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Lengua Inglesa II Grammar Topics 2009-2010

Lengua Inglesa II Grammar Topics 2009-2010. Tom Morton IV bis 205 tom.morton@uam.es. 0. Introduction to lengua Inglesa II ( lic .). Classes. Theory taught in the 2 hour class (group 21: Tuesday, group 22: Wednesday) The Friday class is left to you to do exercises which we provide.

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Lengua Inglesa II Grammar Topics 2009-2010

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  1. Lengua Inglesa IIGrammar Topics2009-2010 Tom Morton IV bis 205 tom.morton@uam.es

  2. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) Classes • Theory taught in the 2 hour class (group 21: Tuesday, group 22: Wednesday) • The Friday class is left to you to do exercises which we provide. • Except: Occasional seminar (one or two classes per term)

  3. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) Components • The course tests the same components as taught in first year • Although we don’t teach distinct modules for these • Grammar: taught in class, testedthroughexamand Grammar Project • Reading: TestedthroughReading Pack exercises to bedone in yourFriday classes. Also a ReadingComponent in theexam. • Writing: Testedthroughthe Grammar Project (2 classes onhow to writeanAcademicReport) • Speaking: Oral presentationofyour Grammar Project • Listening: Listeningexercises in theLanguage Lab. Testedthrough a Listeningexam. • Vocabulary: Testedthroughthevocabularyportfolio, andthroughtheVocabularyexercises

  4. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) Marking • Grammar Project • Part1 (first semester) 5% • Part 2 (second semester) 10% • Vocabulary Portfolio 5% • Exercises 10% • Oral Presentation 10% • Exams 60% • - Exam: Maybe just a final exam, maybe a parcial in January, still to be decided.

  5. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) Exercises • Exercises: 4 components • Listening: 20% (Listening pack, 2nd sem.) • Reading 10% (Reading Pack) • Grammar 50% (Side & Wellman) • Vocabulary 20% (Vocabulary pack:English Vocabulary in Use ) • ALL THESE ACCOUNT FOR 10% of the final mark. • This mark is for doing the exercises, not for getting them right.

  6. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) Topics CONTENTS: First Semester • Language and Communication • Text and Text Types: Register and style • Grammatical units • Process Types • Mood and modality Second Semester • Clauses and Sentences • Coordination and Subordination • Cohesion • Sentence manipulation devices

  7. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) Final Exam Three components: • Listening • Reading/Writing • Grammar

  8. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) StudyMaterials • No textbookforcontent , butrefertothefollowingfor home study: • Downing, A. and P. Locke. 1992. A University Course in English Grammar. Hertfordshire: Prentice Hall. Modules 1 and 13-21. • Greenbaum, S and R. Quirk. 1990. A Student's Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman. • For Exercises, you will need to buy or photocopy: • Side, R. & G. Wellman (2002) Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency (WITH KEY). Longon: Longman.

  9. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) StudyMaterials (ii) • Other Materials to refer to : • Biber, D. (ed.) (1999) Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Pearson, ESL. • Carter, R., R. Hughes & M. McCarthy (2000) Exploring Grammar in Context. Cambridge: CUP. • Greenbaum, S. & R. Quirk. (1990) A Student's Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman. • Lock, G. (1996) Functional English Grammar. Cambridge: CUP. • Lynch, T. (1983) Study Listening. Understanding Lectures and Talks in English. Cambridge: CUP. • McCarthy, M. & F. O’Dell.(2002) English Vocabulary in Use (Upper-Intermediate). New Edition. Cambridge: CUP. • Quirk, R., S. Greenbaum, G. Leech & J. Svartvik. (1985) A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. New York: Longman.

  10. 0. Introduction to lenguaInglesa II (lic.) StudyMaterials (iii): Packs • Photocopy packs available from Reprografia • Information pack : information about the grammar exercises and portfolio. (Code: 2021) • Vocabulary pack: photocopies from English Vocabulary in Use. (Code: 2022) • Reading pack: all texts and exercises for reading)(Code: 2023) • A Grammar Pack will be available next week (detailing the content of the classes) • A Listening Pack will be made available in second term.

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