Modiwl QXL-1020:
Intro to English Grammar
Introduction to English Grammar 2023-24
QXL-1020
2023-24
School of Arts, Culture And Language
Module - Semester 2
20 credits
Module Organiser:
Christopher Shank
Overview
Students will learn about topics such as the following:
- How to describe and label the morphemes of a word.
- Aspects of English word morphology including e.g. affixation, inflection and derivation and compounding
- Major word categories and parts of speech in English (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs)
- Minor word categories and parts of speech in English (determiners, prepositions and conjunctions) -Introduction to syntax, constituents, constituent structure -Identifying subjects, verbs and clauses and clause types
- The Study of grammar - e.g. prescriptive vs descriptive approaches, the grammar of non-standard dialects, First Language Acquisition and Language Disorders contexts.
- The English grammar of children
- Grammatical errors made by learners of different languages
- Assessing and testing English proficiency
Students will learn about topics such as the following:
- The Study of grammar - e.g. prescriptive vs descriptive approaches, the grammar of non-standard dialects, First Language Acquisition and Language Disorders contexts.
- How to describe and label the morphemes of a word.
- Aspects of English word morphology including e.g. affixation, inflection and derivation and compounding
- Major word categories and parts of speech in English (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs)
- Minor word categories and parts of speech in English (determiners, prepositions and conjunctions)
- The English grammar of children
- Grammatical errors made by learners of different languages
- Assessing and testing English proficiency
Assessment Strategy
-threshold -D:Student has achieved the minimum acceptable standard of understanding and/or knowledge in all the learning outcomes. Student can demonstrate a minimum level of understanding of the basic concepts and be able to apply them to data with some degree of accuracy.
-good -B:Student has achieved a better-than-average standard of understanding and/or knowledge in all learning outcomes, and has a clear and accurate understanding of concepts; ability to apply concepts to data critically and thoughtfully; evidence of wide reading and clear and accurate reference to source materials; free from misunderstanding and errors of content; free from irrelevant material.
-excellent -A:Student has achieved a thorough standard of understanding and/or knowledge in all learning outcomes; or student has demonstrated an exceptional level of achievement in one or more learning outcomes together with a good overall standard: student has achieved a thorough understanding of the subject, both in terms of content and theory; student is able to apply concepts clearly and accurately; substantial evidence of critical and original thought and analysis; clear, logical argument; high level of communicative competence; free from irrelevant material and errors of spelling and punctuation; evidence of extensive reading beyond basic texts and clear and accurate references to source material.
Learning Outcomes
- Be able to analyse basic morpho-syntactical data in English.
- Have knowledge of some of the key literature and theoretical approaches relating to morpho-syntax and English grammar.
- Know the basic terminology and concepts used to describe word and sentence morpho-syntax in English.
- Understand some of the core issues involved faced by people learning English morpho-syntax.
Assessment method
Other
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Analysis of English morphology The objective is to examine and answer questions related to a morphologically oriented dataset containing English data sets and/or examples.
Weighting
15%
Due date
17/02/2023
Assessment method
Other
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Analysis of Non English Morpho-syntax The objective is to examine and answer questions related to a syntactically oriented dataset containing non-English data sets and/or examples
Weighting
15%
Due date
10/03/2023
Assessment method
Other
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Review of an English test
Weighting
15%
Due date
19/04/2023
Assessment method
Oral Test
Assessment type
Summative
Description
Cumulative Summary Assessment Final on-line assessment consisting of advanced English and non-English data sets and short answer questions. The data set analysis of up to 5 data sets does not have a specific word count because the students are asked to provide either one-word answers or short sentences either translated from the example language into English or from English into the target language. The short answer portion will consist of questions that ask students to critically reflect on the topics covered in lectures 8-11 (i.e. standard and nonstandard grammar, child grammar, learner's grammar, how grammar is taught to non-native learners, how learner proficiency is tested, what kinds of errors learners make while learning,) 5 potential topic areas, 400-word short answers per topic = 2000 words total
Weighting
55%
Due date
17/05/2023