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This document provides information about the LING 5005 The Grammar of English course offered at UNSW. It outlines the course details including the convenor, aims, schedule, assessment, and resources. The course uses a textbook to examine concepts in contemporary descriptive English grammar through weekly seminars and assignments. Students will develop their ability to parse and analyze English sentences. Assessment consists of two assignments and a class test.
Ling5005 08s2
- 1. 1 FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS LINGUISTICS PROGRAM LING 5005 THE GRAMMAR OF ENGLISH SEMESTER 2, 2008
- 2. 2 CONVENOR Associate Professor Peter Collins Linguistics Program Morven Brown Rm 218 Phone: 9385 2307 Email: p.collins@unsw.edu.au Consultation time: Thursday 2-4pm INF O RM ATION AB O UT TH E CO URSE • This course offers a step-by-step account of English grammar covering the most important and central constructions and categories. Reference is made to both the latest theoretical advances in linguistics and significant departures that are made from traditional grammar. Samples of present-day English are analysed and discussed. • The course consists of a 2-hour seminar each week (THURSDAYS 6-8 in Electrical Engineering 218), at which we shall discuss the topics listed under “Course Schedule” below and work through the exercises at the end of each chapter in the textbook. HOW THE COURSE RELATES TO OTHER COURSE OFFERINGS This is an optional course within the MA in Applied Linguistics/TESOL. It is recommended for those who wish to learn about the concepts and analytical techniques of contemporary descriptive English grammar. AIMS OF THE COURSE • To examine the nature and deficiencies of traditional grammar, the distinction between descriptivism and prescriptivism, and the notion of grammatical constituency. • To explore the concepts, assumptions and methodology used by contemporary descriptive grammarians. • To develop participants' ability to parse and analyse English sentences. TEACHING STRATEGIES Classes will involve lectures designed to elaborate on and clarify each chapter of the textbook, and discussion of the textbook exercises. SUGGESTED APPROACHES TO LEARNING You will be expected to have read the designated chapter in the textbook each week, and to have worked through the set exercises, in preparation for class discussion. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES At the conclusion of the course you will be able to: • Recognise the nature and deficiencies of traditional grammar, the distinction between descriptivism and prescriptivism, and the notion of grammatical constituency; • Identify the concepts, assumptions and methodology used by contemporary descriptive grammarians; • Parse and analyse English sentences.
- 3. 3 CO URSE SCHE DULE WEEK DATE CHAPTER IN TEXTBOOK WEEK 1 31.7.08 CHAPTER 1 WEEK 2 7.08.08 CHAPTER 2 + 3 WEEK 3 14.08.08 CHAPTER 4 WEEK 4 21.08.08 CHAPTER 5 WEEK 5 28.09.08 CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE 28th August WEEK 6 4.09.08 CHAPTER 7 + 8 WEEK 7 11.09.08 CHAPTER 9 WEEK 8 18.09.08 CHAPTER 10 WEEK 9 25.09.08 CLASS TEST 6-7pm BREAK WEEK 10 9.10.08 CHAPTER 11 WEEK 11 16.10.08 CHAPTER 12 WEEK 12 23.10.08 CHAPTER 13 NB ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE 30th October NOTE All of these topics will be covered, but there may be some fluidity in the program. ASSE SSMENT The assessment is designed to reinforce your understanding of the course concepts and ability to apply grammatical knowledge in the parsing and analysis of English data. ASSESSMENT DUE DATE VALUE Assignment 1 Thursday 28 August 30% Class Test Thursday 25 September 30% Assignment 2 Thursday 30 October 40% RESOURCE S TEXTBOOK Huddleston, Rodney, English grammar: an outline. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. RECOMMENDED Biber, Douglas, Susan Conrad and Geoffrey Leech, Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. London: Longman, 2002. Collins, Peter, English grammar. Melbourne: Longman, 1998. Collins, Peter and Carmella Hollo, English grammar: an introduction. London: Macmillan, 2000. Greenbaum, Sidney, The Oxford English grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. Greenbaum, Sidney and Randolph Quirk, A student’s grammar of English. London, Longman, 1990. Huddleston, Rodney, Introduction to the grammar of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984.
