St.

Paul University Iloilo

General Luna Street, Iloilo City
Second Semester, Academic Year 2012-2013
COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

COURSE SYLLABUS/ RESOURCE UNIT

Course Number English 118 A

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Course Name Structure of English
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Course Description
: This is a three unit course which focuses on the acquisition of skill in analyzing simple and complex
English sentences, developing the ability to use the meta-language of grammar with care and
explain the form,meaning, and use of the various elements of grammar. Learners in this course will
identify the various parts of the sentence, draw tree diagrams and use technical syntactic terms like
adjunct, complementizer, ellipsis, lexical category, modal, and wh-movement. This course also
serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of language study with equal emphasis on the sound,
word, sentence, meaning, and discourse patterns of English. Essential topics, such as applications of
linguistics to the teaching of English language and literature, varieties of grammar, and linguistic
descriptions of styles and registers are an integral part of it. This course is also designed to
introduce students the English language features by examining phonology, morphology, syntax,
foreign influences, and related topics.

Course Credit : Total Credit Hours Total hours for Total hours for Skills Laboratory /RLE N/A
54 Hrs. Lecture 49 Hrs.

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Contact Hours/Semester: Total Contact hours Total hours for Lecture Total hours for Laboratory/RLE N/A
54 Hrs. 49 Hrs.

Pre- requisite : Basic English subjects

Placement : Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in English

Setting St. Paul University Iloilo

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General Objectives Upon completion of this course, the students are expected to :
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1. describe how English sentences are constructed ;

2. develop the skills necessary to analyze sentence structure;

3. use some of tools and methods of modern linguistics;

4. have acquired skill in analyzing simple and complex English sentences , explain and justify
analysis to other people;

5. draw tree diagrams and use confidently technical syntactic terms like adjunct, complementizer,
ellipsis, lexical category,

modal, and wh-movement.;

6. specify thoroughly English language features by examining phonology, morphology, syntax,

foreign influences, and

related topics.

7. apply linguistics to the teaching of English language and literature, varieties of grammar, and
linguistic descriptions of

styles and registers as integral part of the course;

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 Terminal Competencies:

Experiential Learning
Activities : Grammar Games Internet Search
Charade Creative Presentation
Buzz Sessions Oral Drills
Reciprocal Teaching Public Speaking
Cooperative Learning Activities Role Play
Class Discussion Text and Structure Analysis
Multi-Media Presentation

Assessment : Written Quizzes

Active Participation

Group Assignment

Internet Surfing

Teleconference

Film Analysis

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 Classroom Activities

Creative Presentation

Oral Reading

Oral Presentation

Periodic Examination

Grading System : The students will be graded according to the following:

PRELIM

Prelim Quizzes 30 %
Class Standing ( Project, 30 %
Assignment, Seatwork..)

Periodic Examination 40 %

Total 100 %

MIDTERM

Prelim Quizzes 30 %
Class Standing ( Project, 30 %
Assignment, Seatwork..)

Periodic Examination 40 %

Total 100 %

Midterm Grade= (Midterm Average x 2 +

Prelim Grade)/3

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 FINAL

Attendance/Active class 30 %
participation,
Quizzes,Hands-0n

Projects(Sample 40 %
Warehouse Report)

Periodic Examination 30

Total 100 %
Final Grade= (Final Average x 2 + Midterm
Grade)/3

References :
(Alphabetical order APA Celce-Murcia, Marianne & Larsen-Freeman, Diane . (1999). The grammar book: An ESL/EFL teacher's course
Format) (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.

Gelderen, Elly van (2010). An introduction to the grammar of English. (Revised edition). Amsterdam and
Philadelphia: John Benjamins. ISBN: 978 90 272 1168 2.

Huddleston, Rodney., & Pullum, Geoffrey. K. (2002). The Cambridge grammar of the English language.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Quirk, Randolph & Greenbaum, Sidney. (1985). A university grammar of English. London: Longman.

Electronic Resources:

http://www.english.wisc.edu/rfyoung/324/KOL.pdf retrieved on September 13, 2012

http://www.public.asu.edu/~gelderen/grammar.htm Retrieved on September 13, 2012

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http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/Retrieved on September 14, 2012

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