English grammar for teachers 4100-2SGADNO

The aim of the course is to systematise and deepen the students’ knowledge of English grammar and its 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 guide the students to discover and formulate rules of English grammar
- to develop students’ cognitive interests and to support their intellectual development by means of enriching their knowledge
- to help the students to nocie and avoid the interference of Polish structures and lexis while using English
- to enable the students to use academic knowledge to obtain the practical skills necessary in a profession of a teacher of a foreign language at the first and second stage of education, including teaching the grammar and lexis of English
The topics covered:
Semester 1:
1. Tenses in English
2. Conditional clauses in English

Semester 2
1. English modal auxiliaries:
- formal features of auxiliary verbs and of modal auxiliaries
- deontic and epistemic modality
-similarities and differences in the use of modal verbs
2. Verb complementation - the infinitive and the gerund.

Term 2023L:

The following notions are covered:
1. Distinctive features of modal verb in comparison with other verb classes
2. Deontic and Epistemic modality
3. Verbs 'can', 'could' and 'to be able to'
4. Verbs 'may' and 'might'
5. Verbs 'must', 'have to', 'need', 'mustn't', 'needn't' and 'don't have to'
6. Verbs 'will', 'would', 'shall' and 'should'
7. Verbs 'used to', 'ought to', 'had better' and 'dare'.
8. Modal verbs referring to the past.
9. Verbs taking an infinitive.
10. Verbs taking a gerund.
11. Verbs taking an infinitive or a gerund with a change of meaning
12. Verbs taking an infinitive without 'to'.

Term 2024L:

Prerequisites (description)

It is assumed that the student knows English at B2 level. It is also recommended that the student should be acquainted with the basics of English grammar. It is necessary to pass the first semester of English grammar for teachers. It is assumed that the student has gained the teaching effects specified for the winter semester of this course.

Course coordinators

Anna Bondaruk

Type of course

Term 2023L:

foreign languages
obligatory courses

General:

foreign languages
obligatory courses

Term 2024L:

obligatory courses
foreign languages

Mode

Blended learning

Learning outcomes

Semester 1
Knowledge
K_W01 - the graduate knows and understands to an advanced degree selected facts, theories, processes and phenomena related to the study areas: linguistics, especially the rules concerning the form and function of tenses as well as the use of conditional clauses in English, relevant to the field of studies - teaching foreign languages, which have practical application in teaching foreign languages in kindergartens and at the first educational stage (S_W01)
K_W02 - the graduate knows and understands essential terminology related to linguistics (especially grammatical terms connected with tenses and conditionals), relevant to teaching foreign languages (S_W02)
K_W16 - the graduate knows and understands to a significant extent the process of interpersonal communication in Polish and English, their regularities and irregularities (S_W16)
Skills
K_U01 - the graduate is able to search, analyse, evaluate, select and use information concerning English grammar using a variety of sources and methods in Polish and English (S_U01)
K_U02 - the graduate is able to independently plan and implement typical projects related to teaching English grammar in kindergartens, primary schools and in other institutions related to teaching foreign languages (S_U02)
K_U03 - the graduate is able to diagnose the needs, abilities and aptitudes of every learner as well as design and implement individually tailored programs of teaching English grammar (S_U03)
K_U09 - the graduate is able to analyse their own actions and identify possible areas within teaching and learning English grammar which require changes in the future (S_U09)
K_U19 - using the basic organisational skills, the graduate is able to plan and carry out tasks connected with teaching English grammar (S_U19)
Social competences
K_K01 - the graduate is prepared to pursue the lifelong learning of English grammar (S_K01)
K_K02 - the graduate is prepared to reflect on the level of their skills and knowledge concerning teaching English grammar, to constantly develop professionally and personally, to self-access their competences, improve their skills, plan their development and training (S_K02)
K_K04 - the graduate is prepared to conduct interpersonal and intercultural communication mediating with participants of the teaching-learning process in a local and global context (S_K04)
Semester 2
Knowledge
K_W01 - the graduate knows and understands to an advanced degree selected facts, theories, processes and phenomena related to the study area: linguistics, especially the rules concerning the form and function of modal verbs as well as verb complementation in English, relevant to the field of studies - teaching foreign languages, which have practical application in teaching foreign languages in kindergartens and at the first educational stage (S_W01)
K_W02 - the graduate knows and understands essential terminology (especially terms related to modal verbs and verb complementation) relevant to teaching foreign languages (S_W02)
K_W16 - the graduate knows and understands to a significant extent the process of interpersonal communication in Polish and English, their regularities and irregularities (S_W16)
Skills
K_U01 - the graduate is able to search, analyse, evaluate, select and use information concerning English grammar using a variety of sources and methods in Polish and English (S_U01)
K_U02 - the graduate is able to independently plan and implement typical projects related to teaching English grammar in kindergartens, primary schools and in other institutions related to teaching foreign languages (S_U02)
K_U03 - the graduate is able to diagnose the needs, abilities and aptitudes of every learner as well as design and implement individually tailored programmes of teaching English grammar (S_U03)
K_U09 - the graduate is able to analyse their own actions and identify possible areas within teaching and learning English grammar which require changes in the future (S_U09)
Social competences
K_K01 - the graduate is prepared to pursue the lifelong learning of English grammar (S_K01)
K_K02 - the graduate is prepared to reflect on the level of their skills and knowledge concerning teaching English grammar, to constantly develop professionally, to self-access their competences, improve their skills, plan their development and training (S_K02)

