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2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

ELL 119 - Capstone Grammar and Editing

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Formerly Formerly ELL 319 - Capstone Grammar & Editing

This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Write in all English verb tenses in the U.S. higher education context. Use passive, direct, indirect speech. Utilize adjectival, adverbial, noun clauses. Edit for accuracy. Use citations. Discuss intercultural differences.

Prerequisite(s): ELL 316  or a combined score between 205-232 on Accuplacer ESL Sentence Meaning and Language Use test sections.

Note: This course is not for students whose first and/or primary language is English. A grade of at least C is required to enroll in ENG 101 .

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate competency expressing ideas in the past, present, and future using English verb tenses.
  2. Use passive verb tenses.
  3. Use gerunds, infinitives, and conditionals.
  4. Utilize adjectival, noun, and adverbial clauses in complex sentences.
  5. Discuss intercultural differences related to using the words and ideas of other authors.