ENA-Côte d’Ivoire NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ADMINISTRATION

ENGLISH COURSE

Language Institute Mission Statement:The objective of this course is to provide limited English proficient students with the English education they need to be successful in an American style institution of higher learning. We equip students with innovative, high-quality language skills and cultural understanding necessary to meet their educational and professional goals in American style higher education environment based on the values of integrity, quality and efficiency.

Course Syllabus: Grammar & Editing - Beginners Days & Time of Class Meetings: Classroom Location: Instructor: GNAPIE Aolio RichardTelephone: (225) 05058081 / (225) 48393907 / (225) 40848490 Email: gnapierichard@gmail.com

Required Textbook: Grammar Practice for Elementary Students New Edition by Elaine Walker and Steve Elsworth Recommended Textbook: English Dictionary Course DescriptionThis course covers the structures of English grammar at the beginner level. Students practice writing at the sentence level as they learn the areas of English grammar that will help them build a foundation for verbal and written communication. They read, analyze and edit their own written sentences.Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

Understand the difference between different grammatical tenses and other structures Choose the right word or phrase to make an accurate sentence Put words in the right order to make grammatical sense Read, analyze and edit their own written sentences Collaborate with peers as a learning strategy and exhibit peer editing skills

Instructional Methods:Communicative Language Teaching method: Students learn through activities in real or realistic communication.Topics and themes of interest to students’ lives and learning are presented through use of curriculum materials found in textbooks, articles, or instructor created.Through selected content, students learn about North American and global culture.

Class schedule

Lesson 1: – Nouns & Adjectives – singular & plural nouns – indefinite article – there + to be – subject & object pronouns – adjectives – possessive adjectives and other possessives – demonstrative adjectives and pronouns – comparative adjectives with erLesson 2: – Verbs – present simple tense of verb to be – has, have + got – present simple tense – past simple tense of verb to be – past simple tense – constructions with goLesson 3: – Prepositions of place, movement and time – Gerunds and infinitives – like + gerund – would like + to-infinitive – Sentences structure – frequency adverbs with present simple

TEST 1

Lesson 4: Nouns, adjectives and adverbs – definite and indefinite articles – some, any with countable and uncountable nouns – adverbs of manner – comparative adjectives with er and more Lesson 5: present continuous tense – present continuous as future – be going to future – the imperative – modal verb can, can’t Lesson 6: Prepositions of position and movement – gerunds and infinitives – verb + gerund, verb + to-infinitive – sentence structure – questions and answers

TEST 2

Lesson 7: Nouns and adjectives – articles and adjectives to describe quantity – possessive pronouns – the superlative and the comparative Lesson 8 : Verbs – present perfect tense – past continuous tense – first conditional – modal verbs – prepositions of position and movement – prepositions of position and movement – prepositions, conjunctions of itLesson 9: Gerunds and infinitive – the gerund – the infinitive – sentence structure – word order – conjunctions

FINAL EXAM