Objective
This course deals with English grammar in a practical way for the purposes of production (speaking/reading) and comprehension (listening/writing). It also serves as an introduction to basic linguistic terminology to prepare them for the course on Syntax and Morphology. Building on the knowledge and practice done in the ‘English Grammar’ course about parts of speech and the building blocks of phrases, the various verb tenses, this course aims to further develop students’ knowledge and ability to analyze and produce different sentential structures.
Outcomes
- Knowledge and Comprehension
- Identify different types of grammatical systems as related to aspects such as voice, gender, number, transitivity, mood, and modality of English structure.
- Skills
- Analyze various sentence structures through tree diagrams.
- Present information effectively in in speech and/or writing.
- Values
- Demonstrate self-discipline in performing assigned tasks.
Content
- Verbs and Verb phrases
- Complements in clauses
- Nouns and Determinatives
- Adjectives and Adverbs
- Prepositions and Particles
Textbook
- Azar, B. S. and Hagen, S. A. (2009). Understanding and Using English Grammar (4th Edition). Pearson ESL. (Units 8 to 20).
- Murphy, R. (2015). English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Learners of English. Fourth edition. Cambridge University Press.
- Swan, M. and Walker, C. (2011) Oxford English Grammar Course (Basic). Oxford University Press.
Course ID: ENGL 207
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 2 | 2 | 2 | ENGL 205 |
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