2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Jul 03, 2025  
2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog
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IE 022 Intensive English Grammar 2 (4 credits)



Course Description
Grammar 2 is an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course for students who need to develop intermediate English language skills. Students will study intermediate grammar concepts. Students must reach 80% competency overall in order to pass to the next level.

Course Content
Simple present, past and future tenses  Present, past and future progressive tenses  Yes/No and Wh-questions  Modal verbs of ability, necessity, permission, request and possibility  Adverbs and prepositional phrases of time, place, direction and manner  Articles and determiners with singular, plural and non-count nouns

Student Outcomes
 

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

  1. Communicate using common grammatical structures.
  2. Distinguish when to use tenses in different situations.
  3. Examine syntax of everyday expressions. 
  4. Apply grammar and mechanics to create sentences that express intent.
  5. Use common grammatical features in everyday expressions in various 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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