Chabot College
Fall 2009
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for ESL 110A
REVIEW OF BASIC ENGLISH FOR ESL
Catalog Description:
110A - Review of Basic English for ESL
6 units
A comprehensive review of the structure of the simple English sentence; short writing assignments;
reading fiction and nonfiction; reinforces fluency in reading and writing. 6 hours.
[Typical contact hours: 105]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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identify conventions of fiction such as narrator, character, plot, and setting;
demonstrate process and purpose of multiple-draft writing;
use common terms in metalanguage that describes English grammar;
demonstrate understanding of concept of an English sentence, including syntactic conventions of
simple sentences and questions;
use simple and continuous verb tenses for past, present, and future time;
use appropriate vocabulary, including auxiliary verbs, for statements, questions, and negation;
demonstrate understanding of the unique role of the copula;
use appropriate forms of possessive adjectives, prepositions of time and place, and pronouns:
subjective, objective, possessive, and demonstrative;
demonstrate a transparent system for proofreading text.
Course Content:
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Reading short works of fiction and nonfiction
Writing multiple drafts
Metalanguage that describes English grammar
Concept of an English sentence
Simple and continuous verb tenses in the past, present, and future time
Vocabulary appropriate for statements, questions, and negation
Role of the copula
Forms of possessive adjectives, prepositions of time and place, and pronouns: subjective,
objective, possessive, and demonstrative
9. Proofreading strategies
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Lecture
Discussions
Group work
Daily writing and reading assignments
Chabot College
Course Outline for English as a Second Language (ESL) 110A, Page 2
Fall 2009
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Typical Assignments
a. Examine a piece of writing to identify the ways simple and continuous verb tenses are
used to clarify time relationships.
b. Read chapter 3 in your novel. Write a short summary of the main ideas and events. Then
write a brief personal response to what you have read.
2. Methods of Evaluating Student Progress
a. Class preparedness and participation
b. Written assignments
c. Homework
d. Quizzes
e. Tests
f. Final examination
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Basic English Grammar, Azar, Pearson Longman, 2006
Password 2: A Reading and Vocabulary Text, Butler, Longman, 2004
Special Student Materials:
None
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