EL4007 - Understanding English Grammar

This module will follow the typical pattern for year long modules of a 1 hour lecture each week and a 1 hour interactive seminar per fortnight. The lectures will introduce key concepts, and will provide a foundation for directed and independent learning (independent reading and work outside of taught sessions). You will be directed to appropriate reading for each week of the course, and expected to complete reading and short tasks in preparation for each seminar. In the seminars, we will discuss the reading and the seminar tasks, and you will complete further in-class exercises to help you learn the key concepts you need for the module assessments. Most importantly, seminars will be your opportunity to ask questions about the course content, material and assessments, and to receive formative feedback as you progress through the module.

Academic support will primarily be through interaction with the module staff during seminars. The Module Handbook provides information about lectures, seminars, assessments (including assessment criteria) and recommended reading. Course materials, including practice assessment questions will be provided via the eLearning portal. You will be provided with online practice exercises which you can work through at your own pace. You will receive immediate online formative feedback on these exercises. The format of these exercises will mimic the format of the assessment, so you know what the assessment will look like.

Module staff will be available for additional meetings with individual students when necessary through ‘Feedback and Consultation Hours’, particularly when you come to preparing for the assessment, or to give you verbal feedback on your assessment.

In addition, you have a designated Guidance Tutor throughout the entire duration of your programme. The academic side of the Guidance Tutor’s role includes: monitoring your ongoing academic progress; helping you to develop self-reflection skills necessary for continuous academic development; directing you to further available services which can help them with their academic skills (e.g. Library’s Skills Plus). You are advised to see your Guidance Tutor at least twice each semester to review your academic progress.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. Online reading lists (provided after enrolment) give you access to your reading material for your modules. The Library works in partnership with your module tutors to ensure you have access to the material that you need.

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. be able to identify at a basic level the grammatical characteristics of words, sentences and sounds in English, and understand their place in the linguistic system
2. be able to apply appropriate linguistic terminology and concepts with confidence and accuracy

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. be able to analyse linguistic data at a basic level - be able to make generalisations based on linguistic data about word and sentence structures
4. be able to work collaboratively and individually on linguistic problems;

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
5. Demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with others to examine linguistic data.

Formative:
Online exercises, with immediate electronic feedback
Pen and paper exercises, with discussion and feedback provided in seminars.

Summative:
2 x online examinations (90 minutes each). Written feedback will be provided on each examination within the standard 20 working days.

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