ERCIYESUNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND
LITERATURE
I.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Contextual Grammar- ELAN153
Course Title
Semester: Fall 2015-2016
Language: English
Local Credit (T-P-C):
ECTS Credit: 2
Pelin Irgin- PhD Candidate/ English Language Teaching, Hacettepe University
Instructor
Friday 16:30- 17:30
Office Hours
Email: pelinirgin@yahoo.com
Erciyes University
Faculty of Arts
Department of English Language and Literature
38039-Kayseri / TURKEY
Phone: 90 352 2076666 / 33805
II.
COURSE INFORMATION
The Type and Level of Course
Requirement: X
Elective:
Advanced: X
Elementary:
Intermediate:
Specialized:
With the theme-based texts, to provide EFL university students to practice the
Course Objective
grammatical structures through engaging oral and written activities involving authentic
readings, error correction exercises, charts, discussions on cultural notes, paired drills and
composition writing. To introduce wide range of communicative activities and expanded
writing and pair editing to lead students from grammar recognition to production.
Main Sources
“The Advanced Grammar Book” by Jocelyn M.Steer & Karen A.Carlisi. Second
Edition. Heinle&Heinle Publishers. ISBN: 0-8384-4715-5
Student
Responsibility
Students are expected to attend regularly, participate and contribute actively to the
classroom activities.
Weekly Schedule
Thursday and Friday:
WEEK
W1
W2
W3
W4
W5
W6
W7
W8
W9
W10
W11
W12
W13
W14
CHAPTER TOPICS
Chapter1.American Culture / Count and Noncount Expressions of Quantity. pp.1-21
Chapter2.A Quick Review/ Spelling Rules/ Exercises . pp.22-34
Quiz –1st and 2nd chapter- check the answers
Chapter3. Taking it easy/ Perfect aspect. Pp.35-45
Chapter3. Taking it easy/ Perfect aspect. Pp.45-55
Quiz-3rd chapter-review
Mid-Term Exam
Chapter4. Making it. Simple and Perfect ;Progressives. Time expressions. Pp. 56-74
Chapter4. Making it. Simple and Perfect ;Progressives. Time expressions. Pp. 75-88Chapter5.Expanding Horizons.pp.89-114
Quiz-4th and 5th chapter-review
Chapter 6.Expanding Horizons.pp. 115-140.
Chapter 6.Expanding Horizons.pp. 140-147.Quiz-6th. chapter-review
Final Exam
Additional information
* All students are expected to come to class prepared and participate actively.
* This should be considered as a tentative syllabus and there may be changes during the semester.
Evaluation
Attendance & Participation
Written and/or Oral Quizzes
Midterm
: 10%
: 30%
: 60%
Attendance & Participation
Written and/or Oral Quizzes
Final
: 10%
: 30%
: 60%