Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives: by the completion of this semester, students will be able to

Ÿ   Demonstrate the ability to comprehend and express ideas in written form in the language of study, producing coherent and well-structured texts.

Ÿ   Develop textual, metatextual, and linguistic knowledge by analyzing and engaging with a variety of text types, and apply this knowledge to create original written work.

Ÿ   Acquire and enhance reading and writing skills, including the use of effective strategies for comprehension, analysis, and composition.

Ÿ   Distinguish between literal and inferential meanings in texts, and apply this understanding to interpret and analyze written material effectively.

                    -       LO1: what is a sentence

-       LO2: Identify the four types of sentences based on function (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory) and provide examples of each.

-       LO3: Point out the key differences between simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences based on their structure and clause types.

-       LO4: Examine how punctuation marks (periods, question marks, exclamation marks) are used to distinguish between sentence types based on their function.