This course provides a survey of modern English grammar. It covers the analysis and description of word classes, phrases, clauses, and sentences in English. Challenging areas of English grammar such as passive, tense, aspect, and embedded clauses will be studied in detail. A portion of the course will consist of applying rules of grammar in students' own writing and editing, tasks applicable to those wishing to teach English to a variety of learners. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours
This course provides a survey of modern English grammar. It covers the analysis and description of word classes, phrases, clauses, and sentences in English. Challenging areas of English grammar such as passive, tense, aspect, and embedded clauses will be studied in detail. A portion of the course will consist of applying rules of grammar in students' own writing and editing, tasks applicable to those wishing to teach English to a variety of learners. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours