EAP-0600 Advanced Sentence Writing

Credits: 3
EAP-0600 is the third course in a five-course writing sequence of English for Academic Purposes. In this course, students produce original writing at the sentence level, using advanced grammar structures. Students develop precision and coherence in their written expression by using modal verb forms, the passive voice, conditional expressions, and complex sentences with relative clauses. Additionally, students continue to use the writing process by editing sentence level errors for grammar and mechanics.

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 OR EAP-0400 with a grade of C or higher.

Corequisite(s): EAP-0500 recommended.

Formerly: ESL-0102. Students may not receive credit for both ESL-0102 and EAP-0600.

Course Outcomes

Produce modals (advanced forms).
Produce passive sentences.
Produce conditional sentences.
Produce sentences with relative clauses.
Write multiple sentences using modals, passives, conditionals, and relative clauses in response to a single prompt.
Edit errors in grammar and mechanics for sentences with advanced grammar structures.