ELL 033 - Intermediate Grammar I

Institution:

Delaware County Community College

Subject:

Description:

This course aims at the development of intermediate grammar skills following ELL 023 (Elementary Grammar). Students are introduced to grammatical structures through a variety of activities that integrate all language skills and enhance students' understanding and usage of grammar in academic English. These activities will prepare students for higher level of ELL and regular academic English classes. Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: Demonstrate appropriate use of the present, past, and future tenses in context; Demonstrate appropriate use of some functions of the present perfect; Recognize and utilize some patterns with gerund and infinitive forms of verbs; Demonstrate understanding of passive sentences and produce them with some accuracy; Use modals expressing possibility, ability, and permissibility appropriately; Recognize and utilize some patterns of noun, adjective, and adverb clauses in context; Use strategies to detect and correct grammatical errors; Apply studied grammatical patterns to academic writing.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ELL 023 or Appropriate Placement Test Scores

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 08/23/2024 

Institution Website:

www.dccc.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 359-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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