IDENTIFYING DATA 2019_20
Subject (*) ENGLISH LANGUAGE V Code 12274115
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in English Studies (2009)
 Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Fourth 1Q
Language
Anglès
Department English and German Studies
Coordinator
RIERA TOLÓ, MARIA
 E-mail maria.riera@urv.cat
Lecturers
RIERA TOLÓ, MARIA
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General description and relevant information This course deals with the study of (1) the major and minor English word formation processes, (2) the English noun phrase and its complexities, (3) the structures and functions of English nominal clauses, and (4) non-basic English sentence structures.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A5 Dominar la llengua anglesa des d’un punt de vista teòric i pràctic i expressar-s’hi oralment i per escrit de manera fluida i precisa.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A5 Desenvolupa la capacitat d’expressió oral i/o escrita per a satisfer les necessitats d’ús de la llengua anglesa a un nivell avançat.
Domina la gramàtica i el vocabulari de la llengua anglesa a un nivell superior.
Mostra un maneig de la llengua anglesa (de forma oral i/o escrita) en contextos diversos a un nivell superior.
Desenvolupa la capacitat de comprensió oral i/o escrita per a satisfer les necessitats d’ús de la llengua anglesa a un nivell superior.
Obté consciència dels principals aspectes contrastius entre l’anglès i l’espanyol/català.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. Major and Minor English Word Formation Processes
(Continuation and Extension of English Language III) 		1.1 Major English Word-Formation Processes
1.1.1 Affixation
1.1.1.1 Prefixation
1.1.1.2 Suffixation
1.1.2 Conversion
1.1.3 Compounding
1.2 Minor English Word-Formation Processes
1.2.1 Reduplication
1.2.2 Clipping
1.2.3 Blending
1.2.4 Back-Formation
1.2.5 Acronymy
1.2.6 Abbreviations
2. The English Noun Phrase and Its Complexities
(Continuation and Extension of English Language IV) 		2.1 Structure
2.2 Heads
2.3 Modification
2.3.1 Premodification
2.3.2 Postmodification
2.4 Apposition
2.5 Nominalization
2.6 Functions
2.7 Ambiguity
3. Structures and Functions of English Nominal Clauses
(Continuation and Extension of English Language IV) 		3.1 THAT-Clauses
3.2 TO-Infinitive Clauses
3.3 -ING Clauses
3.4 YES-NO Interrogative Clauses
3.5 WH-Interrogative Clauses
3.6 Relative Clauses
3.7 Exclamative Clauses
3.8 Bare Infinitive Clauses
3.9 Verbless Clauses
4. Non-Basic English Sentence Structures
(Continuation and Extension of English Language IV) 		4.1 Focus, Theme and Emphasis
4.2 Fronting
4.3 Inversion
4.4 Dislocation
4.5 Extraposition / Anticipatory IT
4.6 Existential Sentences / THERE Structures
4.7 Cleft Sentences
4.8 Pseudo-Cleft Sentences
4.9 Discontinuities

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
A5
 16 16 32
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A5
 32 16 48
Personal attention
1 0 1
Problem solving, exercises
A5
 0 30 30
 
Mixed tests
A5
 8 16 24
Oral tests
A5
 2 12 14
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities - Course presentation: objectives, contents, methodology, course planning, assessment, bibliographical references and relation to the rest of the program
- Instructions to carry out exercises, tasks and assignments
- Feedback to whole group on work done and tests taken
Lecture - Presentation of course contents by means of explanation, exemplification and visual aids
- Students' active participation: questions, contributions and discussion
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom - Practical exercises of a miscellaneous type directly connected with theoretical course contents, aimed at the understanding and assimilation of course contents, to be corrected and discussed in class
Personal attention - Individual or group
- Solve doubts concerning course contents, mechanics or evaluation
- Provide feedback
- Provide additional support
- Make suggestions for improvement
- Provide advice on remedial work
- Check on student progress
Problem solving, exercises - Exercises of a miscellaneous type directly connected with theoretical and practical course contents, designed to provide extra practice for students to understand and assimilate course contents

Personalized attention
Description
- Individual or group - Solve doubts concerning course contents, mechanics or evaluation - Provide feedback - Provide additional support - Make suggestions for improvement - Provide advice on remedial work - Check on student progress

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Mixed tests
A5
 Written Test 1
Written Test 2
Written Test 3
Written Test 4 		15%
20%
15%
20%
Oral tests
A5
 Oral Test 1
Oral Test 2
Oral Test 3
Oral Test 4 		7%
8%
7%
8%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

Convocatòria 1: Continuous evaluation

Pass mark: 5/10 = 50%

70% Written Tests

30% Oral Tests

No tests will be taken outside scheduled dates and times.

