Chabot College
September 1999
Course Outline for ESL 110B
READING AND WRITING: THE PARAGRAPH
Catalog Description:
110B - Reading and Writing: The Paragraph
6 units
Logical paragraph development; reading both fiction and nonfiction; emphasis on the development of
vocabulary and grammatical structures of written English. Prerequisite: ESL 110A (or equivalent).
6 hours.
[Typical contact hours105]
Prerequisite Skills:
Before entering the course the student should be able to:
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understand terminology and conventions of fiction such as narrator, character, plot, and setting;
understand process and purpose of multiple-draft writing;
know common terms in metalanguage that describes English grammar;
understand concept of an English sentence, including syntactic conventions of simple sentences
and questions;
understand and use simple and continuous verb tenses;
understand and use appropriate vocabulary, including auxiliary verbs, for statements, questions,
and negation;
understand the unique role of the copula;
use appropriate forms of possessive adjectives, prepositions of time and place, and pronouns:
subjective, objective, possessive, and demonstrative.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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use a paragraph as an organizing convention;
use coordination and subordination to show relationships between ideas;
identify basic sentence components in own writing;
use verb tenses appropriately for specific purposes;
use modal auxiliaries to alter meaning of verbs;
demonstrate understanding of concept of count and non-count nouns and singular and plural
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7. use a variety of approaches to read texts, such as previewing, scanning, discovering meaning
through context;
8. have reading experience that includes both short and long works of fiction as well as non-fiction.
Course Content:
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Writing multiple-draft paragraphs
Coordination and subordination at the sentence level
Basic sentence components
Verb tenses
Modal auxiliaries
Count/non-count nouns and singular/plural forms
Critical reading of assigned texts
One complete work of fiction and shorter works of fiction and non-fiction
Chabot College
Course Outline for ESL 110B, Page 2
September 1999
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Lectures
Discussions
Group work
Daily writing and reading assignments
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Class preparedness and participation
Written assignments
Quizzes
Tests
Final examination
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Fundamentals of English Grammar, Azar, Prentice Hall
More Reasons For Reading, Dobbs
Special Student Materials:
None
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