EASL 025 Intermediate Grammar - Verbs

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EASL 025 Intermediate Grammar - Verbs provides instruction and opportunities to practice grammar at a lower intermediate level. Students will study, analyze, practice, and discuss selected grammar forms and structures, including verb tenses, time clauses, question patterns, nouns and pronouns, and modals.

Prerequisites: EASL 015 with a minimum of 60% or equivalent

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours60
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture4

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Recognize and use a variety of verb tenses, including simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, future, present perfect, and present perfect progressive
  2. Demonstrate use of past and future time clauses
  3. Ask and respond to several forms of questions
  4. Identify and use different forms of nouns and pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and articles
  5. Use some modals appropriately

Teaching and Learning Approach

Instructors in the English Language Program use a communicative approach to teaching and learning. Lessons often include inter-active discussions, group work and reflection activities. Learner success in ELP courses is often demonstrated in tests & quizzes, presentations, assignments and active participation. Assessments include self and peer evaluations. The responsibility for learning is shared between the instructor and the student to foster independent learning skills.

Learning Resources

Required: Azar, B. S., & Hagen, S. A. (2011). Fundamentals of English grammar (4th Edition). Pearson Education.

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Present Time — Chapter One 2. Present Time 3. Past Time — Chapter Two 4. Past Time 5. Future Time — Chapter Three 6. Future Time 7. Present Perfect and Past Perfect — Chapter Four 8. Module 1 EXAM: chapters 1-3 (Written and Oral) Continuation of Perfect Tense - Chapter 4 9. Asking Questions — Chapter Five 10. Nouns and Pronouns — Chapter Six 11. Nouns and Pronouns 12. Modal Auxiliaries — Chapter Seven 13. Modal Auxiliaries 14. Review 15. MODULE 2 EXAM - Chapters 4-8 ((Written and Oral)

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Classwork and Active Participation Chapter Tests /Oral and Written (6 chapters1, 2, 3,4,5 X 10%):10%
Chapter 1 â€" Simple present / progressive1, 210%
Chapter Tests / Oral and Written (6 chapters Chapter 2 â€" Simple past/ progressiveX 10%): 1, 210%
Chapter Tests / Oral and Written (6 chapters Chapter 2/3 â€" time clauses and future tensesX 10%): 1, 2, 3, 410%
Chapter Tests / Oral and Written (6 chapters Chapter 4 â€" Perfect tensesX 10%): 1, 2, 310%
Chapter Tests / Oral and Written (6 chapters Chapter 5 â€" ModalsX 10%): 1,3, 4, 510%
Chapter Tests /Oral and Written (6 chapters Chapter 6 â€" Perfect tensesX 10%): 1, 2, 3, 4, 510%
Module 1 Exam (Oral and Written)1, 2, 3, 4, 515%
Final Exam (Oral and Written)1, 2, 3, 4, 515%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

PercentageLetter GradeGPA
90-100A+4.33
85-89A4.00
80-84A-3.67
76-79B+3.33
72-75B3.00
68-71B-2.67
64-67C+2.33
60-63C2.00
55-59C-1.67
50-54P1.00
0-49F0.00

DNW0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.