GRAMATICA INGLESA I GUÍA DOCENTE

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1 GRAMATICA INGLESA I GUÍA DOCENTE 1. DATOS GENERALES DE LA ASIGNATURA ASIGNATURA: GRAMÁTICA INGLESA I CÓDIGO: CARÁCTER (señalar con una X la modalidad correspondiente): X Asignatura de Formación Básica (FB) Asignatura obligatoria (OB) Asignatura optativa (OP) CENTRO: Facultad de Letras de Ciudad Real GRADO: ESTUDIOS INGLESES RAMA DE CONOCIMIENTO: Artes y Humanidades CRÉDITOS ECTS: 6 CURSO: PRIMERO LENGUA EN QUE SE IMPARTIRÁ: INGLÉS SEMESTRE: SEGUNDO USO DOCENTE DE OTRAS LENGUAS (sólo si es relevante): PROFESORADO QUE LA IMPARTE NOMBRE/S: MARÍA JESÚS PINAR SANZ [email protected] DEPARTAMENTO: FILOLOGÍA MODERNA DESPACHO: 207 HORARIO DE ATENCIÓN AL ALUMNO: TO BE CONFIRMED JUSTIFICACIÓN EN EL PLAN DE ESTUDIOS, RELACIÓN CON OTRAS ASIGNATURAS Y CON LA PROFESIÓN La asignatura desarrolla los contenidos de la materia LENGUA INGLESA TEÓRICA 1

2 del módulo FUNDAMENTOS del grado ESTUDIOS INGLESES y desarrolla contenidos del área Tiene carácter profesionalizante Sí No Para la relación detallada con otras asignaturas del presente título y la actividad profesional remitimos a la correspondiente memoria del grado 2. REQUISITOS PREVIOS El alumno deberá: KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3. COMPETENCIAS DE LA TITULACIÓN QUE LA ASIGNATURA CONTRIBUYE A ALCANZAR (consultar Proyecto de Título e incluir aquí sólo las trabajadas específicamente - y, por tanto, evaluables-, en esta asignatura) 4. OBJETIVOS O RESULTADOS ESPERADOS 2

3 General: The ability to analyse and synthesise information. Basic general knowledge of the subject Capacity to learn Ability to manage information Capacity to think critically and have a self-critical approach to their own writing Ability to adapt to new situations Ability to work independently Specífic: Ability to use and understand English for general and academic purposes. Knowledge and understanding of English grammar Ability to communicate effectively and fluently in English in both speech and writing Ability to source, manage and process bibliographic information Capacity to access, manage and exploit the information in databases, other computer-based resources and on the Internet Capacity for critical thinking The student will be able: I.1 To be familiar with the morphology and the structure of words. To get to know the different types of words in English. To be made aware of the structure, function and classes of lexical words: nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. To get to know the structure, function and classes of function words; determiners, pronouns, auxiliary verbs, prepositions, adverbial particles, coordinators and subordinators. To be familiar with borderline word classes. I.2. To be familiar with the structure of phrases. To get to know the functions of the main types of phrases: non, verb, adjective, adverb and prepositional phrases. To learn about clause patterns: intransitive, monotransitive, copular, ditransitive and complex transitive. To know the major clause elements: subject, predicator, object (direct and indirect), complement (subject and object), and adjunct. II.1. To study the noun as the word class that denotes people or concrete objects. To pay attention to the structure of the noun phrase. To understand nouns and pronouns functioning as heads. To study the various kinds of elements which can function as determiners: definite and indefinite articles, possessive and demonstrative determiners, quantifiers, numerals, semideterminers, and wh-determiners. II.2. To understand the verb as the main part of the clause. To classify verbs into three main classes: lexical, primary and copular verbs and to characterize them both in terms of form, meaning and use across registers. To study the different semantic categories of lexical verbs, some of the most common lexical verbs, their use in conversation, and 3

4 II.3. II.4. their structure both in terms of formation and valency patterns. To distinguish between the three main classes of multi-word lexical verbs; phrasal verbs, prepositional verbs and phrasal prepositional verbs. To identify the three primary verbs be, have and do as functioniong both as main and auxiliary verbs. To pay attention to the functions, uses and meanings of the copular verb be and of certain uses of verbs like look, appear, seem, feel, sound, end up, become, etc. To study variation in the verb phrase in terms of tense, aspect, voice and modal use. To identify the two main tenses in English: present and past. To become aware that verbs are not marked for future tense in English. To describe the two main kinds of aspect in English: perfect and progressive and their possible combinations. To get to know the main characteristics of active and passive voices in English in terms of meaning, structure, use across registers and possible combinations of aspect. To cover the study of modals and semi-modals with respect to function, meaning, use across registers, and their combination with both aspect and voice. To understand adjectives and adverbs as lexical word classes which are less common than nouns and verbs. To study the main characteristics of adjectives and adverbs. To classify adjectives from a semantic point of view into two groups: descriptors and classifiers. To get to know the different syntactic roles of adjectives. To review the main syntactic roles of adverbs. To offer a summary of the main semantic categories of adverbs. To study the comparative and superlative forms of both adjectives and adverbs. 4

