Contextual English Grammar

310108 Contextual English Grammar; Tuncer Can

IA and IB: Wednesdays 9:15-11:30 (E-6)

Office: HAYEF 7, Phone: 440 00 00-13030, E-mail: Admin@ingilish.com

Office Hours: Thursdays 14:00-16:00

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Besides a general overview on advanced English grammar rules, the importance of context is being stressed, and that the rules gain meaning and function according to contexts is strongly emphasized. Grammar and lexical knowledge are indispensible parts relating each other, what brings them together is culture and social life, this aspect is also given importance. By error correction process, the differences stemming from structural and expressive differences between Tukish and English, and also errors and mistakes taken from our trainees’ homeworks, exams and essays are focused on, closely. In so doing, developing awareness for spotting and easily correcting mistakes and errors in their proffessional lives and later phases has been aimed. Correcting their own mistakes enhances trainees to beware thier own language use. Weekly assignments are aiming to develope our trainees grammatical weaknesses. Additionally, by a final assignement they are wanted to compare and contrat some grammatical structures, social exxpressions or proverbs of Turkish and English. The aim there is also developing awareness in grammar context. Furthermore, every lesson includes discussion based on previous experience and classroom observations from the lesson “School Exprerience” for the teaching aspects of the particular structure or topic. Developing a fair awareness for Advanced English Grammar, clearing the grounds for grammar and teaching of grammar, informing our trainees about communicational grammar teaching, providing fresh perspectives on the notion that language cannot be learnt without context, and stressing that learning a language takes place when the Whyers are set, are among our goals in this lesson.

Goals

Throughout this course (i) raising trainees’ awareness on advanced grammar items and context, (ii) providing information on teaching of grammar items, (iii) enhancing the importance of communication through grammar, (iv) and discussing the language teachers’ perspective on the area, are the main aims

The Course

This course provides an up-to-date introduction to the study of Grammar, relation of grammar and language teaching, and systematic overview on advanced grammar items of English language. Both syntagmatic and paradigmatic aspects of English grammar (both sentence and above) will be considered so as to imply the notions of communicative grammar and communicative teaching.

Student-Contrıbutıon
Students are expected to attend regularly (%70), to participate as required, and to contribute actively to class discussions. Some reading may be expected in advance of a lecture, and will definitely be required afterwards so as to consolidate the understanding of the material and ideas presented in the lecture.

Evaluation

Mid-term Exam (%40) + Final (Final Exam and Weekly Homework) (%50) + Evaluation (Extra curricular activity, project, attendance, participation etc.) (%10)

Reading Materials

Frodesen J. & J. Eyring, 2000 : “Grammar Dimensions 4”, Heinle&Heinle,Boston,USA

Carter, R. & Hughes, R. & McCarthy, M.: (2000) “Exploring Grammar in Context”, Cambridge,UK

Week

Date

Lecture topic

Reading

Goals

1

11 Oct. 2006

What’s Grammar? Context?

Overview of English

·        To define Grammar

·        To define Context

·        To define English Language

2

18 Oct. 2006

Tenses in Context: Verb

Tenses in Written and Spoken Communication

EGC: pp. 2-27

GD: pp. 1-10

1st Assignment Due

·        To use verb tenses correctly to describe events and situations,

·        To notice Verb Tenses of English,

·        To understand differences between Written and Spoken Grammar

3

25 Oct.

Holiday: No Classes

4

1 Nov. 2006

Verbs: Aspects and Time Frames; Subject-Verb Agreement

GD: pp. 12-34

·        To use simple, progressive and perfect forms of verbs correctly

·        To understand verb tense meanings and uses in present, past, and future time frames

·        To identify the head noun in a subject

·        To know which nouns take singular and plural verbs, and the use of correlative conjunctions

5

8 Nov. 2006
Modals in Context
EGC: pp. 34-61

·        To use the correct form of modals

·        To choose correct modals to express certainty, possibility, prediction, obligation, etc.

·        To notice the degree differences among modals

6

15 Nov. 2006
Modal Perfect Verbs in Context
GD: pp. 226-242

·        To use the correct form of prefective modals

·        To choose correct prefective modals to express judgements, obligations, expectations, etc.

