Writing Skills Assessment Test

Course focuses on an advanced-beginning composition and grammar skills for non-native speakers of English. Content includes paragraph organization and development, basic verb tenses, simple and compound sentences, and rules for nouns and adjectives. Tandem with EGL 071.

    1.    To review basic grammatical structures of English.
    2.    To write sentences that are grammatically and structurally correct.
    3.    To organize sentences into structurally correct paragraphs.

Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton's Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating,
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
• helping others to cheat,
• unauthorized changes on official documents,
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton's policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

A.     Sentences

        1.    Simple Sentences with Simple Subject and Simple Verb
        2.    Simple Sentences with Compound Subject
        3.    Simple Sentences with Compound Verb
        4.    Compound Sentences
        5.    Complex Sentences with Subordinate Adjective Clauses
        6.    Complex Sentences with Subordinate Adverbial Clauses
        7.    Punctuation Review
       B.     Paragraphs

    1.    Identification of Topic and Controlling Idea
    2.    Topic Sentences
    3.    Ways of Organizing a Paragraph
        a.    Narration
        b.    Process
        c.    Examples
    4.    Planning a Paragraph
    5.    Composing Paragraphs
        a.    Narration
        b.    Process
        c.    Examples
    6.    Transition Words
    7.    Concluding Sentences
    C.    Grammar

    1.    Verb Tenses
    2.    Helping Verbs
    3.    Verbals
    4.    Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
    5.    Phrasal Verbs
    6.    Adjectives

Lectures, discussions, small group work, individual instruction whenever possible
Course may be taught as face-to-face, media-based, hybrid or online course.

A.    Reading and discussion of models, examples, and explanations in preparation for writing assignments
B.    Weekly in class or at home sentence exercises and paragraphs
C.    Editing and revision
D.    Periodic grammar testing

Check with the coordinator for current list.

A.    In class writing assignments
B.    At home writing assignments
C.    Grammar quizzes
D.    Daily class work and homework

Attendance policy
For whatever information/procedures the instructor holds the student accountable.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in the Learning Center. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.