LINGUIST 203
Applied English Grammar
Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for LINGUIST 203.
Description
Covers the essential concepts for understanding the grammar of English. Pays special attention to grammar and meaning and to the role played by grammar in effective writing and speaking: how information is highlighted or downplayed, how new information is presented to readers and listeners and how known information is handled. The course looks at the differences between standard and non-standard English and at the differences between written and spoken English. Readings will be assigned in class.
Availability 2016
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Lecturer(s) Dr Keith Montgomery
Reading/Texts
Borjars, Kersti and Kate Burridge, Introducing English Grammar, 2nd ed. (Hodder Education, 2010)
Assessment
Coursework only
Points
LINGUIST 203: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I