ELSK 0446: Improve Your Grammar Beginner Focus A
Effective date
January 2020
Description
This course focuses on beginner level grammatical structures to improve students' spoken and written English. Key components of the course are the presentation and beginning of analysis of grammatical form, meaning and usage. Students are given opportunities for grammar practice and production.
Prerequisites
CLB 2 Listening, CLB 2 Speaking, CLB 2 Reading, CLB 2 Writing.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Use a variety of techniques and strategies to improve oral and written beginner level grammar.
- Recognize Beginner grammatical structures, such as using the verb to be, using be and have, using present and present progressive, simple past, nouns and pronouns and count and non-count nouns
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 40
Total Hours: 40
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, self-study, group work and ongoing feedback
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Evaluation Plan
Type
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Percentage
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Assessment activity
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Assignments
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35
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Instructor and Self Analysis of Grammar on 4 Oral Samples
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Assignments
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35
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Instructor and Self Analysis of Grammar on 4 Written Submissions
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Quizzes/Tests
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20
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Quizzes
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Participation
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10
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Active Class Involvement
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Course topics
- 1. Strategies and techniques specific to improvements in spoken and written beginner level grammar
2. Basic sentence patterns with the verb "be"
3. Frequency adverbs with "be"
4. Questions with what, who, where, when, why and what time
5. Nouns: singular and plural, count and non-count
6. Making comparisons
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/.
- To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.