Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for ESOL 153N Winter 2025


Course Number:
ESOL 153N
Course Title:
Grammar 1
Credit Hours:
0
Contact Hours:
0

Course Description

Includes the identification and practice of the following grammatical structures: subject-verb agreement, question and negation structure, verb tenses, sentence patterns, and sentence types. Reinforces grammatical concepts in both oral and written contexts. Does not replace courses in the core curriculum.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  • Identify the following grammatical structures (subject-verb agreement, question/negation formation, simple and progressive verb tenses, sentence patterns, and simple, compound, and complex sentences) and use them appropriately in a variety of oral and written contexts at an intermediate level of mastery.

Course Activities and Design

Class time includes a combination of lecture, discussion and grammar practice. Other activities, such as skits and group projects reinforce the grammar topics. Homework includes preparation for all the above as well as journal writing, practice exercises and study for quizzes and tests. 

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Videotape analysis, assignments, quizzes, tests, and oral presentations.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Course Content: Themes, concepts, issues

A.         Grammar Review and Instruction

            1. Subject-verb agreement

            2. Question/Negation formation

            3. Simple and Progressive Verb Tenses

            4. Sentence patterns

            5. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

B.         Critical Thinking Skills

Competencies and Skills

A.         Grammar

            Verbs and Related Structures

            1. Use subject-verb agreement structures competently

            2. Use question/negation structures competently

            3. Use simple and progressive verb tenses competently

            4. Use sentence patterns competently

            5. Use simple, compound, and complex sentences competently

B.         Critical Thinking Skills

            1.Use supplemental materials to practice grammatical structures in a variety of oral and written contexts.

            2. Demonstrate an awareness of audience and purpose for various registers and settings.

            3. Distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information eg. contracted verb forms in spoken English

            4. Determine appropriate uses for various structures eg. deciding when to use a simple tense instead of a continuous tense

            5. learn to look at language in context in order to determine function and purpose