EAP-0200 Basic Sentence Writing

Credits: 3
EAP-0200 is the first course in a five-course writing sequence of English for Academic Purposes. In this course, students develop writing skills by focusing on sentence structures such as statements, negative statements, yes/no questions, and wh-word questions. Students produce original sentences with basic verb tenses in the present, past, and future, including the present progressive and basic modal verbs. Students also use adjectives and adverbs in sentences including comparatives. Additionally, students identify count and non-count nouns with their quantifiers in sentences. As a part of the writing process, students edit sentences for errors in grammar and punctuation.

This course is intended for students who are non-native speakers of American English and who did not complete all four years of high school in the United States.

A grade of C or higher is required to successfully complete this course.

Prerequisite(s): Determined by placement methods

Corequisite(s): EAP-0100 recommended

Formerly: ESL-0100. Students may not receive credit for both ESL-0100 and EAP-0200.

Course Outcomes

Produce statements, negative statements, yes/no questions, and Wh-questions using the simple present, present progressive, simple past, and simple future tenses.
Produce sentences using the correct forms of adverbs and adjectives, including comparative.
Identify count and non-count nouns and quantifiers.
Use basic modal verbs.
Write multiple sentences with basic grammar structures in response to a single prompt.
Edit errors in grammar and mechanics for sentences with basic grammar structures.