Learning outcomes

To introduce students further to the description of English grammar and also to provide training in academic writing.

Contents

The first part of the course is dedicated to training in writing an essay on a grammatical topic. Thereafter the course concentrates on English syntax, including the analysis of clause and sentence structure, the passive, and word order. Classes include lectures and follow-up tutorials where questions based on the lectures and on the course book are discussed.

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
On the basis of the essay and the written exam.

Study materials

Leech, G. and Svartvik, J. 2002. A Communicative Grammar of English, 3rd edition.

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