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2012/2013  BA-EOK_SO  Structure of English

English Title
Structure of English

Course information
Language English
Exam ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Course period Autumn
3rd semester
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board
Study Board for BA in English and Organisational Communication
Course coordinator
  • Lise-Lotte Hjulmand - Department of International Business Communication
Main Category of the Course
  • Language and Intercultural Studies
Last updated on 16-07-2012
Learning objectives
On completion of the course, students should be able to:
  • identify and classify sentence constituents with respect to function and form
  • account for the structure of sentence constituents (phrases and clauses)
  • identify and account for the structure of sentences (simple, complex and coordinated sentences)
  • identify and briefly account for areas of grammar which typically cause problems for Danes (e.g. countability, tense and constituent order), and revise and improve a short text or text extract
  • identify and briefly account for the use of a grammatical category in a text (e.g. number, person, gender, case, tense, voice and aspect) and for concord and constituent order
  • define grammatical terms and use these appropriately
  • use grammatical information in works of reference in an appropriate manner
Prerequisite
It is advisable that students have followed and passed the 1st semester course Text and Text Production. This course is part of the BA programme in English and Organisational Studies
Examination
4 hours written exam with aids:
Type of test Written Exam
Marking scale 7-step scale
Second examiner External examiner
Exam period Winter Term
Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below
Duration 4 Hours
Examination
Regular examination:
The exam is an open book exam. This means that students are allowed to use their text books, notes, dictionaries, etc. during the exam.

The exam is conducted as a CBS computer exam, please refer "Possibilities at written exams which are conducted by use of CBS computers”, possibility 5.

Examination language: English

Re-examination:
Same as regular examination
Course content

Structure of English is a course in English grammar.

The aim of the course is both theoretical and practical. Students are thus expected to acquire both a theoretical knowledge of the grammar of the English language and practical skills within the field, cf. the description of the course in the programme curriculum:

Students should:

  • acquire a systematic knowledge of English grammar and thus a frame of reference which can be used as a point of departure in the other subjects in the programme, and which makes it possible for students to understand and use the grammatical information provided in common works of reference
  • strengthen their linguistic powers of observation
  • improve their ability to perform text revision on texts produced by others.
Teaching methods
All students in the 3rd semester are taught together as one class except in the workshop sessions, which are organised for each class separately.

The course consists of a combination of lectures, discussions, workshops, written assignments and exercises, produced individually or in groups, and other student activities.
Student workload
Lectures, Class Sessions and Workshops 60 hours
Preparation 90 hours
Written Assignments 15 hours
Examination including Exam Preparation 42 hours
Further Information

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Expected literature

Hjulmand, Lise-Lotte and Helge Schwarz (2012). A Concise Contrastive Grammar of English for Danish Students. 4th ed. Samfundslitteratur.

Hjulmand, Lise-Lotte and Helge Schwarz (2008). A Concise Contrastive Grammar of English for Danish Students. Workbook. Samfundslitteratur.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. 5th ed. Pearson Education Limited, 2009.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 8th ed. Oxford University Press, 2010.
Last updated on 16-07-2012