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ENG122Arts2 Unitsintermediate

Structure Of Modern English Ii

This course, The Structure of Modern English II, is designed for English major students. It builds upon concepts introduced in ENG121, focusing on advanced aspects of English sentence structure and grammatical models. The course covers structural problems, sentence connection, verb properties, and an overview of grammatical models from traditional to modern approaches. Students will develop skills in identifying and correcting structural errors, constructing well-coordinated sentences, and understanding the evolution of grammatical theories.

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208h

Study Time

13

Weeks

16h

Per Week

none

Math Level

Course Keywords

English GrammarSentence StructureVerb TenseGrammatical ModelsSyntax

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Intermediate Level

Builds on foundational knowledge

65%

intermediate

📚

Math Level

No Math

📖

Learning Type

Theoretical Focus

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Sentence Structure

2

Subject-Verb Agreement

3

Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

4

Coordination and Punctuation

5

Verb Tense and Aspect

6

Voice and Mood

7

Modal Auxiliaries

8

Grammatical Models (Traditional, Structural, Transformational, Systemic, Government and Binding)

Total Topics8 topics

Requirements

Knowledge and skills recommended for success

ENG121

💡 Don't have all requirements? Don't worry! Many students successfully complete this course with basic preparation and dedication.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

Assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Tutor-Marked Assessments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Final Examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Computer Based Test

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English Teacher

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Industry Applications

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Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week

1

Module 1: The English Sentence

4h

Unit 1: Structural Problems

2 study hours

•Read Unit 1: Structural Problems, focusing on parallelism, fragmentation, dangling modifiers, and ambiguity.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to practice identifying and correcting parallel structure errors.
•Analyze examples of sentence fragments and dangling modifiers, rewriting them as complete, clear sentences.

Unit 2: Sentence Connection

2 study hours

•Read Unit 2: Sentence Connection, paying attention to transitional words, time/place relationships, enumerations, and structural parallelism.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1, focusing on using 'either, neither, nor, too' correctly.
•Practice connecting sentences using various transitional words and phrases to improve flow and coherence.

Week

2

Module 1: The English Sentence

4h

Unit 3: Subject-Verb Agreement

2 study hours

•Read Unit 3: Subject-Verb Agreement, focusing on compound subjects, collective nouns, intervening phrases, and indefinite pronouns.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to test understanding of subject-verb agreement rules.
•Practice constructing sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, paying attention to special cases.

Unit 4: Agreement of Pronoun with Antecedent

2 study hours

•Read Unit 4: Agreement of Pronoun with Antecedent, focusing on indefinite pronouns, compound antecedents, collective nouns, and vague antecedents.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to practice identifying pronouns and their antecedents.
•Rewrite sentences to ensure clear pronoun-antecedent agreement in number, gender, and person.

Week

3

Module 1: The English Sentence

4h

Unit 5: Coordination

2 study hours

•Read Unit 5: Coordination, focusing on clausal and phrasal coordination, and semantic implications of coordination.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to distinguish between coordination and subordination.
•Practice constructing coordinated sentences using 'and, or, but' to express different relationships.

Unit 6: Punctuation

2 study hours

•Read Unit 6: Punctuation, focusing on end punctuations, internal punctuations, and other punctuation marks.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using correct end punctuation.
•Edit and correct sentences to ensure proper use of commas, semicolons, colons, and other punctuation marks.

Week

4

Module 2: The English Verb

4h

Unit 1: Tense and Aspect

2 study hours

•Read Unit 1: Tense and Aspect, focusing on simple tenses, perfect tenses, progressive aspect, and perfective aspect.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to explain the relationship between tense and aspect.
•Practice using different verb tenses and aspects to express time and manner of action accurately.

Unit 2: Voice and Mood

2 study hours

•Read Unit 2: Voice and Mood, focusing on active and passive voice, indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to identify sentences in the passive voice.
•Rewrite sentences in both active and passive voice, and practice using different verb moods to convey different meanings.

Week

5

Module 2: The English Verb

4h

Unit 3: Modal Auxiliaries

2 study hours

•Read Unit 3: Modal Auxiliaries, focusing on modality, tense, aspect, and negation in modal auxiliaries.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to compare different modal auxiliaries.
•Practice using modal auxiliaries to express politeness, permission, ability, obligation, and necessity.

