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 Department:    ELA

 Course #:    44

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    32.0305

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

This course explores topics in English grammar.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Completion of ELA 013 with a P grade OR appropriate CASAS score OR Instructor permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Basic Education N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify and use basic sentence patterns.
2. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense or pronoun case, number, and person.
3. Explain the function of conjunctions in general and their function in particular sentences.
4. Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2018 and affects outlines for 2019 and later.

Communicate

Definition: Produce and exchange ideas and information through written, spoken, and visual forms.

Course Contents

1. Identify and use basic sentence patterns.
2. Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense or pronoun case, number, and person.
3. Explain the function of conjunctions in general and their function in particular sentences.
4. Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.