Convocatòria 2: Final exam

Pass mark: 5/10 = 50%

70% Written Exam

30% Oral Exam

Sources of information

Basic

Aarts, B. (2013; 2008; 2001; 1997). English Syntax and Argumentation. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave-Macmillan.

Algeo, J. (1974). Exercises in Contemporary English. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Álvarez Benito, G. (1999). Linguistics Workbook. Sevilla: Mergablum.

Baker, C. L. (1995; 1989). English Syntax. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 

Bauer, L. (1983). English Word-Formation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Biber, D., S. Conrad, & G. Leech. (2002). Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow, Essex, England: Pearson Longman.

Biber, D., S. Conrad, & G. Leech. (2002). Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English: Workbook. Harlow, Essex, England: Pearson Longman.

Carstairs-McCarthy, A. (1992). Current Morphology. London: Routledge.

Carter, R. & M. McCarthy. (2006). Cambridge Grammar of English: A Comprehensive Guide: Spoken and Written English: Grammar and Usage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chalker, S. (1992). A Student’s English Grammar Workbook. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman. 

Close, R. A. (1974). A University Grammar of English Workbook. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman.

Collins Cobuild English Grammar. (2011; 1997; 1990). London: HarperCollins.

Downing, A. (2014; 2005; 1995). English Grammar: A University Course. London & New York: Routledge. [Updated version of Downing & Locke 2005, 1995]

Downing, A. & P. Locke. (2005; 1995). A University Course in English Grammar. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK: Phoenix ELT.

Greenbaum, S. and R. Quirk. (1990). A Student’s Grammar of the English Language. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman. [UK version] [Reduced version of Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech & Svartvik 1985]

Haspelmath, M., & A. D. Sims (2010; 2002). Understanding Morphology. London: Hodder Education.

Huddleston, R. & G. Pullum. (2002). The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Extended version of Huddleston & Pullum 2002]

Huddleston, R. & G. Pullum. (2005). A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Reduced version of Huddleston & Pullum 2002]

Katamba, F., & J. Stonham. (2006; 1993). Morphology. Oxford: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lieber, R. (2010). Introducing Morphology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Matthews, P. H. (1991; 1974). Morphology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Miller, J. (2008; 2002). An Introduction to English Syntax. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Plag, I. (2003). Word-Formation in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Quirk, R., & S. Greenbaum. (1973a).  A Concise Grammar of Contemporary English. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. [US version of Quirk & Greenbaum 1973b] [Reduced version of Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech & Svartvik 1985]

Quirk, R., & S. Greenbaum. (1973b). A University Grammar of English. London. Longman. [UK version of Quirk & Greenbaum 1973a] [Reduced version of Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech & Svartvik 1985]

Quirk, R., S. Greenbaum, G. Leech, & J. Svartvik. (1985). A Comprehensive Grammar of the English language. Harlow, Essex, England: Longman. [Extended version of Quirk & Greenbaum 1973a, 1973b & Greenbaum & Quirk 1990]

Tallerman, M. (2014; 2011; 2005; 1998). Understanding Syntax. London & New York: Routledge.

Turell Julià, Mª Teresa. (1983). No One-to-One in Grammar. Barcelona: Edicions Universitat de Barcelona.

van Gelderen, E. (2010). An Introduction to the Grammar of English. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Wardhaugh, R. (2002; 1995). Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Approach. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that continue the syllabus
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Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously
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ADVANCED WRITING WORKSHOP/12274117

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ENGLISH LANGUAGE III/12274111
ENGLISH LANGUAGE IV/12274112
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