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The Grammar of English - LING5005
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Excluded: ENGL5502, LING2604, LING2800, LING3001
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

A step-by-step account of English grammar covering the most important and central constructions and categories. Reference is made to both the latest theoretical advances in linguistics and to significant departures that are made from traditional grammar. Samples from present-day English are analysed and discussed.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
  • Explain the importance and relevance to TESOL of structural grammar
  • Identify the differences between traditional and structural approaches to English grammar
  • Recognise word, phrase and clause categories (such as adjective, prepositional phrase, and relative clause) and grammatical functions (such as subject, object, and modifier)
  • Explain and analyse such grammatical phenomena as subordination, coordination, negation, and mood.

Assessment

  • Assignment 1 - 30%
  • Assignment 2 - 30%
  • Assignment 3 - 40%

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