Theory of English Grammar

Course unit code

Specialization 45.03.02 - Linguistics

Course unit title

Theory of English Grammar

Name(s), surname(s) and title of lecturer(s)

Irina Temnikova, Associate Professor

Level of course

Bachelor

Semester

7,8

ECTS credits

5

Working hours

Contact hours

54

lectures

34

seminars

20

practical classes

laboratory classes

consultations

Independent work

90

Total

144

Work placement

-

Language of instruction

English

Prerequisites

Written and oral practice in English, English phonetics and grammar

Objectives of the course

 Learning outcomes

 A student’s assessments methods

aims:

-to study the basic approaches to studying language;

- to study the mechanisms of the English grammar functioning ;

- to study the morphological structure of the English word;

- to study the relations between words in syntactical units (phrases, sentences).

Formation of competence:

а) intercultural:

- the ability to develop cultural and professional level independently and to master new methods of research;

- the ability to get and use new knowledge independently.

b) professional:

- the ability to analyse grammatical phenomena of the language under study;

- the  ability to fluently express ideas using language means correctly;

- the ability to analyse the inner structure of words in English.

Presentations, tests and written exam.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, delivery of individual presentations, independent study of literature, case studies, role plays, brainstorming.

Course unit content

Title

Lecturers  (hours)

Self-study (hours)

Language and speech. Language system. Grammar in the system of language

2

4

 Morphological structure of words. Distributional analysis

4

6

Morphological classes of words

2

4

The noun as a part of speech

4

4

The verb as a part of speech

4

10

The pronoun as a part of speech

4

8

The phrase. Classifications of phrases

4

10

Simple sentence. Communicative sentence types

4

12

Actual division of the sentence. Sentence analysis

2

10

Composite sentence

2

8

Sentence and text

4

8

36

90

Assessment requirements

Student’s skills in this subject will be evaluated by means of presentations in the seminars, written tests and final examination.

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the presented works is carried out by the following criteria:

– compliance of the contents to a subject;

– existence of logical communication of stated information;

– compliance of registration to requirements;

– accuracy and literacy of a statement;

– work is handed over in time.

The composition of final accumulative mark

Final accumulative mark consists of:  2 tests –15 % each, individual assignment – 20 %, presentation – 20 %, exam –  30 %

Course outline arranged by

Irina Temnikova, Associate Professor