IDENTIFYING DATA 2013_14
Subject (*) ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR Code 12274207
Study programme
Graduate in English Studies
 Cycle 1st
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
6 Optional First
Language
Anglès
Department English and German Studies
Coordinator
OLTRA MASSUET, MARIA ISABEL
 E-mail isabel.oltra@urv.cat
Lecturers
OLTRA MASSUET, MARIA ISABEL
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General description and relevant information This course is intended to offer a deep insight into some complex aspects of the grammar of English from a theoretical and empirical point of view.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A8 Conèixer la gramàtica de la llengua anglesa en profunditat i ser capaç d'analitzar-la lingüísticament.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 B6 Clear and effective communication of information, ideas, problems and solutions in public or a specific technical field
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A8 Ofereix una visió en profunditat de les complexitats estructurals i funcionals de la gramàtica anglesa des d'un punt de vista teòric i pràctic
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 B6 Sap respondre a les preguntes que se li formulen
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. Tense and time - absolute and relative tenses
- reference time, speech time, event time
- temporal deixis
II. Aspect and aspectuality - generic and specific predications
- stative and dynamic predicates
- durativity
- telicity
- ingressive, continuative, egressive aspect
- grammatical expression of aspect
- theories of aspect
- aspect in discourse
III. Mood and modality - necessity and possibility
- epistemic modality
- deontic modality
- circumstantial modality
- degrees of modality
IV. Negation - morphological negation
- syntactic negation
- scope and focus of negation
- verbal and non-verbal negation
- polarity-sensitive items
VI. The morphosyntax of compounds - morphological compound versus syntactic construction
- internal structure of compounds
- compound nouns
- compound adjectives
- compound verbs
- compounding vs. derivation
- neoclassical compounds
VI. Clause type and illocutionary force - semantics and pragmatics
- speech acts
- illocutionary force
- indirect speech acts
- syntax and semantics of questions
- syntax and semantics of exclamatives

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
2 0 2
Lecture
A8
 20 22 42
Problem solving, classroom exercises
A8
B6
 10 10 20
Seminars
A8
B6
 22 20 42
Assignments
A8
B6
 1 16 17
Presentations / expositions
A8
B6
 1 14 15
Personal tuition
B6
 2 2 4
 
Mixed tests
A8
B6
 2 6 8
 
(*) 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 – Explanation of course structure
– Explanation of course syllabus
– Presentation of course schedule
– Description of the type of class: theory and practice
– List and explanation of course objectives and methodologies
– Explanation of course assessment
– List of teaching materials
– Relation of course to the rest of the degree program
– Instructions to carry out exercises, presentations and paper
– Distribution of topics for presentations
Lecture – Power-point supported sessions
– Explanation of main concepts
– Exemplification
- Questions and answers
Problem solving, classroom exercises - Grammar exercises
- Explanation and discussion of complex exercises
Seminars - Students' presentations and discussion of course topics
Assignments - Writing of a paper related to course topics (under instructor's approval and supervision)
Presentations / expositions - Power-point supported students' presentations of course topics
Personal tuition - Supervision of papers and presentations
- Questions on course topics

Personalized attention
Description
Solve doubts concerning course contents, exercises, paper, presentations, or assessment – Monitor student's projects (paper and presentations) – Check on general student progress

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Assignments
A8
B6
 Term paper on a course topic (under instructor's approval) 30%
Presentations / expositions
A8
B6
 Power-point supported presentations of course contents as distributed on first day of classes 30%
Mixed tests
A8
B6
 End-of-term exam 40%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

Students are expected to read assigned material and prepare reading material and exercises at home prior to class time, in order to be able to participate in class.

Instructions for the paper and presentation (topics, deadline, schedule, etc) will be given on the first day of classes.

No late paper will be accepted.

No exam will be taken outside scheduled dates and times.

Convocatòria 1 (Avaluació contínua): 3 marks (oral presentations, term paper, and exam) and a minimum of 50% in the exam are required for the computation of the final grade

Convocatòria 2: there will be a unique exam worth 100%.


Sources of information

Basic


Aarts, B. & A. McMahon. 2006. The Handbook of English Linguistics. Malden, MA; Oxford: Blackwell.

Horn L. R. & G. Ward (eds.) . 2006. The Handbook of Pragmatics. Malden, MA; Oxford: Blackwell.

Huddleston, R. & G. Pullum 2002. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman.

Kearns, K. 2011. Semantics. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kreidler, C.W. 1998. Introducing English Semantics. London & New York: Routledge.

Palmer, F. R. 1979. Modality and the English Modals. New York: Longman.

Spencer, A. and A. Zwicky (eds.). 1998. The Handbook of Morphology. Oxford: Blackwell.

Štekauer P. & R. Lieber (eds.). 2005. Handbook of Word-Formation. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

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Recommendations
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