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ESL 0025G - Academic Grammar and Editing

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Catalog Description DESCRIPTION IS HERE: Prerequisite: Placement by ESL matriculation assessment process or completion of ESL 530C or 532G with grade of “C” or better or completion of ESL 830C or 832G with grade of “Pass” Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ESL 25C Hours: 54 lecture Description: Multi-skill course emphasizing academic grammar and editing skills for non-native speakers. Focus on verb tense usage and sequence, clauses, passive voice for academic writing, conditionals, editing strategies, and application of grammar appropriate to writing purpose. Open to students eligible for ESL 25 level. (CSU) Units 3 Lecture-Discussion 54 Laboratory By Arrangement Contact Hours 54 Outside of Class Hours Course Student Learning Outcomes Distinguish the variety of uses and formulate and utilize verbs in present, past, and future simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive to convey intended meaning. Construct sentences using a variety of adjective clauses and phrases, adverbial clauses and phrases, and noun clauses (including reported speech, direct quotes, and embedded questions) as appropriate to context and register. Differentiate and formulate active and passive for all verb forms and tenses. Evaluate grammar usage and written discourse for clarity, accuracy, punctuation, and sophistication by applying level-appropriate editing strategies. Course Content Outline Course content should be presented and practiced in the context of current and relevant topics, including academic success, social justice, and current events. Analysis of Writing/Editing 1. Editing writing for a variety of non-native speaker errors at an advanced level (grammatical errors, sentence structure, mechanics). 2. Evaluation of expression in grammatical structures and sentence patterns with expansion of sophistication and grammatical risk-taking. Grammatical Structures 1. Sequence verb tenses to convey intended meaning in writing (full range of tenses including present, past, and future simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive). 2. Passive vs. Active Voice a. passive form with full range of tenses b. uses of passive voice 3. Agreement (with focus on complex agreement errors) a. Subject-verb with complex subjects b. Noun/Quantity (non-count nouns, collective nouns, abstract nouns, gerunds, quantifiers) c. Pronoun reference (including demonstrative and indefinite pronouns) d. Conjunction (choice of correct subordinating/coordinating conjunction for intended meaning). 4. Advanced Noun Modifiers a. Prepositional phrase post modifiers b. Adjective clauses and phrases c. Nouns modifying nouns (noun pre-modifiers and appositive post-modifiers) d. Adjective expressions with comparison e. Determiners (quantifiers, demonstratives, articles) – expanding variety of expressions and use with more complex structures. 5. Clauses and Sentence Structure (and application to writing purpose) a. Adjective clauses and reduced adjective clauses (adjective phrases) b. Adverbial clauses and phrases (and use of subordinating conjunctions to convey intended meaning in writing, e.g., reason, purpose, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, expression of time) c. Noun clauses and phrases (including noun clauses to express beliefs/opinions/facts/claims/views, noun clause subjunctive, embedded questions, exact quotes, and reported speech). 6. Conditionals (present/future real conditionals and present and past hypothetical conditionals). Grammar Appropriate to Register & Purpose 1. spoken vs. written registers 2. formal vs. informal 3. structures useful in rhetorical patterns Course Objectives Course Objectives 1. Evaluate advanced-level non-native speaker errors to formulate and apply editing strategies to improve the grammatical accuracy and mechanics of the text (e.g., locating errors, noticing error context, applying grammar rules and exceptions, applying punctuation rules); 2. Analyze writing, and modify forms to increase sophistication of grammatical expression and utilize structures appropriate to register (written/spoken) and purpose; 3. Distinguish grammatical structures in written text and evaluate the reason for use based on context; 4. Sequence verb tenses in written discourse to convey intended meaning (distinguishing full range of tenses in simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive aspect and applying appropriate use); 5. Identify, distinguish, and apply diversity of clause types (dependent vs. independent, adjective, noun, adverb, reduced clauses) and phrase types (adjective, adverb, noun, prepositional) with appropriate use, purpose, and punctuation; 6. Apply and evaluate writing for accuracy in agreement, including agreement in relation to nouns and quantity (non-count nouns, collective nouns, abstract nouns, and gerunds), subject-verb, pronoun reference, and conjunctions; 7. Distinguish and apply quantifiers and determiners (including articles) appropriate to noun-type and context; 8. Differentiate active and passive verb forms and apply appropriate form using the full range of verb tenses; 9. Distinguish and formulate hypothetical conditionals (present and past) and real conditionals (present/future and general truths); 10. Differentiate and apply various uses of prepositional phrases in writing (e.g., noun modification, introductory phrases, adverbials); 11. Formulate passages using passive voice and reported speech to report information from research and other sources; 12. Identify and use noun modifiers (prep phrases, adjective clauses and phrases, nouns) to enhance description and accurately portray meaning; 13. Identify grammatical, sentence structure, and mechanics error patterns in samples of writing Methods of Evaluation Objective Examinations Problem Solving Examinations Skill Demonstrations Reading Assignments 1. Read a current news article and identify examples of passive voice. Analyze the article to determine what verb tense the passive voice verb is in and note the reason why each example of passive voice is used in the context of the writing. 2. Read an instructor-provided text and analyze the text for grammatical errors in the use of adjective clauses/phrases and adverbial clauses/phrases. Note the type for each error and the reason it is an error. 3. Read a section of the textbook explaining the various past verb tenses and forms. The section will include grammar usage examples, rules and explanation for each verb tense, mistakes to avoid, and texts using the target structures. Read a follow-up article in the text utilizing the verb tenses and complete a verb noticing exercise. Writing, Problem Solving or Performance 1. Write a reflection about a campus event or past event you participated in. (e.g., Write a one-page reflection about how you participated and what you learned at People and Culture Days.) Include at least three different past verb tense forms, two passive voice structures, two adjective clauses, and one noun clause of opinion in your writing. 2. Read an instructor-provided passage in discussion board and find and correct 8 mistakes in the use of various types of noun clauses (noun clauses expressing beliefs/thoughts, noun clause subjunctive, embedded questions, and reported speech). Highlight and correct the errors. Respond to other students’ posts to help classmates find any mistakes, and explain the reason for necessary corrections. 3. Rewrite a paragraph or passage to improve grammatical sophistication of the writing by combining shorter sentences into longer ones using clauses and rewording phrases, using some passive voice and advanced verb tenses as appropriate. Then examine the new passage for grammatical and punctuation accuracy. 4. Read a current news article which includes several quotations. Report the quotations from the article using reported speech with back shifted tenses. Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) Log (in a journal, blog, or discussion board) how to utilize grammatical structures learned in ESL 25G in the writing they need to do in their writing courses, other courses, and/or daily situations. Methods of Instruction Lecture/Discussion Distance Learning Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.