📶 Difficulty Level: Intermediate | 💬 Instruction Mode: HyFlex | ⏳ Duration: 28 Sessions
📶 Difficulty Level: Intermediate | 💬 Instruction Mode: HyFlex | ⏳ Duration: 28 Sessions
ENGL450/LING421
Fall, 2022 | TTh 1:15-2:30 pm | Davis College Rm # 209
Instructor:
Prof. Qiandi Liu
Email: Qiandi.Liu@sc.edu; ql29@nau.edu (Gmail)
Office: Humanities Bldg. #214
Office hours: Ws 1-5 pm + by appt. (meet me on Zoom here or email to schedule a f2f meeting)
Quick Links:
**Reading assignments are due before the next class.
Other coursework assigned on Tuesdays/Thursdays are due on Thursdays/the next Tuesday.
MODULE 0️⃣: COURSE OVERVIEW
Meet your instructor and peers who will be learning together with you and get an overview of the course.
1 8/18 (wk 1,Th)
0.1 Welcome
0.2 Introduce yourself on Padlet
0.3 Tutorials on the course Google Site
0.5 Syllabus reading
0.6 How to get the most out of the course
0.7 Academic success resources
0.8 Unit assessment: Pre-course survey; Grammar Scrapbook #1 (after class)
MODULE 1️⃣: INTRODUCTION TO GRAMMAR
What is prescriptive grammar and how does it differ from descriptive grammar? Do people use English in the same manner in all communicative contexts? Should schools teach Standard American English or dialects spoken by the majority of students? You'll form your own opinions after studying this module.
2 8/23 (wk 2, T)
Syllabus Quiz (in class)
Introduction to Grammar (Ch. 1)
1.1 Defining grammar
1.3 Prescriptive vs. descriptive grammar
1.5 Practice
3 8/25 (wk 2,Th)
Varieties of English (Ch. 2)
2.1 Standard English
2.2 Two major sources of variations in language
2.3 Diachronic variations (historical variations)
2.4 Synchronic variations (regional & social dialects)
2.7 Unit assessment (Quiz 1)
MODULE 2️⃣: MORPHOLOGY (Ch. 3)
How can we define words in written and spoken English? Are words the smallest meaningful unit in language? Do the '-s' ending in flowers and walks mean the same? You'll be able to break down words into the smallest meaningful units (i.e., morphemes) after completing this module.
4 8/30 (wk 3, T)
3.1 Levels of linguistic analysis
3.2 Beyond sentences: Discourse analysis (optional)
3.3 What are words
3.7 Morphemes: summary
5 9/1 (wk 3, Th)
3.8 Other word formation processes
3.9 Fun facts about English words
3.10 Unit assessment (Quiz 2; Grammar Scrapbook #2)
MODULE 3️⃣: WORD CLASSES (Parts of Speech/POS) (Ch. 4-6)
What kind of words do we need to convey an idea in speaking or writing? What words classes does a simple sentence like "Dogs bark" contain? You'll gain a deeper understanding of word classes in this module.
6 9/6 (wk 4, T)
4.1 Word Classes: Introduction
4.2 The Open-class Words
4.2.1 Nouns (Quiz 3; Grammar Scrapbook #3)
7 9/08 (wk 4, Th)
4.2.2 Lexical Verbs (Quiz 4, Self-assessment #1; Grammar Scrapbook #4)
8 9/13 (wk 5, T)
4.2.3 Adjectives (Quiz 5; ; Grammar Scrapbook #5)
9 9/15 (wk 5, Th)
4.2.4 Adverbs
4.2.5 Interjections (Quiz 6; Grammar Scrapbook #6)
10 9/20 (wk 6,T)
4.3.1 Determiners (Quiz 7)
11 9/22 (wk 6, Th)
4.3.2 Pronouns (Quiz 8)
12 9/27 (wk 7, T)
4.3.3 Prepositions (Quiz 9)
13 9/29 (wk 7, Th )
4.3.4 Conjunctions (Quiz 10; Grammar Scrapbook #7)
4.3.5 Auxiliary Verbs
4.4 Unit Summary
MODULE 4️⃣: PHRASES (Ch. 7)
When speaking or writing, we do not use single words often. Instead, we combine words into phrases and phrases into clauses. Depending on the its core word, a phrase can be an NP, VP, PP, AdjP, or AdvP. A basic sentence contains an NP and a VP.
14 10/4 (wk8, T)
5.0 Phrases: Introduction (self-assessment #2, due on 2/28)
15 10/06 (wk 8, Th)
16 10/11 (wk9, T)
5.1 Noun phrases (NP): Function (Quiz 11, Mid-course reflection; ; Grammar Scrapbook #8)
Fall Break (10/12-10/14, no classes)
17 10 /18 (wk10, T)
5.2. Verb Phrases (VP): Intro (Quiz 12)
18 10/20 (wk 10, Th)
5.2.1 Verb Phrases (VP): Tense & Aspect (Quiz 13)
19 10/25 (wk 11 , T)
5.2.2 Verb Phrases (VP): Voice
20 10/27 (wk 11 Th)
5.2.3 Verb Phrases (VP): Mood (Quiz 14; ; Grammar Scrapbook #9)
21 11/1 (wk 12, T)
5.5 Prepositional phrases (PP)
5.7 Unit assessment (Quiz 15, Self-assessment #3)
MODULE 5️⃣: CLAUSES & SENTENCES (Ch. 8-12)
When an NP and a VP meet, a clause (an complete idea) is born (e.g.,"Dogs bark."). In real life, we often need to communicate complex ideas. What kind of sentences and clauses can we construct to achieve this purpose? The last module addresses this question.
22 11/03 (wk12,T)
6.1 Sentences, clauses, vs. phrases
11/08 General Election Day (No Classes)
23 11/10 (wk 13, Th)
6.2 Basic Clause Patterns: Copular, Intransitive, & Transitive
24 11/15 (wk14, T)
6.2 Basic Clause Patterns: cont'd (Quiz 16)
25 11/17 (wk14, Th)
6.3. Finite vs. Nonfinite Clauses
6.3.1 Finite dependent clauses
6.3.1.1 Relative/Adjectival clauses (Quiz 17)
26 11/22 (wk15, T)
6.3.1.2 Complement/Nominal clauses (Quiz 18)
11/24 Thanksgiving Holiday (No Classes)
27 11/29 (wk 16, T)
6.3.1.3 Adverbial clauses (Quiz 19)
28 12/1 (wk16, Th) Last Day of Classes
6.3.2 Nonfinite dependent clauses (Quiz 20; Grammar Scrapbook #10; Final course evaluation)
29 12/06 (Self-assessment #4 due)
🏆 Congratulations on completing the course!