Course Description:
This course emphasizes the usage of systemic functional grammar through the practice of studying the complex
grammatical structures used in authentic academic settings integrated with writing skills. Students will review the form
and use of the simple and continuous tenses in the present, past and future as well as the present perfect and present
perfect continuous. The course also provides instruction in other intermediate-level grammar topics such as gerunds and
infinitives, modals, word forms, and conditionals. In addition, there is a special focus on complex sentences, on
subordination, on infinitives, and on active and passive voices.
Course Objectives:
- Improve students’ understanding of the rules of English grammar and increase their ability to express themselves
accurately and comprehensibly through the use of these rules in controlled and open exercises.
- Provide a deeper understanding of the basic principles guiding English grammar, in part by introducing new
grammar rules, but primarily by reviewing and explaining in depth the grammar rules that were learned previously.
- Focus on the advanced grammar necessary to read, write, and speak in a higher-level course.
- Study grammatical knowledge practically and critically by having them complete and analyse daily grammar
exercises in the student’s book and on the web and by administering periodic quizzes and exams.