Suzan Arafat
- Nature of Work
- Academic
- Profession
- Assistant Professor
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Office Phone
- (+970) 9 2345113 Ext. 3320
Suzan Arafat
- Nature of Work
- Academic
- Profession
- Assistant Professor
- Email Address
- [email protected]
- Office Phone
- (+970) 9 2345113 Ext. 3320
- Course Title
- Grammar for teachers
- Course Number
- 10306001
- Instructor Name
- Suzan Arafat
- Contact Information
- [email protected]
- Semester(s) and academic year(s)
- Second Semester 2020
- Compulsory / Elective
- Compulsory
This course introduces English grammar aiming at enabling student teachers to deal with and support learners’ grammar development at the various levels with particular emphasis on the basic stage. It will link and revisit the students’ knowledge of the structural grammar they already have with transformational they learn under language study with the pedagogical patterns they will learn in this course hinging on their capabilities to handle the real grammar problems learners might have in writing and oral production
Students will be able to evaluate critically different forms of English grammar namely transformational, structural, and pedagogical grammars and their applications in learning the English language. It deals with various units of grammar, verb tenses, modals , passive voice, word, phrase, clause, sentence and discourse. Also, it covers concepts like grammaticality, acceptability and appropriateness and ambiguity. It emphasizes a practical component involving grammatical analysis .
- Differentiate between the three types of the English language grammar namely the Structural, Transformational and Pedagogical and their roles in contributing to learners’ language proficiency.
- Understand why learners need to learn grammar, and grammar allotment in the new English curricula in Palestine.
Demonstrate a good grasp of all the grammatical patterns under study
Textbook:
Azar B (2009) Understanding and using English Grammar , Fourth Edition Person: Longman.
Recommended Readings
Cameron, D. (2007) The teacher’s guide to grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Carter, R. and M. McCarthy (2006) Cambridge Grammar of English: A comprehensive guide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Celce- Murcia and Larsen Freeman. (1999).The Grammar Book: an EFL/ESL teacher’s Course. 2nd edition. Boston: Heinle and Heinle.
Greenbaum, S. and R.Quirk (1990) A students’ grammar of the English language.Harlow: Longman.
Huddlestone, R.and G. Pullum (2005) A student’s introduction to English grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
| Activity | Percent (%) |
|---|---|
| First Test | 20% |
| Assignments and quizes | 20% |
| participation | 10% |
| Final (practical and written) | 50% |