Grammar and Editing I

Are you an advanced ESL speaker needing to refine your knowledge of English grammar in written and spoken communications?

In this course, you will review the grammar points necessary to correct the most common problems in writing by non-native speakers of English, such as knowing the appropriate usage of:

• present perfect vs. simple past

• prepositions

• articles

• punctuation

• and more

Learn how to recognize and correct your grammar errors and learn how to find the right answers to specific, recurring grammar questions.

Note: Grammar & Editing I and II can be taken in any order. The content is not related, but different topics are covered in each class. 

Course Number: LING-40041
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

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10/11/2021 - 12/10/2021

$450

Hybrid

La Jolla

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• SECTION ID:

  159415

• CLASS TYPE:

  In-class + web based.
  
  This learning experience is intentionally designed as a combination of in-class and web-based instruction. In-class meetings follow the published schedule. Students are also expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Bredeck, Elizabeth

  Elizabeth Bredeck is an instructor at the UC San Diego English Language Institute. Before teaching English, she worked in the UC San Diego Literature Department for 13 years, designing and teaching undergraduate courses including intermediate German (integrated skills) and seminars on topics including German national identity, folk and fairy tale, and Kafka. She introduced "German for Reading Knowledge" to the curriculum, supervised German teaching assistants and was a reader for the AP German language exam. Her 1992 book on the language philosopher, Fritz Mauthner, grew out of an interest in the philosophical debate over the relationship between language and thought. Looking for a change, yet wishing to draw on her training in language teaching, she earned a TEFL certific...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Grammar and Beyond Essentials Level 4 1st
  by John D. Bunting, Luciana Diniz, Susan Iannuzzi
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781108697163

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  No refunds after: 10/14/2021.
  

• NOTE:

  Course instruction will be delivered in-person on the days & times listed. Students must attend in-person classes. Instructor will also supplement the in-person class meetings with online resources, assignments, and tasks via Canvas. Students will need to participate in both the in-person classes as well as the online course via Canvas in order to be successful in this course.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
10/13/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/20/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
10/27/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/3/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/10/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
11/17/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/1/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla
12/8/2021	Wed	5:30 p.m.	8:20 p.m.	Room 142, UCSD Extension La Jolla Campus, 9600 N. Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla