Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical grammar – syntax 1.N3.EP.29

Course objectives:
The main aim of the course is to deepend the linguistic knowledge of the students in repect to syntaxt, including elements of historical grammar
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Course content:
1. Constituents of a sentence
2. Basic functions of grammatical constituents
3. Basic categories of sentence constituents
4. The structure of the Verb Phrase
5. Adverbials - functions and categories
6. The internal structure of the Verb Phrase - the Verb Group
7. The internal structure of Noun Phrases
8. Sentences within sentences - the structure of a complex sentence
9. Non-finite clauses and wh-clauses
10. Universal Grammars
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
multimedia presentation, discussion, language analysis tasks, pair work, individual work, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 3 0,5 ECTS – 15 hours: participation in classes, 2 ECTS – 60 hours: preparation to classes 0,5 ECTS - 15 hours: consultations

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

Part-time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Realizowany w sali

Requirements

Introduction to linguistics

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Sutarzewicz

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Tomasz Sutarzewicz

Term 2022/23-Z:

Tomasz Sutarzewicz

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge:
The students know:
1. the place and significance of the philological science among humanities and its analytical and methodological tools, especially regarding linguistics (k_W01/P6S_WG)
2. basic terminology and theories of descriptive grammar in reference to syntax (k_W02/P6S_WG)

Skills:
The students can
3. use the terminology and take theoretical positions resulting from studying English descriptive grammar in reference to syntax (k_U01/P6S_UW)

Social competences:
The students are ready to
4. to solve linguistic problems or carry out linguistic tasks of formal and professional character (k_K02/P6S_KK)
5. accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural professional factors (k_K03/P6S_KO)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:

1. Active participation in classes - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
2. Online tasks (if assigned) - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5)
3. The final task - project/essay/in-class presentatio - 60% of the final grade (outcome 2,3,4)

100% - 5.0
80% - 4.0
60% - 3.0

Bibliography

Reading list:
Burton-Roberts, N. Analysing Sentences. An Introduction to English Syntax. 1997. Longman

other reading materials and exercises - provided by the Teacher

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.N3.EP.29 in USOSweb