ESL Grammar Curriculum
The ESL Grammar Courses are designed to teach grammar in usage. The courses are
divided into three levels based on the targeted grammar structures. Students are assessed
into the grammar classes through the ESL Compass grammar test and the writing section
of the ESL Assessment. ESL Grammar 0305, 0310, and 0315, all have departmental
finals, which constitute 50% of the final course grade.
ESLG 0305
Chapters 1-7, 10, and 11 from Fundamentals of English Grammar Vol. A &B should be
covered.
Targeted Structures:
 Parts of Speech (including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles and
functions: subject, direct/indirect objects)
o Nouns/Pronouns (including count/noncount, singular/plural, possessive
forms)
o Articles (introduction)
 Basic word order (including adjective and adverb placement)
 Question formation (Yes/No, tag, and Information questions; Short Answers)
 Present tense (simple and progressive)
 Past tense (simple and progressive), including irregular forms
 Future tense (simple and progressive)
 Present and Past Perfect
 Negatives (contractions)
 Subject-Verb Agreement
 Modal verbs
 Passive voice
ESLG 0310
Chapters 20, 14, and 15 from Understanding English Grammar and prepositions should
be covered.
Targeted Structures:
 Prepositions of Time
 Prepositions of Location
 Prepositions of Directions
 Phrasal Verbs
 Preposition – Adjective Combinations
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Gerunds & Infinitives
Conditionals
ESLG 0315
Chapters 5, 12, 13, 17, and 18 in Understanding and Using English Grammar should be
covered. This course should include a writing component to teach students how to apply
what they have learned in grammar to their essay writing.
Targeted Structures:
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Causative Verbs
Adjective Clauses
Noun Clauses
Reported Speech
Quoted Speech
Adverb Clauses
Subjunctive Verbs
Complex Sentences