object and possessive pronouns Regular verbs and commonly used irregular verbs Adverbs of frequency Attributive and predicate adjectives Comparative and superlative adjectives Articles with singular nouns

Student Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to perform the following outcomes at a low-intermediate language level:

Communicate using simple grammatical structures.
Examine syntax of basic expressions.
Apply basic grammar and mechanics to create simple sentences in a variety of contexts.
Use common grammatical features in basic expressions in a variety of contexts.

Degree Outcomes

Program Outcome 1: apply college-ready English language skills in a U.S. higher education environment.

Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to craft and exchange ideas and information in a variety of situations, in response to audience, context, purpose, and motivation.

Lecture Contact Hours 40
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 40

Potential Methods
Individual/Group project Tests, quizzes, and exams Class discussion Self-assessment Peer assessment Instructor observation

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IE 012 Intensive English Grammar 1 (4 credits)