EKIA2001 Grammar in Use (5 cr)

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Study level:
Intermediate studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-2023

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This course is lit BECAUSE it teaches you lots of stuff about English grammar in use.

Description

Content

The course aims to deepen your understanding ofthe basic syntactic structures of English, inparticular in terms of form, meaning andfunction.

Completion methods

Contact teaching

Assessment details

Active class participation, home exams, project work

Learning outcomes

After completing the course students will be able to

  • understand the relationship between form and function in grammatical structures of English
  • analyse the relationship between linguistic form, meaning and function in different text types in both written and spoken discourse
  • use a set of tools and methods for analysis in other areas in language study (e.g. sociolinguistics, pragmatics, study of talk and discourse analysis)
  • plan and conduct a practical activity related to working life

Additional information

Attendance policy: 80%

Description of prerequisites

- EKIP2001 (or EKIP203) Introduction to Language Study
- EKIP2002 (or EKIP204) Exploring Grammar

Compulsory prerequisites

  • Prerequisite group 1
    • EKIP2001 Introduction to Language Study (4 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
    • EKIP2002 Exploring Grammar (2 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
    • OR
  • Prerequisite group 2

Study materials

Other material will be provided in Moodle.

Literature

  • Downing, A. and Locke, P. (2006). English Grammar: A University Course

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Attendance policy: 80%
Evaluation criteria:
Active class participation, home exams, project work
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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Evaluation criteria:
Active class participation, home exams, project work
Language:
English
Study methods:

Contact teaching

Study materials:

Other material will be provided in Moodle.

Literature:
  • Downing & Locke. (2014). English Grammar: A University Course.

Teaching