DEVELOPED BY: Dolores Mirabella
DATE: March 13, 1998
DEPARTMENT: Academic Programs
CURRICULUM: Developmental English
COURSE TITLE: Learning Center I
COURSE NUMBER: ENG 080
TYPE OF COURSE: College Preparatory/Cornerstone
COURSE LENGTH: Eleven Weeks
CREDIT HOURS: Three to Five
LECTURE HOURS: None
LAB HOURS: Thirty to Fifty-five
CLASS SIZE: Maximum to Twenty-five

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Students practice and review the basic writing principles (unity, support, coherence) and
learn to write correct, mature sentences. Students also work on writing paragraphs and short
compositions in preparation for more advanced writing courses. Coursework and objectives
are individualized to meet the needs of each student.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ADDRESSED:

1. Communication:
   • Read and listen actively to learn and communicate
   • Speak and write effectively for personal, academic and workplace purposes.
2. Human Relations:
   • Use social interactive skills to work in groups effectively.
3. Critical Thinking:
   • Think critically and act logically in evaluating information, solving problems, and making decisions.
4. Technology:
   • Select and use appropriate technological tools for personal, academic and career tasks.
5. Personal Responsibility:
   • Value one's own skills and abilities and be motivated to continue learning;
   • Take pride in one's ideas, work and art;
   • Have the ability to adapt to change.
6. Information Literacy:
   • Access and evaluate information from a variety of sources and contexts, including technology;
   • Use information to achieve personal, academic and career goals, as well as to participate in a democratic society.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify and compose standard sentence patterns: simple, compound, complex;
2. Use appropriate and focussed titles for paragraphs, compositions, or essays;
3. Understand writing as a process of revision
4. Compose pieces that reflect unity, support and coherence;
5. Use internal and end punctuation correctly;
6. Demonstrates ability to combine sentences;
7. Recognize, construct, and use basic verb tenses: simple, progressive and perfect;
8. Proofread and edit to eliminate errors in grammar usage, punctuation and spelling.

Competencies will be measured by the satisfactory completion of prescribed work as outlined on Progress Chart or as identified in the student's Individualized Learning Plan.

Students will be awarded an "S" for work completed satisfactorily or an "NC" for unsatisfactory or insufficient work. Students can earn three, four, or five credits, depending on the amount of work completed satisfactorily.

PREREQUISITES:

1. Placement: Students are placed in this section through self-selection, by the assessment of a writing sample, and by conferring with the instructor. (ASSET SCORES: W=33, R=36: SLEP: 44)
2. Orientation: Students are oriented to English Lab procedures, the text, testing procedures, and progress charts.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Basic Composition for ESL
Composition: Prewriting, Writing and Revision

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS:
Handouts (as assigned)
Skills Bank (online)
Grammar Express materials
Online Writing Labs (OWLs)

APPROXIMATE CLOCK HOURS 33-55

TOPICAL OUTLINE:

1. Parts of Speech
2. Parts of A Sentence
3. Elements of Grammar, Punctuation, Syntax
4. Sentence Types/Sentence Variety
5. The Paragraph
6. The Essay
7. The Writing Process