IDENTIFYING DATA 2013_14
Subject (*) LLENGUA ANGLESA IV Code 12274112
Study programme
Grau d'Anglès (2009)
 Cycle 1r
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period Exam timetables and dates
6 Obligatòria Tercer Segon
Modality and teaching language See working groups
Department Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Coordinator
MIGUEL GOMEZ, SARA
 E-mail sara.miguel@urv.cat
silvia.pisabarro@urv.cat
olga.hryckiewicz@urv.cat
Lecturers
MIGUEL GOMEZ, SARA
PISABARRO SARRIO, SILVIA
HRYCKIEWICZ ., OLGA
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General description and relevant information Acquisition of grammatical competence and knowledge appropriate to level C1 (CERF), focusing on a syntactic description of English structures.

Competències
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A7 Entendre la llengua anglesa parlada i escrita en profunditat i en una varietat de registres.
 A8 Conèixer la gramàtica de la llengua anglesa en profunditat i ser capaç d'analitzar-la lingüísticament.
 A9 Utilitzar un vocabulari anglès ampli i variat.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B5 Treballar en equip de forma cooperativa i responsabilitat compartida.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Resultats d'aprenentage
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A7 Desenvolupa la capacitat de comprensió oral i escrita per satisfer les necessitats d'ús instrumental de la llengua anglesa a un nivell avançat
 A8 Es sensibilitza sobre els aspectes amb més contrast entre l'anglès i l'espanyol/català i familiaritzar-se amb els errors més comuns que es donen en el procés de transferència entre llengües, de manera que es puguin identificar i corregir
 A9 Mostra un maneig de la gramàtica i el vocabulari de la llengua anglesa a un nivell avançat que permeti comunicar-se de manera correcta, fluida i articulada
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B5 Col·labora en la definició, organització i distribució de les tasques del grup
Té en compte els punts de vista dels demés i retroalimenta de forma constructiva
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Continguts
Topic Sub-topic
1. Basic Concepts 1.1. Form, function, and meaning
1.2. Principles of sentence organization

1.2.1. Phrase, clause, sentence

1.3. Linear order
1.4. Hierarchical structure
1.5. Tree diagrams
1.6. Re-­Write Rules
2. Sentence Constituents and Tests of Constituency
3. Ambiguity 3.1. Lexical ambiguity
3.2. Structural ambiguity

3.2.1. At phrase level
3.2.2. At sentence level
4. Phrasal Categories. Structure and Functions 4.1. Verbal group

4.1.1. Tense
4.1.2. Aspect
4.1.3. Voice
4.1.4. Mood and modality
4.1.5. Verb patterns (transitivity)

4.2. NP
4.3. AP
4.4. PP
4.5. AdvP
5. Sentence Structures 5.1. Functions of sentence elements

5.1.1. Subject
5.1.2. Predicate
5.1.3. Objects
5.1.4. Complements
5.1.5. Adverbials

5.2. Basic sentence structures
5.3. Non-­basic sentence structures

5.3.1. Fronting
5.3.2. Inversion
5.3.3. Extraposition/Anticipatory it
5.3.4. Existential sentences
5.3.5. Cleft sentences
5.3.6. Pseudo-­cleft sentences
6. Major Types of Sentences 6.1. Simple sentences
6.2. Multiple sentences

6.2.1. Compound (Coordination)
6.2.2. Complex (Subordination)

6.3. Declarative
6.4. Interrogative
6.5. Exclamative
6.6. Imperative
6.7. Comparative constructions
7. Coordination
8. Subordination -­ Structural Classification of Clauses -­ Function 8.1. Finite Clauses
8.2. Non-­Finite Clauses
8.3. Participle Clauses
8.4. Infinitive Clauses
8.5. Verbless Clauses
8.6. Adverbial Clauses

8.6.1. Basic Classification of Adverbial Clauses According to Syntactic Function
8.6.2. Basic Classification of Adverbial Clauses According to Semantic Criteria
8.6.3. Meaning of the Most Commonly Used Adverbial Conjunctive Forms
8.6.4. Structure of Adverbial Clauses

8.7. Adjectival/Relative Clauses
8.8. Nominal Clauses

8.8.1. Structural Types
8.8.2. Functions
9. Ellipsis
10. Grammar and Usage

Planificació
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Activitats Introductòries
2 0 2
Sessió Magistral
A1
B1
 12 6 18
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
A1
B1
B4
B5
 40 10 50
Estudis previs
A1
B1
B4
 1 19 20
Presentacions / exposicions
A1
B4
 1 10 11
Treballs
A8
A9
 2 42 44
Atenció personalitzada
2 0 2
 
Proves mixtes
A7
A8
 3 0 3
 
(*) 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.

Metodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Activitats Introductòries Course presentation (aims, content, learning methods, assessment).
Sessió Magistral Presentation and explanation (for each new item) of course contents, to support and complement practice with the acquisition of appropriate corresponding linguistic and meta-linguistic knowledge.
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària Exercises completed in the class sessions (corrections will be explained in English, preferably by the students), to:
(a) increase the student's degree of grammatical accuracy,
(b) initiate training in basic description and analysis of the English language, and
(c) detect and deal with any especially problematic aspects.
Estudis previs Reviewing and revising for written tests. Complementation (with brief readings) of class lectures.
Presentacions / exposicions Students will be required to design an activity that will be presented orally in class. At the end of the course students will also have to submit a final report.
Treballs Students will have to write a final project and a final report about the course.
Atenció personalitzada Meetings to prepare for the presentation. Reviews of presentation and/or tests.

Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

Atenció personalitzada
Description
Meetings to prepare for the presentation. Reviews of presentation and/or tests. Individual consultation of any course-related doubts or problems (in visiting hours).

Avaluació
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Resolució de problemes, exercicis a l'aula ordinària
A1
B1
B4
B5
 Regular active oral participation in class sessions.
Correct, punctual and complete processing of exercises. 		10%
Presentacions / exposicions
A1
B4
 Oral activity presented in class. 10%
Treballs
A8
A9
 Written project about a specific grammar topic.



Final report
15%
5%
Proves mixtes
A7
A8
 Written tests closely based on course content. 60%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

Segona Convocatòria will consist of a written test which will include questions and exercises on all the topics covered in the course.

Fonts d'informació

Bàsica

A good part of the material for the course will be provided in class.

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

Bauer, L. 1983. English Word-­formation. Cambridge: CUP.

Börjars, K. and K. Burridge. 2010. Introducing English Grammar. London: Hodder Education.

Burton-­Roberts, N. 1997. Analysing Sentences: An Introduction to English Syntax (2nd Ed.). Harlow, Essex, England: Pearson.

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

Cowan, R. 2008. The Teacher’s Grammar of English. Cambridge: CUP.

Graver, B.D. Advanced English Practice. Oxford: OUP.

Greenbaum, S. and G. Nelson. 2002. An Introduction to English Grammar. Harlow & London: Pearson.

**Greenbaum, S. and R. Quirk. 1990. A Student’s Grammar of the English Language. Harlow & Essex, England: Longman.

**Huddleston, R. and G. K. Pullum. 2002. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge: CUP.

Jackson, H. 2002. Grammar and Vocabulary. A Resource Book for Students. London & New York: Routledge.

Katamba, F. 1993. Morphology. London: Macmillan.

Kreidler, C.W. 1998. Introducing English Semantics. London & New York: Routledge. Matthews, P. 1991. Morphology. Cambridge: CUP.

Muñoz, C. 1994. Clause Analysis: A Practical Approach. Barcelona: Publicacions i Edicions de la Universitat de Barcelona.

**Parrot, M. 2000. Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP.

Plag, I. 2003. Word-­Formation in English. Cambridge: CUP.

**Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. Oxford: OUP.

Thomas, L. 1993. Beginning Syntax. Oxford: Blackwell.
Complementària

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Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
ANGLÈS I/12274002
ANGLÈS II/12274003
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: READING AND WRITING II/12274110
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: SPEAKING AND LISTENING II/12274108
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: SPEAKING AND LISTENING I/12274107
DESTRESES COMUNICATIVES: READING AND WRITING I/12274109
LLENGUA ANGLESA II/12274106
LLENGUA ANGLESA I/12274105
LLENGUA ANGLESA III/12274111
 
Other comments
The course requires a high degree of student involvement and participation. Consistent day-to-day work will be paramount, as well as following instructions correctly and fully, and meeting deadlines punctually.
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.