2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog 
    
    Jul 04, 2025  
2025-2026 Pierce College Catalog
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IE 032 Intensive English Grammar 3 (4 credits)



Course Description
Grammar 3 is an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) course for students who need to develop high-intermediate English language skills. Students will study high-intermediate grammar concepts. Students must reach 80% competency overall in order to pass to the next level.

Course Content
Present perfect and present perfect progressive  Past perfect  Adverb clauses of manner, purpose, result and contrast  Modal verbs of obligation, certainty, advice  Passive voice

Student Outcomes
 

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

  1. Communicate using complex grammatical structures.
  2. Distinguish when to use tense, aspect and voice in various situations.
  3. Examine syntax of complex expressions. 
  4. Apply grammar and mechanics to create sentences with grammatical complexity. 
  5. Use tense, aspect, voice and clauses in complex expressions. 


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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