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Apr 16, 2024
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Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EASL 042 ESL Writing Fundamentals1-9 credits
Teaches organization/other aspects of the writing process integrated with grammar, reading, and critical thinking skills.
Prerequisites: EASL 030 or equivalent placement score.
Quarters Offered: All
Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Identify paragraph parts and organize paragraphs effectively
- Write extended paragraphs with the following methods of development: narration, description, process, cause/effect, contrast, and persuasion
- Use pre-writing techniques and understand the basics of the writing process: prewriting, drafting, editing, and revising
- Demonstrate familiarity with the most common spelling rules
- Understand common prefixes, roots, and suffixes and use this knowledge to create new words and infer meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary
- Identify and use correctly the main grammatical structures taught in EASL 030 and 040.
- Skim, scan, predict, and understand patterns of organization within a text
- Read timed readings and answer comprehension questions and/or summarize
Total Hours: 90 Lecture Hours: 90
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