Pedagogical Grammar with Elements of the History of the English language and Contrastive Grammar 4101-1SGPEGKO
The aim of the course is to systematise and deepen the students’ knowledge of English grammar and usage.
Objectives:
- to familiarize students with the grammatical terminology used in describing English grammar
- to improve their grammatical accuracy
- to teach the students the skills of grammaticality judgement and error recognition
- to teach the students to discover and formulate rules of English grammar
- to make students familiar with the differences and similarities in grammar and lexis between English and Polish
- to develop students’ cognitive interests and to support their intellectual development by means of enriching their knowledge concerning regional varieties of contemporary English, studying the origins of the phenomena considered to be exceptional in the language, examining the influence of interference of Polish onto the structure and lexis of English
- to use academic knowledge to obtain practical skills necessary in a profession of a teacher of a foreign language at the first and second stage of education, including teaching grammar and lexis of English
The topics covered:
Semester 1
1 The tense system of English:
- tense and aspect
- different types of verb
- the functions of Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past Simple and Past Progressive
- the progressive aspect
- the perfective aspect
- Present Perfect vs. Simple Past
- Present Perfect Progressive vs. Present Perfect Simple
- ways of talking about the future
2. The changes in the tense system between Old and Modern English:
- the emergence of the progressive aspect and changes in its usage
- the development and changes in the perfective aspect
3. English modal auxiliaries:
- formal features of auxiliary verbs and of modal auxiliaries
- deontic modality
4. Auxiliary verbs – a diachronic perspective:
- modal verbs: changes in meaning and use
-the auxiliary ‘do’, its origins and usage in Early Modern English.
5. Differences in expressing modality between English and Polish.
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
1)A student has ordered basic knowledge concerning form and function of various grammatical notions such as the different tense forms, modal auxiliaries, etc.
2)A student has ordered basic knowledge covering language changes that occurred in the history of the English languages oriented onto recognizing the influence of historical processes onto the shape of contemporary English, as well as the knowledge concerning similarities and differences in the sphere of grammar and lexis between English and Polish oriented onto eliminating mistakes resulting from interference.
3)A student know basic terminology concerning pedagogical grammar, history of English and contrastive grammar.
Skills:
1)A student is able to analyse linguistic data from various periods of the English language, beginning with Old English up to present day English using authentic materials
2)A student is able to discover on his/her own the processes that take place in the language and develop professional skills connected with teaching grammar and lexis of English
3)A student on his/her own plans lessons devoted to teaching grammar and lexis of English at school and other institutions teaching foreign languages
4)A student is able to evaluate the usefulness of the inductive and deductive method to teaching grammar of English and is able to combine them.
Social competences
1)A student is aware of the level of his/her knowledge of and skills in pedagogical grammar, understands the need of constant study and personal development, sets directions of his/her own development and study
2)A student is able to work in a group
3)A student learns tolerance towards other languages and cultures.
Assessment criteria
The students’ grade for the course is based on the written tests given during the end of the semester as well as on class participation.
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