At the end of the course, the student must be able to:1. Recognize and understand the different types of sentences and their components: phrases and clauses. 2. Understand and identify the different types of English clauses, the conjunctions that mark them and their functions in sentences. 3. Recognize the noun clause and its functions occurring in different structures: wish clauses, subjunctive clauses and formal questions 4. Recognize the adjective clause, its types, relative pronouns and relative adverbs. 5. Recognize the adverb clause and the different subordinators that mark this clause with their different meanings. 6. Represent the different types of clauses using tree diagrams. 7. Identify the clauses in a variety of reading materials as well as using them in speaking and writing.
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Teaching and learning methods
Methods of assessments
Methods of evaluating students in this course(class work 40% & final 60%)
Class work: is divided into: 1- Written midterm 2- Short quizzes 3- Home assignments (40%)
Written final exam (60%)
References.
1- Oxford Practice Grammar by George Yule
2- Modern English by Marcella Frank
3- http://grammar.about.com/od/basicsentencegrammar/a/relpradjcl02.htm
Main Contents of the Course |
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Scientific topics |
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Readings / References / Notes |
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Sentences / Clauses / Phrases |
1 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Introduction to English Clauses |
2 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Noun clauses: types (that clause, Wh clause and if/whether clauses with their functions as subject, object , complement and object of preposition |
3 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Noun clauses in formal questions |
4 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Noun clauses in reported speech |
5 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Noun clauses in wish and subjunctive clauses |
6 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Adjective clauses, relative pronouns, subject/ object clauses, restrictive/ nonrestrictive clauses |
7 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Relative adverbs (when & where), prepositions in relative clauses, combining sentences using relative clauses |
8 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Adverb clauses , subordinators, characteristics of adverb clauses |
9 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Types of adverb clauses: time, place, purpose, contrast, reason |
10 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Continuing types of adverb clauses: manner, result and conditionals |
11 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Combining sentences forming different clauses, writing tasks |
12 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Comparing English clauses and identifying them in context |
13 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |
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Tree diagrams |
14 |
PowerPoint Presentations / Notes |