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Level 3-4

All Skills Grammar

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Course Overview

Level
Level 3-4
Course Code
PT34-ASG
Status
Active

Course Description

This course focuses on (1) the production of accurate grammar in context. Listening and Reading passages are used to support student understanding of grammar function. Students review traditional grammar terms and concepts as necessary to improve accuracy.

Course Emphasis

  • Grammar Form - 40% 
  • Meaning/Use - 60%
    • Speaking (25%)
    • Writing (25%)
    • Reading (5%)
    • Listening (5%)

Course Books and Materials

  • Fundamentals of English Grammar, 5th Edition (chapters 1-7) (Pearson Education) 9780134998824

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Notices target grammar use in mainly listening and some reading in isolation and in at-level text. 
    1. Recognizes target grammar form
    2. Understands the meaning of target grammar 
    3. Understands when and why target grammar is used
    4. Uses grammar strategies to infer the meaning of unfamiliar words 
  2. Uses target grammar appropriately* in mainly spoken and written English
    1. Generates target grammar form in isolation
    2. Uses target grammar to participate appropriately in simple conversation
    3. Explains the reasoning of target grammar use in different contexts (informal, formal, written, and spoken)  
    4. Uses target grammar to respond to a prompt with time constraints and/or preparation time 
    5. Uses grammar strategies to change the meaning and/or part of speech of familiar words
  3. Engages in level-appropriate tasks and functions
    1. Asks questions using memorized phrases and sentences
    2. Answers questions using memorized phrases and sentences
    3. Uses correct intonation for statements and questions
    4. Uses subject, verb, object statement structure to narrate and describe in the present
    5. Participates in simple conversation with familiar tasks and topics

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