·        To choose the correct modals to make deductions, guesses and predictions, and to express results of past conditions

7

22-29 Nov. 2006
Mid-Terms

8

6 Dec. 2006

Articles; Reference Words and Phrases in Context

EGC: pp. 112-124

EGC: pp. 87-95

·        To use definite and indefinite articles

·        To distinguish particular from generic reference, and abstract generic from concrete generic meanings in articles

·        To know the different reference forms in English

·        To use appropriate reference forms in different contexts to link ideas

9

13 Dec. 2006

Links in Context: Correlative Conjuctions; Sentence Connectors
GD: pp. 186-223

·        To use correlative conjunctions for emphasis

·        To join phrases and clauses with CC

·        To use appropiate sentence connectors to express various logical meanings in formal and in informal contexts

·        To use correct punctuation in writing

10

20 Dec. 2006
Discourse Markers and Discourse Organizers
EGC: pp. 174-182

GD: pp. 244-262

·        To know how different discourse markers and organizers help listener and readers understand information

·        To use appropriate discourse markers and organizers to introduce, organize, and summarize topics

11

27 Dec. 2006
Prepositions and Preposition Clusters
EGC: pp. 131-140

GD: pp. 298-312

·        To use the prepositions correctly

·        To use verbs, adjectives and common multiword preposition clusters

12

3 Jan.
Holiday: No Classes

13

10 Jan. 2007

Relative Clauses in Context; Nonrestrictive Relative Clauses”; “Relative Adverb Clauses”
GD: pp. 126-183

·        To use restrictive relative clauses to modify subjects and objects

·        To use multiple relative clauses, and reducing of RC

·        To distinguish restrictive from nonrestrictive relative clauses

14

15 Jan-16 Feb. 2007

Final Exams and Make-ups

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Week	Date	Lecture topic	Reading	Goals
1	11 Oct. 2006	What’s Grammar? Context? Overview of English		· To define Grammar · To define Context · To define English Language
2	18 Oct. 2006	Tenses in Context: Verb Tenses in Written and Spoken Communication	EGC: pp. 2-27 GD: pp. 1-10 1st Assignment Due	· To use verb tenses correctly to describe events and situations, · To notice Verb Tenses of English, · To understand differences between Written and Spoken Grammar
3	25 Oct.	Holiday: No Classes
4	1 Nov. 2006	Verbs: Aspects and Time Frames; Subject-Verb Agreement	GD: pp. 12-34	· To use simple, progressive and perfect forms of verbs correctly · To understand verb tense meanings and uses in present, past, and future time frames · To identify the head noun in a subject · To know which nouns take singular and plural verbs, and the use of correlative conjunctions
5	8 Nov. 2006	Modals in Context	EGC: pp. 34-61	· To use the correct form of modals · To choose correct modals to express certainty, possibility, prediction, obligation, etc. · To notice the degree differences among modals
6	15 Nov. 2006	Modal Perfect Verbs in Context	GD: pp. 226-242	· To use the correct form of prefective modals · To choose correct prefective modals to express judgements, obligations, expectations, etc. · To choose the correct modals to make deductions, guesses and predictions, and to express results of past conditions
7	22-29 Nov. 2006	Mid-Terms
8	6 Dec. 2006	Articles; Reference Words and Phrases in Context	EGC: pp. 112-124 EGC: pp. 87-95	· To use definite and indefinite articles · To distinguish particular from generic reference, and abstract generic from concrete generic meanings in articles · To know the different reference forms in English · To use appropriate reference forms in different contexts to link ideas
9	13 Dec. 2006	Links in Context: Correlative Conjuctions; Sentence Connectors	GD: pp. 186-223	· To use correlative conjunctions for emphasis · To join phrases and clauses with CC · To use appropiate sentence connectors to express various logical meanings in formal and in informal contexts · To use correct punctuation in writing
10	20 Dec. 2006	Discourse Markers and Discourse Organizers	EGC: pp. 174-182 GD: pp. 244-262	· To know how different discourse markers and organizers help listener and readers understand information · To use appropriate discourse markers and organizers to introduce, organize, and summarize topics
11	27 Dec. 2006	Prepositions and Preposition Clusters	EGC: pp. 131-140 GD: pp. 298-312	· To use the prepositions correctly · To use verbs, adjectives and common multiword preposition clusters
12	3 Jan.	Holiday: No Classes
13	10 Jan. 2007	Relative Clauses in Context; Nonrestrictive Relative Clauses”; “Relative Adverb Clauses”	GD: pp. 126-183	· To use restrictive relative clauses to modify subjects and objects · To use multiple relative clauses, and reducing of RC · To distinguish restrictive from nonrestrictive relative clauses
14	15 Jan-16 Feb. 2007	Final Exams and Make-ups