4/27/2024 6:46:56 PM	BOT 299.15 Course Outline as of Fall 1992	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BOT 299.15	Title:  GRAMMAR REVIEW
Full Title:  Grammar Review
Last Reviewed:2/10/2003

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		16 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	24.00		1 min.	Lab Scheduled	384.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	24.00			Contact Total	384.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 384.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  01 - May Be Taken for a Total of 1 Unit
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Open entry/open exit course that allows the student to work at his/her own pace in learning and/or reviewing grammar guidelines for business writing.  Students will review parts of speech and learn how to use them correctly, learn how to eliminate mistakes of subject-verb agreement, determine the difference between phrases and clauses, and decide where to place modifiers.  Students must meet with an instructor one assigned hour each week.  Additional work completed during open lab hours. Takes 24 hours to complete.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Ability to type by touch and use a word processing software package.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Open-entry/open-exit course that allows students to work at their own pace in learning and/or reviewing grammar guidelines. Students will review parts of speech & learn how to use them correctly, learn how to eliminate mistakes of subject-verb agreement, determine the difference between phrases & clauses & decide where to place modifiers. Students must meet with instructor one assigned hour each week. Additional work complete during open lab hours. Takes 24 hours to complete.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Ability to type by touch and use a word processing software package.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:01 - May Be Taken for a Total of 1 Unit

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

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

1.  Recognize and define the eight parts of speech and how to use

   them corrrectly.

2.  Understand and use proper subject-verb agreement.

3.  Detect the difference between phrases, clauses, and sentences

   and when to use them.

4.  Know where to place modifiers to avoid confused meanings.

5.  Determine when to use pronouns such as "who" and "whom" and "I" and

   "me".

Topics and Scope

1.  Parts of Speech

   a.  noun

   b.  pronoun

   c.  adjective

   d.  verb

   e.  adverb

   f.  articles

   g.  prepositions

   h.  conjunctions

   i.  attractive

2.  Sentences and Dependent Clauses

   a.  phrases

   b.  clauses

   c.  sentence

   1.  simple

   2.  compound

   3.  complex

   4.  compound-complex

3.  English Usage

   a.  agreement of subject and verb

   b.  singulars, plurals, possessives, and contractions

   c.  pronouns

   d.  words that sound alike

   e.  double negatives

Assignments:

Completion of exercises and creation of sentences and paragraphs.

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 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 50 - 60%
Quizzes
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Improving Basic Grammar and Writing Skills, Joyce Hing-McGowan,

South-Western, 1992.

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