ESOL 0395 - ESOL Grammar for Writing V

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3 Lab: 1
Students continue to focus on standard English grammar usage for academic purposes. This course focuses on the development of college-level writing focusing on idea generation, drafting, organization, revision and utilization of Standard English. Open only to non-native speakers. This course carries institutional credit but will not transfer and will not be used to meet degree requirements. CIP Code: (3201085312)
Prerequisite: ESOL 0394 or Placement by testing.
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate clear focus, the logical development of ideas, and the use of appropriate language that advances the writer’s purpose. 2 - Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given writing situations. 3 - Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words of other writers in student writing using established strategies. 4 - Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information to formulate and develop a claim. 5 - Develop and use effective revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments. 6 - Edit writing to conform to the conventions of standard English, including for syntactical errors such as subject-verb agreement, pronoun reference, parallel structure, and tense shifts. 7 - Use verb tenses and voice with proficiency. 8 - Use simple, compound, and complex sentences structures including phrases and clauses with proficiency at the advanced level. 9 - Use parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, conjunctions) and determiners (quantifiers, articles, demonstratives, possessives) appropriately and with proficiency at the advanced level. 10 - Use appropriate word choice, word form, and word order with proficiency.