CURSO : APPLIED GRAMMAR II
SIGLA : LET 1732
CRÉDITOS : 10
MÓDULOS : 02
REQUISITOS : LET 1731
CARÁCTER : MINIMUM
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.
II. OBJECTIVES
General Objective
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.
Specific Objectives
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.
4. Prepositions.
4.1. Position.
4.2 Time.
4.3. Movement.
4.4. Collocations.
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IV. METHODOLOGY
- Lectures.
- Task-centered activities.
- Individual and group assignments.
V. EVALUATION
- Quizzes.
- Tests.
- Final Exam.
VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Alexander, Louis Longman English Grammar Practice. Essex, Longman, 1995.
Azar, Betty Schrampfer Understanding and Using English Grammar. New York, Longman,
1999.
Carter, Ronald et al Exploring Grammar in Context. Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, 2000.
Carter, R. & McCarthy, M. 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.
Jackson, Howard Grammar and Vocabulary. London, Routledge, 2002.
Murphy, Raymond English Grammar in Use. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press,
2004.
Wardhaugh, Ronald Understanding English Grammar: A Linguistic Approach. Oxford,
Blackwell, 2003.
Willis, Dave Collins Cobuild Student's Grammar. London, Harper Collins,
1993.
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