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Programa

CURSO              :       APPLIED GRAMMAR II
TRADUCCION         :       GRAMATICA APLICADA II
SIGLA              :       LET1332
CRÉDITOS           :       10
MÓDULOS            :       02
REQUISITOS         :       LET1331
CARÁCTER           :       MINIMUM
DISCIPLINA         :       LINGUISTICS


I.   DESCRIPTION

     Applied Grammar II course, through the second semester of the Licenciatura en Letras Inglesas program, will
     develop linguistic skills regarding a functional management of grammatical categories pertaining to the
     learning of a foreign language in an upper-intermediate level of proficiency, thus contributing to the
     Licentiate's profile with theoretical and pragmatic knowledge of the L2.


II.  OBJECTIVES

     Generals:
     1.     To acquire a functional and correct management of the grammatical categories of the morphosyntactic
            structures of the complex sentence.
     2.     To apply the functional acquisition of the morphosyntactic structures in the production of written
            English texts of a progressive extension and complexity.

     Specifics:
     1.     To know the use of the grammatical categories as components of the complex sentence with different
            functions.
     2.     To identify and analyze in varied corpora complex sentences and their subordinate components.
     3.     To produce written descriptive and narrative texts of an upper-intermediate level with grammatical
            accuracy and adequacy.


III. CONTENTS

     1. The complex sentence.
            1.1    Dependent and independent clauses.
            1.2    Adjective clauses: defining / non-defining.
            1.3    Noun clauses: reported statements / reported questions.
            1.4    Adverb clauses.
            1.5    Conjunctions and connectors.

     2.     The verbal phrase.
            2.1    Passive voice in the affirmative, negative and interrogative mood for present, past and future
                   tenses in their simple, continuous and perfect form.
            2.2    Personal /impersonal constructions.
            2.3    Infinitive / -ing forms.
            2.4    Modal verbs: offers, requests, suggestions, refusals, threats, advice and regrets.
            2.5    Phrasal and prepositional verbs.

     3.     The adverbial phrase.
            3.1    Components.
            3.2    Intensifiers.
            3.3    Comparisons with Adverb.




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    4.     Prepositions.
           4.1   Position.
           4.2   Time.
           4.3   Movement.
           4.4   Collocations.


IV. METHODOLOGY

    -      Lectures.
    -      Task-centered activities.
    -      Individual and group assignments.


V.  EVALUATION

    -      Quizzes.
    -      Tests.
    -      Final Exam.


VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Compulsory:

    Alexander, Louis                         Longman English Grammar Practice. Essex, Longman, 1995.

    Azar,Betty Schrampfer                    Understanding and Using English Grammar. New York, Longman,
                                             1999.

    Carter, R. & M. McCarthy                 Cambridge Grammar of English: A Comprehensive Guide -Spoken
                                             and Written English - Grammar and Usage. Cambridge,
                                             Cambridge University Press, 2006.

    Conrad, Susan, et al.                    Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Essex,
                                             Longman, 2003.

    Willis, Dave                             Collins Cobuild Student's Grammar. London, Harper Collins,
                                             1993.




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