This course is designed as an in-depth analysis of English grammar for intermediate to advanced English as Second Language college students. It is designed to prepare you for regular mainstream English classes.
Grammar for ESL is one of the required courses in most college ESL programs to transfer to mainstream English or to transfer to a university. It establishes a foundation for continuous learning and serves as a complement to other courses that you may be taking or will take.
Instructor(s):Self-Study
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment and will be available online.
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Lesson 1
- Introduction
- Verb Tenses and the Three Major Verbs In English
- Tenses and Forms Of Verbs
- The Future Perfect Tense, Gerunds and Infinitives
- Making Sense of the Modals
- The Passive Voice
- Noun Clauses
- Reported Speech
- Adjective and Adverb Clauses
- Real and Unreal Conditional, 'Wish' and 'If'
- Count and Non-Count Nouns, Subject/Verb Agreement
- English as Second/Foreign Language Problem Spots
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