Unit 4: Non Finite and Emphatic Forms

2 study hours

•Read Unit 4: Non-Finite and Emphatic Forms, focusing on finite and non-finite forms, and emphatic forms.
•Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to identify and state the functions of non-finite verbs.
•Practice using non-finite verb forms (infinitives, participles, gerunds) and emphatic forms to enhance sentence structure and meaning.

Week

6

Module 3: Grammatical Models

3h

Unit 1: Traditional Grammar

3 study hours

•Read Unit 1: Traditional Grammar, focusing on the concept of grammar, traditional grammar rules, strengths, and weaknesses.
•Review the origins of grammar from Greek philosophers and the influence of Latin grammar on English.
•Analyze examples of prescriptive rules in traditional grammar and evaluate their relevance today.

Week

7

Module 3: Grammatical Models

3h

Unit 2: Structural Grammar

3 study hours

•Read Unit 2: Structural Grammar, focusing on European and American structuralism, immediate constituent analysis, strengths, and weaknesses.
•Compare and contrast European and American structuralism, focusing on key concepts like langue/parole and synchronic/diachronic linguistics.
•Practice using immediate constituent analysis to break down sentences into their structural components.

Week

8

Module 3: Grammatical Models

3h

Unit 3: Transformational Generative Grammar

3 study hours

•Read Unit 3: Transformational Generative Grammar, focusing on phrase structure rules, transformational structure rules, morphophonemic rules, deep and surface structure, strengths, and weaknesses.
•Explain the terms: transformational grammar, competence and performance.
•Illustrate the transformational rules with examples

Week

9

Module 3: Grammatical Models

3h

Unit 4: Systemic Grammar

3 study hours

•Read Unit 4: Systemic Grammar, focusing on categories of analysis (unit, class, structure, system).
•Explain the categories which serve as the units of analysis within the systemic grammar framework
•Explain the categories of Unit, Class, Structure and System, and how they work in language analysis.

Week

10

Module 3: Grammatical Models

3h

Unit 5: Government and Binding Grammar

3 study hours

•Read Unit 5: Government and Binding Grammar, focusing on major aspects and interactive sub-systems of GB.
•Explain GB's concept of Principles and Parameters. Use appropriate illustrations.
•What is meant by Head-First and Head-Last languages? Give some examples from English and your mother tongue or any other language.

Week

11

Module 1: The English Sentence

4h

Module 1 Review

4 study hours

•Review Module 1: The English Sentence, focusing on key concepts and exercises from Units 1-6.
•Practice identifying and correcting structural problems, connecting sentences effectively, and applying punctuation rules.
•Complete sample assignments to reinforce understanding of sentence construction principles.

Week

12

Module 2: The English Verb

4h

Module 2 Review

4 study hours

•Review Module 2: The English Verb, focusing on key concepts and exercises from Units 1-4.
•Practice using different verb tenses and aspects, voice and mood, and modal auxiliaries.
•Complete sample assignments to reinforce understanding of verb properties and usage.

Week

13

Module 3: Grammatical Models

4h

Module 3 Review

4 study hours

•Review Module 3: Grammatical Models, focusing on key concepts and exercises from Units 1-5.
•Compare and contrast traditional grammar, structural grammar, transformational generative grammar, systemic grammar, and government and binding grammar.
•Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each grammatical model and their contributions to linguistic theory.

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Create flashcards for key grammatical terms and rules from Modules 1 and 2.

2

Practice sentence diagramming to visualize sentence structure and identify potential errors.

3

Review all Tutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs) and focus on areas where you received lower scores.

4

Develop a study schedule allocating specific time slots for each module and unit.

5

Form a study group to discuss challenging concepts and practice applying grammatical rules.

6

Focus on understanding the differences between various grammatical models (Traditional, Structural, Transformational, Systemic, Government and Binding).

7

Practice identifying and correcting common errors in sentence construction, such as subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and dangling modifiers.

8

Create concept maps linking key concepts from different units to reinforce understanding of the interconnectedness of grammatical principles.

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