English (ENGL) 140

Overview

This course is designed for students who need to revise or upgrade their grammar skills to ensure accuracy of communication before proceeding with other courses or post-secondary studies. There is a thorough and systematic review of grammatical structures and their use in authentic language situations. Although this course studies grammar from an ESL perspective, it is also appropriate for native speakers of English who need to improve their grammar skills. ENGL 140 may be recommended for students interested in taking ENGL 177 or ENGL 189.

Outline

Module 1: verb tenses, part A (present, past, simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses)

Module 2: verb tenses, part B (future time, adverb clauses of time)

Module 3: modal auxiliaries and similar expressions

Module 4: forming and using the passive

Module 5: gerunds and infinitives

Module 6: nouns, pronouns, and subject-verb agreement

Module 7: clauses (noun, adjective, adverbs) and the reduction of adverb clauses

Module 8: showing relationship between ideas (coordinating conjunctions and other connective devices)

Module 9: conditional and hypothetical structures

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 140, you must complete all of the assignments, achieve a minimum grade of 50 percent on the final examination, and a composite course grade of at least “C-” (60 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

Telephone Quizzes (5)	Writing Assignments (4)	Final Exam	Total
39%	31%	30%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.