Structures of English 1Laajuus (3 cr)

Objective

Learning outcomes: On completion of the study unit the successful student will be able to: • identify the constituents of an English sentence and their grammatical relationships to each other • recognize and describe the role of corpus-based grammar in teaching and research of English, and know how to use this information in the description of English • understand the role of textual register and frequency in descriptive English grammar The course develops the following work life skills: Language skills, meaning making, argumentation skills, managing large entities, systematic thinking, time management and prioritization Generic competences: internationality, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication

Content

The course consists of lectures and practice that focus on corpus-based grammar of present-day English. The lectures center on core word classes, the semantics of the verb phrase, the simple sentence, and various sentence types and their discourse functions. The grammar used in the course takes into account textual and situational variation and discourse frequency in large digital text corpora.

Qualifications

2131934 Introduction to Linguistics, 5 cp (concerns Major Subject students).

Materials

Biber, Douglas, Susan Conrad & Geoffrey Leech. 2002. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. London: Longman. Chapters 1–5, 7 and sections 8.1–8.6. Lecture notes and handouts

Further information

Teachers: Lecturer or university teacher Time: First year Offering data: English language and culture (basic studies) Key words: Basics of corpus-based structures and grammar of English Campus: Joensuu Further information: Language of tuition is English

Execution methods

Luentokurssit, harjoitustehtäviä

Accomplishment methods

Modes of study: Lectures and exercises (22 h), independent work (59h). 80% attendance required. Teaching methods: Lectures and hands-on exercises Evaluation criteria: Final exam (grading 0–5).