Assessment criteria

The student passes the course on the basis of:
1. participation in the class - the limit of absences without justification is 2

2. preparation and active participation in classes run in the classroom and online asynchronously

3. doing written and oral tasks during classes and on the Kampus UW platform, following the instruction provided and on time

4. passing the final test, the passmark is 60%

Checking students' knowledge of the material taught on the Kampus platform is carried out by means of asking questions orally, short quizzes and checking student's tests on the platform.

Bibliography

Aitken, R. (1992) Teaching Tenses: Ideas for Presenting and Practising Tenses in English, Nelson.
Biber D., S. Johansson, G. Leech, S. Conrad, and E. Finegan (1999) Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman
Carter, R., R. Hughes, M. McCarthy (2000) Exploring English Grammar in Context, CUP.
Chalker, S. (1993, wyd. 8.) Current English Grammar, Macmillan.
Depraetere, I. and Ch. Langford (2019) Advanced English grammar: A linguistic approach. Bloomsbury Academic.
Foley,M. and D. Hall (2003) Advanced Learners’ Grammar. Longman
Foley, M. and D. Hall (2012) MYGrammarLab. Advanced. Harlow: Pearson.
Freeborne, Dennis (1992) From Old English to Standard English. Macmillan.
Gethin, Hugh (1990, 2nd edition) Grammar in Context, Collins ELT.
Gołębiowska, L. (2000) A book czy rhw book?: o przedimkach w języku angielskim. Warszawa, Prószyński i S-ka.
Graver, B. D. (1986, 3rd edition) Advanced English Practice, OUP.
Haines, S. and M. Nettle (2007) Advanced Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises, CUP.
Hall, N. and J. Shepheard (1991) The Anti-grammar Grammar Book, Longman.
Hewings, M. (2024) Advanced Grammar in Use, 4th edition, CUP.
Leech, G. (1987) Meaning and the English Verb, Longman.
Leech, G. and J. Svartvik (1990, 17th edition) A Communicative Grammar of English, Longman.
Lewis M. (1986) The English Verb, LTP.
Palmer, F. R. (1988, wyd. 2.) Modality and the English Modals, Longman.
Parrot, M. (2000) Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP.
Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum (1991, wyd. 26.) A University Grammar of English, Longman.
Swan, Michael (1997) Practical English Usage, OUP.
Swan, M. and D. Baker (2008) Grammar Scan, OUP.
Swan, Michael and Catherine Walter (1997) How English Works, OUP.
Wilim, E. and E. Mańczak-Wohlfeld (1997) A contrastive approach to problems with English. Warszawa, PWN.
Yule, G. (2006) Oxford Practice Grammar, OUP.

Term 2023L:

Biber D., S. Johansson, G. Leech, S. Conrad, and E. Finegan (1999) Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman
Carter, R., R. Hughes, M. McCarthy (2000) Exploring English Grammar in Context, CUP.
Chalker, S. (1993, ed. 8.) Current English Grammar, Macmillan.
Foley,M. and D. Hall (2003) Advanced Learners’ Grammar. Longman
Foley, M. and D. Hall (2012) MYGrammarLab. Advanced. Harlow: Pearson.
Gethin, Hugh (1990, 2nd edition) Grammar in Context, Collins ELT.
Graver, B. D. (1986, 3rd edition) Advanced English Practice, OUP.
Haines, S. and M. Nettle (2007) Advanced Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises, CUP.
Hewings, M. (1999) Advanced Grammar in Use, CUP.
Leech, G. (1987) Meaning and the English Verb, Longman.
Leech, G. and J. Svartvik (1990, 17th edition) A Communicative Grammar of English, Longman.
Lewis M. (1986) The English Verb, LTP.
Palmer, F. R. (1988, wyd. 2.) Modality and the English Modals, Longman.
Parrot, M. (2000) Grammar for English Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP.
Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum (1991, wyd. 26.) A University Grammar of English, Longman.
Swan, Michael (1997) Practical English Usage, OUP.
Swan, M. and D. Baker (2008) Grammar Scan, OUP.
Swan, Michael and Catherine Walter (1997) How English Works, OUP.
Wilim, E. and E. Mańczak-Wohlfeld (1997) A contrastive approach to problems with English. Warszawa, PWN.
Yule, G. (2006) Oxford Practice Grammar, OUP.

Term 2024L:

Notes

Term 2023L:

The course is run both in the classroom and on the Kampus platform (14 hours in the classroom + 16 hours online).
The presence at each meeting is obligatory. Two absences are tolerated.
Asynchronic teaching/learning: materials and tasks are placed on the Kampus platform immediately after the classroom meetings.
Deadline for solving tasks: one week after placing them on the Kampus platform.

Term 2024L:

Additional information

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