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
Coordinating organisation:
Open University, Department of Language and Communication Studies
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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This course deepens your knowledge about English grammar in use.

Description

The course aims to deepen your understanding of the basic syntactic structures of English, in particular in terms of form, meaning and use.

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

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
    • EKIP2010 English Linguistics (5 cr)Not published for this curriculum period
    • OR
  • Prerequisite group 3

Study materials

A list of literature and other study materials will be provided at the beginning of the course in Moodle.

Completion methods

Method 1

Description:
Contact teaching and group work during and outside of lessons.
Evaluation criteria:
Active class participation, home exams, and a written project work. Attendance policy: 80%
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Teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

Teaching