UNIVERSITATEA LIBER INTERNAIONAL DIN MOLDOVA

FACULTATEA DE LITERE
CATEDRA DE FILOLOGIE GERMANIC

PROGRAMA ANALITIC LA DISCIPLINA

GRAMATICA L.A. (morfologia)

AUTOR
YEAR OF STUDY
SEMESTRUL
NUMRUL TOTAL DE ORE
NUMRUL INDIVIDUAL DE ORE
NUMRUL ORELOR DE CONTACT
CREDITE

Z.Camenev
anul I
II
150
90
60
5

Programa a fost discutat i aprobat la edina de catedr din 30.08.2012,

Proces-verbal nr. 1.

ef de Catedr: dr., conf.univ. Inga Stoianova

Preedintele Comisiei Metodice: dr., conf. univ. Ana Vulpe
Decan facultate: dr. Ludmila Hometkovski
Chiinu 2012

Course name : English Grammar (Morphology)

Year of study: I
Total Number of hours: 150
Number of contact hours: 60
Number of individual hours: 90
Number of credits: 5
Mode of assessment: 2 period; written examination
Target audience: I year students with Bachelor degree
PRELIMINARY COMPETENCE:
All students should have a good knowledge of their native language, its grammar; get acquainted
with the linguistic system of the English language; have basic knowledge of English grammar at
school level and know how to use it in practice.
INTERDISCIPLINARY COMPETENCE:
The subject English Grammar (Morphology) is closely connected with other subjects studied
at the department, such as: analytical reading, phonetics, linguistics, literature. The background
knowledge of students is also very important.
THE POSITION OF THE SUBJECT IN THE ACADEMIC PLAN.
English Grammar (Morphology) belongs to the basic specialized subjects at the department. It is
a practical course but it is preceded by short theoretical assumptions. The students who study and
use the English Language are mainly interested in how they can do things with the language
how they can make meanings, get attention to their problems and interests and create a rich
social life for themselves. The grammatical structure of any language is a means of getting these
aims.
The programme covers all main of English morphology. All parts of speech are examined
separately and compared with the native language (Russian, Romanian). The grammar rules are
trained with the help of practical exercises and are given in the text.
GENERAL AIMS:
to develop the correct speech of students on the correct grammar patterns in the
process of their comprehension, reproduction and use in sentences;
to compare the English grammar rules and patterns with the ones of the native
language;
to be able to find the substitutions in the process of comparison in case if the grammar
patterns do not coincide in two languages.
These aims help students achieve the following goals:
a sense of appropriateness as to when and how to use this or that structure;
perception of a relationship between grammatical structures and three other
dimensions of language, such as: social functions, semantics (meaning), discourse
pragmatics.
FORMATIVE AIMS:
At the end of the course of lectures and seminars the students should have the following
competences:
A. Gnoseologic Competence (Knowledge):
to know all parts of speech in English and compare them with their native language;
to distinguish between the notional and functional parts of speech;
to explain the different grammar phenomena in the English language;
to distinguish between the flexible and fixed patterns;
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 to know the terminology used in Morphology;

to know the morphological system of the English language;
to distinguish between phonemic, morphemic and phrasemic levels of a language.
B. Praxiologic Competence:
to listen and respond to the utterances using morphological patterns;
to write and speak correctly;
to see the mistakes in the written works of fellow-students and correct them;
to pay special attention and to be able to recognize the functional parts of speech in
the sentence and text;
to use correct constructions while doing oral and written translation;
to compare morphological constructions in the English and native languages.
C. Research Competence:
to know the main grammar rules on word formation;
to distinguish grammar phenomena in the utterances;
to be able to do the structural analysis of all parts of speech;
to know the categorical characteristics of all parts of speech;
to know the grammatical meanings of the words;
to use the praxiologic and gnoseologic knowledge in the investigation while working
over diploma papers.
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Theme

1.

The Parts of
Speech.
The Article.

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3.
4.
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CONTENTS

Bibliography Number
of hours
2, 4, 5
2

. Different Classification of the Parts of

Speech.
The Definite, Indefinite and Zero Articles. 3, 4, 8, 13, 14
The Usage of the Articles. Indefinite
Pronouns some, any, little/a little,
few/a few. Pronoun one.
The Noun.
The Classification of Nouns. Singularia
3, 4, 8, 14
and Pluralia Tantum. The Case and Gender
of the Nouns. Compound Nouns.
Test Paper on the Article and Nouns
The Adjective.
Kinds and Positions of Adjectives in the
5, 8, 14
Sentences.
The Adverb.
The Classification of Adverbs. The
8, 14
Formation of Adverbs. Position of the
Adverbs in the Sentence.
Test Paper on Adjectives and Adverbs.
The Verb.
The Classification of Verbs. The Tenses in 4, 5, 10, 13,
the Active Voice. The interrogative and
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Negative Forms. The Imperative Mood of
the Verbs. Do, Be, Have as
Notional, Auxiliary and Modal Verbs.
Modal Verbs.
The Meaning and Usage of the Modal
4, 5, 10
Verbs.
Test Paper on the Usage of Tenses in the Active Voice.
Passive Voice.
The Tenses in the Passive Voice. Special
4, 5, 10
Cases of the Usage of the Passive Voice.
Test Paper
The Test Paper on the Usage of Tenses in
4, 5, 10, 13
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4
2
4
4
2
6

2
2
2
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the Passive Voice.

13.
14.

15.

16.

17.
18.
19.

The Usage of The Simple Present instead of Future

Tenses
Tense. Future with Intention. To be going
to with Future.
The Numeral.
The Classification of the Numerals.
Collective Numbers. Fractions. Years.
Length. Weights and Measures. Money
(English and American).
The Pronoun.
The Classification of the Pronouns. Two
Forms of the Possessive Pronouns, their
Functions.
Possessive
Adjectives.
Indefinite Pronouns and Their Derivatives.
Pronouns and Their derivatives. Reflexive
and Emphasizing Pronouns.
The Preposition. The Classification of the Prepositions. The
Usage of the Prepositions with Verbs and
Gerunds. The Distinction between the
Prepositions and Adverbs.
Test Paper on Numerals, Pronouns and Prepositions.
The
The Classification of Conjunctions. The
Conjunctions.
Interjection.
Interjection.
Written Test Paper.
Total

2
4, 5, 10, 14

4, 8

8, 14

4, 5, 13

2
2

5, 7, 8

2
60

INDIVIDUAL WORK:
The students must make up sentences; translate sentences from Romanian/Russian into English
and by vice versa; make up stories; analyse different sentences from the exercises and from
different texts.
OBLIGATORY SOURCES:
1. Alexander L.G., English Grammar. Longman, 1998.
2. Camenev Z., Stoian O., Tulei A. Difficulties in Teaching/Learning English Grammar.
Chiinu, 2006, 214 p.
3. Farrington O., Dificultpi i capcane ale limbii engleze. Bucureti: Teora, 1996.
4. Greenbaum S. The Oxford English Grammar. Oxford University Press, N.Y., 1996.
5. Iacob O. English Syntax through Exercises. Editura Dacia Educational. Cluj Napoca, 2002.
6. Kachalova K. Practical Grammar. S.-Petersburg, 2003.
7. Paidos C. English Grammar, Iasi, Polirom, 2005.
8. Podoliuc T. Essential Grammar for Senior Students. P. I., Chiinu, ULIM, 2003.
9. Thompson A.I., Martinet A.V. Practical English Grammar, fourth edition, Oxford University
Press, 1999.
10. Vere G., Ceban A., Andriescu Iu., A Students Companion to English Grammar, Iai, 1996.
11. Vollaire C. Gramatica limbii engleze cu exerciii. Bucureti: Teora, 1998.
12. .., ..
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. 3- ., , ., 2000.
OPTIONAL SOURCES:
1. Alexandrova O. Major Syntax. MGU, Moscow, 1981.
2. Blokh M.Y. A Course in Theoretical English Grammar, Vysshaya Shkola, M., 2000.
3. Budai L. Gramatica englez. Bucureti, Teora, 1997.
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4. Chamberlin D., White G. Advanced English for Translation. Cambridge University Press,
1996.
5. Ganshina M., Vasilevskaia N. English Grammar, M., 1964.
6. Dixon R.I., Dart Allan. Regents English Workbook, 3, Advanced. Regents Publishing
Company, Inc., 2005.
7. Leech G.A. Communicative Grammar of English, M., 1983.
8. Levichi L., Preda I. English Grammar, Bucureti, 1994.
9. Markwardt A.H. Introduction to the English Language, Oxford University Press, 1990.
10. Swan M. Practical English Usage. M., 1980.
11. . , , 1989.
INTERNET SOURCES:
1. www.englishgrammar.com
2. www.onestopenglish.com
3. www.eleaston.com/grammar
4. www.iteslj.org
MODE OF ASSESSMENT:
At the end of the course the knowledge of the subject is assessed at the examination which is
done in a written form. The tasks included in the examination card can be as it follows:
to read the text and complete the gaps with the correct form of the word (nouns,
pronouns, adjectives, verbs, prepositions);
to transform the sentences changing nouns into pronouns;
to change the sentences using pro-forms;
to change the words by transforming prefixes and suffixes;
to use the equivalents of the modal verbs;
to change the forms of the finite verbs according to tenses.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXAMINATION:
The examination is taken in a written form, and it is preceded by a test. The test consists of
20 questions on the problems studied during the course. Each question corresponds to 0.5
points. The mark is evaluated according to the number of correct answers.
STRATEGY OF EVALUATION:
1. Correct answers to all questions contained in the test 50%
2. Correct answers to all questions from the examination card 50%
THE VALUE OF THE EXAMINATION MARKS:
10
- all questions answered correctly; no mistakes in the test.
9
- one grammatical mistake in the work at the exam; one orthographical mistake in
the test is permitted.
8
- two grammatical mistakes; some orthographical mistakes in the test.
7
- three grammatical mistakes; four or five orthographical mistakes in the test.
6
- four or five grammatical mistakes; four or five orthographical mistakes in the test.
5
- five or six grammatical mistakes; six or five orthographical mistakes in the test.
4,3,2,1
- all work is done in an improper way; more than 10 mistakes in the test.