Chabot College September 1999 Course Outline for ESL 110D READING AND WRITING THE ESSAY Catalog Description 110D Reading and Writing The Essay 6 units Expository essays critical reading emphasis on the development of vocabulary and grammatical structures of written English Prerequisite ESL 110C or equivalent 6 hours Typical contact hours 105 Prerequisite Skills In addition to having the prerequisite skills enumerated for ESL110B and ESL 110C before entering the course the student should be able to 1 use essay form as an organizing convention 2 support main ideas with concrete details and specific examples 3 use noun and adjective clauses appropriate forms of verbals past modal auxiliaries and passive and comparative constructions 4 demonstrate knowledge of standard written English grammar for both editing and decoding texts 5 critically analyze texts e g distinguishing fact from opinion 6 use reading strategies appropriate to goal such as finding main ideas Expected Outcomes for Students Upon completion of the course the student should be able to 1 write a short essay on a given academic topic that uses concrete support for main ideas 2 demonstrate command of standard written English grammar by detecting and correcting nonstandard usage 3 demonstrate literal understanding and analysis of assigned texts Course Content 1 Writing multiple draft essays 2 Editing strategies 3 Comprehensive grammar review including quoted and reported speech reduced adjective and adverb clauses and conditional clauses 4 Critical reading of assigned texts both fiction and non fiction Methods of Presentation 1 2 3 4 Lectures Discussions Group work Daily writing and reading assignments Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress 1 2 3 4 5 Class preparedness and participation Written assignments Quizzes Tests Final examination Textbook s Typical Chabot College Course Outline for ESL 110D Page 2 September 1999 Understanding and Using English Grammar Azar Prentice Hall Reading for a Reason Dobbs Prentice Hall Special Student Materials None dk 10 14 99 D LAH CURRICUL FALL99 110D REV DOC