Practical Grammar

General data

Course ID:	3301-L1PAPG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Practical Grammar
Name in Polish:	Gramatyka Praktyczna
Organizational unit:	Institute of English Studies
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	The course aims at offering a comprehensive coverage of major areas of English grammar. It begins with the Simple sentence and concentrates on the Verb Group (tense and aspect, modality, passivization and word order of adverbs), the Noun Group (countability, specificity, generic reference). It then proceeds to the Complex sentence to investigate relative clauses and passive.
Full description:	The course investigates the English sentence beginning with the simple sentence and proceeding towards the Complex sentence. The topics include: - Tense and Aspect (compositionality of meaning); - Passive Voice (verb categories, restrictions on formation); - Modality (modal verbs, alternative linguistic strategies of expressing modality); - Words order (inversion, position of adverbs); - Noun phrase: countability as a context-dependent phenomenon; - Noun phrase: articles: +/- definite, +/- specific, +/- generic; classifying vs. identifying; - Relative clauses (+/- defining; choice of pronoun, role in text); - Passive.
Bibliography:	Biber, D. et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman 1999. Carter, R., Hughes, R. & M. McCarthy, Exploring Grammar in Context. CUP 2000. Chalker, S. A Student's English Grammar Workbook. Longman 1992. Collins Cobuild English Grammar. Collins 1990. (+ the Collins series of exercise books on selected areas of grammar, e.g. articles, reporting, etc.) Downing, A. & P. Locke A University Course in English Grammar. Prentice Hall 1992. Gethin, H. Grammar in Context. Proficiency Level English. Nelson 1992. Gołębiowska, L. A BOOK czy THE BOOK. O przedimkach w języku angielskim. WP 1993. Graver, B. D. Advanced English Practice. OUP 1988. Hall, N. & J. Shephheard, The Anti-Grammar Grammar Book. Longman 1991. Kaznowski, A. & E. Mioduszewska. Exercises in English Structural and Transformational Syntax. PWN 1983. Leech, G. & J. Svartvik A Communicative Grammar of English. Longman. Macpherson, R. English for Writers and Translators. PWN 1996. Macpherson, R. Advanced Written English. PWN 2001. Maule, D. The Naked Verb: The Meaning of the English Verb Tense. Macmillan 1991. Quirk, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman 1985. Side, R. & G. Wellman Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency. Longman 2000. Swan, M. Practical English Usage. Longman 1996. Swan, M. & C. Walters How English Works. OUP 1997. Thomson, A. J. & A. V. Martinet A Practical English Grammar. OUP 1986. Willim, E. & E. Mańczak-Wohlfeld, A Contrastive Approach to Problems with English. PWN 1997. Vince, M., Advanced English Practice. Heinemann 1994. Yule, G. Explaining English Grammar, OUP 1998.
Learning outcomes:	Students will advance their skills to use grammatical structures included in the syllabus (e.g. Articles, Relative Clauses, Tense, Aspect and Modality). They will also gain knowledge on less frequent usages of these structures, or those characteristic of selected registers and situations. Code reference:K_U05 K_U05 The student is able to monitor and diagnose the correctness of the Polish and English languages in use.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment on the basis of the results of two tests (midterm and final). Supplemented by: - attendance and in-class participation (three absences allowed); - completing home assignments - self-study of the following topics: Phrasal Verbs, word order of Adjectives The retake consists in obtaining a positive grade in a written retake test. Two or three (to be determined by a specific group teacher), formally justified, absences are allowed.

This course is not currently offered.

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