5 5. TEMARIO / CONTENIDOS I. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS AND CATEGORIES (Units 2 and 3) 1. Words and Word clases 1.1. Introduction 1.2. What are words? 1.3. Survey of lexical words Survey of function words Special classes of words Word-class ambiguities. 2. Introduction to phrases and clauses 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Phrases and their characteristics 2.3. Types of phrases 2.4. A preview of clause patterns Clause elements. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE MAJOR PHRASE TYPES (Units 4, 5, 6 and 7) 1. Nouns, pronouns and the simple noun phrase Definition. Main types of nouns (Proper nouns vs common nouns; mass vs count nouns) 1.2. Logical structure of the Noun Phrase: Determiners (Predeterminer, central or main determiners and postdeterminers) Modifiers Head. Different types of heads (nouns vs pronouns) Qualifiers Number: singular and plural Case: the genitive Gender 1.6. The formation of derived nouns 2. Verbs Introduction Verb functions and classes Semantic categories of lexical verbs The most common lexical verbs Regular and irregular verb endings Verb formation 5

6 2.7. Valency patterns Multi-word verbs: structure and meaning Phrasal, prepositional and phrasal-prepositional verbs. 3. Variation in the verb phrase: tense, aspect, voice and modal use Introduction 3.2. Tense and time distinctions: simple present and past tense Perfect and progressive aspect 3.4. Active and passive voice Voice and aspect combinations Modals and semi modals. 4. Other phrases of the sentence: the prepositional, adjective and adverbial phrase The prepositional phrase Definition. Formal features Internal structure of the Prep Phrase Realisation of the elements of the Prep Phrase Syntactic features of the Prep Phrase The grammatical role of prepositions Syntactic functions of Prep Phrases Semantic features of the Prep Phrase Expanded and discontinuous Prep Phrases The Adjectival Phrase Definition, formal features and structure Semantic types of attributes expressed by Adj. Phrases Syntactic functions of Adj. Phrases Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives The Adverbial Phrase Forms and meanings of the Adverbial Phrase Syntactic functions of the Adverbial Phrase Comparative and superlative forms of adverbs. 6

7 6 y 7. ACTIVIDADES O BLOQUES DE ACTIVIDAD Y METODOLOGÍA CON SU CARGA EN HORAS DE TRABAJO PARA ALUMNO Y PROFESOR Y SU VALORACIÓN Actividades Tiempo de actividad presencial (Profesor y Alumno) Tiempo de actividad autónoma (Alumno) Tiempo total Valoración en nota final Clase teórica: impartición de contenidos teóricos % Clase práctica: % Lecturas: % Presentación trabajo escrito: % Sesiones de evaluación % horas horas 150 horas 100% TOTAL Horas Horas 6 CRÉDITOS ECTS 7

8 8. CRITERIOS DE EVALUACIÓN Students must pass the exam with a mínimum of 5/10 in order to pass the course as a whole. Students should attend at least 80% of the theoretical and practical sessions and hand in the essay. 9. CRONOGRAMA / CALENDARIO Units Activities compulsory dates I. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS AND CATEGORIES (Units 2 and 3) 1.Words and Word clases 1.1. Introduction 1.2. What are words? 1.3. Survey of lexical words Survey of function words Special classes of words Word-class ambiguities. 2.Introduction to phrases and clauses 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Phrases and their characteristics 2.3. Types of phrases 2.4. A preview of clause patterns Clause elements. Theoretical/ practical classes Tutorials Self study yes 1 Feb-9 Feb. II Nouns, pronouns and the simple noun phrase Definition. Main types of nouns (Proper nouns vs common nouns; mass vs count nouns) 1.2. Logical structure of the Noun Phrase: Determiners (Predeterminer, central or main determiners and postdeterminers). Theotical/ practical classes Tutorials Self study Worksheets and Workbook Compulsory readings. yes 14 Feb- 2 March 8

