vcc.ca
ELSK 0447: Improve Your Grammar Beginner Focus B
Effective date
April 2020
Department
ESL Pathways
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course focuses on beginner grammatical structures to improve students' spoken and written English. Key components of the course are the presentation and the beginning of analysis of grammatical form, meaning and usage. Students are given opportunities for grammar practice and production.
Credits
0.0
Year of study
Prerequisites
CLB 2 Listening, CLB 2 Speaking, CLB 2 Reading, CLB 2 Writing.
Corequisites
None
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 expressing past time; the use of time clauses; present progressive vs past progressive, simple past vs past progressive; future time and making comparisons
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 40
Total Hours: 40
Total Hours: 40
Instructional Strategies
Lecture, self-study, group work, and ongoing feedback
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
60%
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Instructor and Self Analysis of Grammar on 4 Oral Samples |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Instructor and Self Analysis of Grammar on 4 Written Submissions |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
20 |
Quizzes |
|
Participation |
10 |
Active Class Involvement |
Course topics
- 1. Strategies and techniques specific to improvements in spoken and written beginner level grammar 2. Expressing past time 3. Questions with what, who, where, when, why and what time 4. Regular and irregular verbs 5. Time clauses 6. The present, present progressive and the past progressive 7. Questions with present vs. present progressive 8. Simple past vs. past progressive 9. Expressing future time 10. Verb summary: present, past and future 11. 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.