Course Title: Functions and Structures of English Grammar.
Level
: Intermediate – pre-advanced
Classroom Hours: 6
Credits: 3
Instructor: Milana Abbasova
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course is designed for ESL students to comprehensively integrate and reinforce productive
skills(writing and speaking) and encourage them in their effort to develop a sense of security in the
mastery of English structures.
The course foci are the following:
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Teaching grammar emphasizing the basic language functions.
Presenting grammar in authentic contexts where grammatical forms naturally occur/
Improving accuracy in speech and writing to extend the range of expression.
Promoting vocabulary as integral to the development of structures and usage.
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES
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Formulating a generalization and stating it concisely and clearly/
Paraphrasing.
Narrative and descriptive writing.
Acquiring competence in making transition from knowledge of grammatical structures to
the ability to use them in their writing.
APPROACH
Sessions will include the following elements:
1. Explanations of grammatical structures with examples of use.
2. Learning target structures through contexts.
3. Extensive written and oral practice stimulating students to write through readings and
discussions.
4. Clarification, practice and continual review of the system of tenses.
COURSE CONTENSTS
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The system of tenses in English in the Active
The Verbals
Direct and Indirect/Reported Speech
Conditional Sentences ( Real And Unreal Conditionals)
Modal Verbs
The system of tenses in English in the Passive Voice
The Sentences ( The Simple, Compound and Complex sentences)
Weeks
Topics
 Introduction to the course
 Initial assessment test
1
 Active Voice
 Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect
Continuous
 to be going to
2
 Has been to, has been in, has gone to
 Revision of the Present tenses
3
 Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous
 to be used to, used to
4
 Time adverbs
 Revision of the Past tenses
5
 Future Simple, Future Continuous, Future Perfect, Future Perfect
Continuous
 The Verbals
6
 Revision of the Future tenses
 Revision Exercises
7
 Direct Speech
 Indirect Speech (Reported Speech)
 Reported speech statements, commands, questions
 Conversion from Indirect to Direct Speech and vice verse
8
 Revision
9
 Quiz
 Midterm exam
10
 The system of tenses in English in the Passive Voice
 The system of tenses in English in the Passive Voice
11
 Modal Verbs
 Conditional sentences Real and Unreal Conditionals
 Conditional sentence type I
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 Conditional sentence type II
 Conditional sentence type III
 The Sentences ( The Simple, Compound and Complex sentences)
15
 The Sentences ( The Simple, Compound and Complex sentences)
 Revision
 Quiz
16
FINAL Exam
ASSESSMENT METHODS
1. Written Tests
2. Reproduction/Paraphrasing/Writing a story/Describing situations and events
Type of Assessment and % weighting
Examination (max. 100 points)
Midterm
Final
Written Test – 40 points
Written Test – 40 points
Reproduction – 10 points
Reproduction - 10 points
Max. 50 p.
Max. 50 p.
Course grade is composed of Midterm and Final scores added up. Passing score: 60 points
TEXTS
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London English Grammar Practice, L.G. Alexander
Kernel Lessons Intermediate, R.O’Neill, R.Kinsbury, T.Yeadon
English Grammar is Use, Raymond Murphy
A Practical English Grammar (Exercises 1&2), A.J.Thomson & A.V.Marinet
Intermediate Stories for Reproduction. L.A. Hill
Intermediate Anecdotes in American English, L.A. Hill