9 Modifiers Head. Different types of heads (nouns vs pronouns) Qualifiers Number: singular and plural Case: the genitive Gender 1.6. The formation of derived nouns II.2. 2.Verbs Introduction Verb functions and classes Semantic categories of lexical verbs The most common lexical verbs Regular and irregular verb endings Verb formation 2.7. Valency patterns Multi-word verbs: structure and meaning Phrasal, prepositional and phrasal-prepositional verbs. Theotical/ practical classes Tutorials Self study Worksheets and Workbook Compulsory readings Yes 7-9 March II Variation in the verb phrase: tense, aspect, voice and modal use Introduction 3.2. Tense and time distinctions: simple present and past tense Perfect and progressive aspect 3.4. Active and passive voice Voice and aspect combinations Modals and semi modals. Theoretical/ Practical classes Tutorials Self study Worksheets and Workbook Compulsory readings Essay Yes Yes 14 March-13 April 13 April II-4 4. Other phrases of the sentence: the prepositional, adjective and adverbial phrase The prepositional phrase. Theoretical/ Practical classes Tutorials Self study Yes 26 April-4 May 9

10 Definition. Formal features Internal structure of the Prep Phrase Realisation of the elements of the Prep Phrase Syntactic features of the Prep Phrase The grammatical role of prepositions Syntactic functions of Prep Phrases Semantic features of the Prep Phrase Expanded and discontinuous Prep Phrases. Worksheets and Workbook Compulsory readings 4.2. The Adjectival Phrase Definition, formal features and structure Semantic types of attributes expressed by Adj. Phrases Syntactic functions of Adj. Phrases Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives The Adverbial Phrase Forms and meanings of the Adverbial Phrase Syntactic functions of the Adverbial Phrase Comparative and superlative forms of adverbs May 11 May 10. BIBLIOGRAFÍA, RECURSOS Compulsory Textbook: Biber et al. (2002) Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman. Compulsory Workbook: Biber et al. (2002) Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman. Workbook. AARTS, B. (2008) English Syntax and Argumentation. Third Edition. Palgrave. AARTS, B. and A. MCMAHON (2006) The Handbook of English Linguistics. Blackwell. BALLARD, K. (2001) The Frameworks of English. Palgrave. BRINTON, L.J. (2000) The structure of Modern English. A Linguistic Introduction. John Benjamins. CARTER, R. et al (2000) Exploring Grammar in Context. Cambridge University Press. Upper intermediate to advance level. This reference and practice grammar is based entirely on real spoken and written language from the Cambridge International Corpus. It analyses why people choose certain structures in particular situations and the effect of those choices in 10

11 meaning. COLLINS, P. AND C. HOLLO (2000) English Grammar. An Introduction. Macmillan Press Ltd. DOWNING, A. and P. LOCKE (2006 [1992]) a University Course in English Grammar. Prentice Hall. The authors focus their attention on sentence grammar and means of analysing texts with the aim of viewing English grammar in a larger context (rather than as arbitrary unrelated rules) and providing a means of understanding the relation of form to meaning and meaning to situation. EASTWOOD, J. (2001) Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Intermediate to upper intermediate. It includes clear explanations of English grammar with exercises on the facing page which provide practice in form and use. FOLEY, M. and D. HALL (2003) Advanced Learner s Grammar. A self-study reference and practice book with answers. Longman. It is a comprehensive self-study grammar reference and practice book that helps students refine their English. It includes diagnostic tests which identify the language areas students need to work on. HALLIDAY, M.A.K. (1985/2004) An Introduction to Functional Grammar. Edward Arnold. HEWINGS, M. (1999) Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. Upper intermediate to advanced. It provides coverage of advanced-level language areas. It is user friendly, with two page units that explain grammar and present examples (including typical students mistakes) on the left hand pages, while on the right hand pages students will find practice exercises. HUDDLESTON, R. and G.K. PULLUM (2005) A Student s Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge University Press. Advanced. A detailed grammar for students with a serious interest in the grammatical structure of English. It presupposes no prior study of linguistics and provides clear explanations of all grammatical terms and concepts. KUIPER, K. and W. SCOTT ALLAN (2003) An Introduction to English Language. Palgrave. PARROT, M. (2000) Grammar For English Language Teachers. With exercises and a key. Cambridge University Press. QUIRK, R. et al. (1991) A Student s Grammar of English. Longman Proficiency level. SINCLAIR, J. (ed) Collins Cobuild English Grammar. Collins Publishers. Upper intermediate to advanced. VERSPOOR, M. and K. SAUTER (2000) English Sentence Analysis. John Benjamins Advanced. Students will get practice in analysis at sentence, clause and phrase level and will have a solid understanding of the traditional terms and concepts of English syntax. At the beginning of each unit, Ii will upload in Campus Virtual a number of webpages related to the contents of the unit. 11