ESL 140 - Advanced English Editing

Credits: 3

Description
The goal of this course is for advanced ESL speakers to edit their own grammar mistakes in writing.

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify global writing errors in verb tenses, verb forms, conditional sentences, passive voice, clauses, sentence structure, word order, and connecting words.
Identify local errors in subject-verb agreement, articles, singular/plural nouns, word choice, word forms, and prepositions.
Recognize spelling, meaning, and usage differences of homophones.
Construct sentences and paragraphs without global or local errors or errors in commonly misspelled words.

Prerequisite: ESL Placement Test; or ESL 139 with a grade of C- or higher; or Instructor approval