11/21/2024 12:38:04 AM	EMLS 373GR Course Outline as of Fall 2024	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  EMLS 373GR	Title:  EMLS ADV. GRAMMAR REVIEW
Full Title:  Advanced Grammar Review for Multilingual Students
Last Reviewed:3/11/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.50	Lecture Scheduled	1.50		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	26.25
Minimum	1.50	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.50			Contact Total	26.25
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  52.50

Total Student Learning Hours: 78.75

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  ESL 373GR

Catalog Description:

Advanced multilingual students will review and reinforce their understanding of a variety of English grammar structures and will apply grammar revision strategies to writing.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course eligibility for EMLS 373 (ESL 373) or EMLS 373A (ESL 373A)

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Advanced multilingual students will review and reinforce their understanding of a variety of English grammar structures and will apply grammar revision strategies to writing.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course eligibility for EMLS 373 (ESL 373) or EMLS 373A (ESL 373A)
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an advanced level ability to edit sample writings for common sentence level errors.

2. Demonstrate an advanced level ability to compose original sentences and paragraphs using the target grammar, punctuation and syntax and edit for common errors.

 

Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

 

1. Write and edit sentences and paragraphs demonstrating level-appropriate knowledge of clause structure, academic vocabulary, fluency, and grammatical accuracy.

2. Distinguish between independent and dependent clauses and combine sentences using a variety of coordinators and subordinators.  

3. Choose the correct word forms as needed.

4. Correctly use capitalization and punctuation (commas, apostrophes, semicolons, colons, dashes, parenthesis, and quotations) in their student writings.

Topics and Scope

I. Sentence Boundaries and Punctuation of Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences

    A. Fragments, run-ons, comma splices, parallel structure

    B. Punctuation

         1. Quotation marks

         2. Apostrophes

         3. Commas

         4. Semicolons

         5. Colons

         6. Dashes

         7. Parenthesis

II. Clause Structure

    A. Subjunctive noun clauses

    B. Reduced adverb clauses

    C. Reduced adjective clauses

    D. Conditional clauses

    E. Connectives that express cause and effect, contrast, condition

III. Verb Form and Appropriate Tense Usage

    A. Present and past perfect

         1. Present

          2. Past perfect continuous

    B. Active and passive voice

    C. Reported speech versus quoted speech

IV. Troublesome Grammar

    A. The article system

    B. Prepositions

Assignments:

1. In-class work

    A. Individual, paired, or group activities that focus on a particular grammar point

     B. Individual, paired, or group editing activities

     C. Discussion of homework exercises

 

2. Homework

    A. Online exercises

    B. Composing and editing paragraphs using structures studied in class

    C. Finding examples of grammatical structures in periodicals and online

    D. Journals

    E. Written textbook assignments

 

3. Exams and Quizzes

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 20 - 40%
Written textbook exercises; paragraphs; journals
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 70%
Exams & quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 15%
Online exercises; class attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Writing Strategies for Success. Hall, Barbara and Wallace, Elizabeth. English Open Textbooks. 2018. (classic).

Grammar for Writing. 3: An Editing Guide to Writing. 2nd ed. Cain, Joyce. Pearson. 2012. (classic).

Top 20: Great Grammar for Great Writing. 2nd ed. Folse, Keith and Solomon, Elena, and Smith-Palinkas, Barbara. National Geographic Learning. 2008. (classic).

Understanding and Using English Grammar. 5th ed.  Azar, Betty and Hagan, Stacy. Pearson. 2017. (classic).

Grammar for Great Writing C. Baker, Lida and Sherman, Kristen and Lockwood, Robyn. National Geographic Learning. 2018. (classic).

 

Instructor prepared materials

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