- 4. 4 Huddleston, Rodney, English grammar: an outline. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Huddleston, Rodney and Geoffrey Pullum, A student’s introduction to English grammar English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Leech, Geoffrey, Margaret Deuchar, and Robert Hoogenraad, English grammar for today: a new introduction. London: Macmillan, 1982. Quirk, Randolph, Sidney Greenbaum, Geoffrey Leech and Jan Svartvik, A comprehensive grammar of the English language. London: Longman, 1985. Wardhaugh, Ronald, Understanding English grammar: A linguistic approach. Oxford: Blackwell, 1995. ADMINIST RATIVE MATTE RS Our Postgraduate Administrative Assistant is: Dr Kayoko Evon Morven Brown Rm 252 Phone: 9385 2816 Fax: 9385 3493 Email: k.evon@unsw.edu.au EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS Regular attendance at seminars is expected. Participants are to read the relevant chapter in the textbook before attending seminars and be prepared to discuss the answers to the relevant exercises. SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT Assignments should be left by 4.00pm on the due date in the essay box in the School of Languages and Linguistics Reception Area (Morven Brown Building, Level 2). You must ensure that all assignments have attached to them a completed Assignment Cover Sheet which can be downloaded from the following web page: http://languages.arts.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/undergraduate/index.html Assignments submitted after the due date will incur a penalty. Please refer to the School Website for information on the School’s policy on submission of assignments at the link below: http://languages.arts.unsw.edu.au/currentstudents/undergraduate/Assignment%20Policy.pdf LATE ASSIGNMENTS Formal extensions are NOT granted. If you have suffered from illness or encountered serious misadventure then you should attach relevant documentary evidence to your assignment when it is submitted. NOTE: time pressure resulting from assignments in other subjects does not constitute an acceptable excuse. Late assignments for which no documentation is provided will attract a penalty: 3% per day for the first week, and 10% per week thereafter). ILLNESS AND MISADVENTURE Please contact the lecturer if you are experiencing difficulties in submitting assignment work on time.
- 5. 5 ACADEMIC HONESTY AND PLAGIARISM What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the presentation of the thoughts or work of another as one’s own.* Examples include: • direct duplication of the thoughts or work of another, including by copying material, ideas or concepts from a book, article, report or other written document (whether published or unpublished), composition, artwork, design, drawing, circuitry, computer program or software, web site, Internet, other electronic resource, or another person’s assignment without appropriate acknowledgement; • paraphrasing another person’s work with very minor changes keeping the meaning, form and/or progression of ideas of the original; • piecing together sections of the work of others into a new whole; • presenting an assessment item as independent work when it has been produced in whole or part in collusion with other people, for example, another student or a tutor; and • claiming credit for a proportion a work contributed to a group assessment item that is greater than that actually contributed.† For the purposes of this policy, submitting an assessment item that has already been submitted for academic credit elsewhere may be considered plagiarism. Knowingly permitting your work to be copied by another student may also be considered to be plagiarism. Note that an assessment item produced in oral, not written, form, or involving live presentation, may similarly contain plagiarised material. The inclusion of the thoughts or work of another with attribution appropriate to the academic discipline does not amount to plagiarism. The Learning Centre website is main repository for resources for staff and students on plagiarism and academic honesty. These resources can be located via: www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism The Learning Centre also provides substantial educational written materials, workshops, and tutorials to aid students, for example, in: • correct referencing practices; • paraphrasing, summarising, essay writing, and time management; • appropriate use of, and attribution for, a range of materials including text, images, formulae and concepts. Individual assistance is available on request from The Learning Centre. Students are also reminded that careful time management is an important part of study and one of the identified causes of plagiarism is poor time management. Students should allow sufficient time for research, drafting, and the proper referencing of sources in preparing all assessment items. * Based on that proposed to the University of Newcastle by the St James Ethics Centre. Used with kind permission from the University of Newcastle † Adapted with kind permission from the University of Melbourne.
- 6. 6 COURSE EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT This course is periodically reviewed and students’ feedback is used to improve the course. Feedback is gathered using various means, including UNSW’s Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement (CATEI) Process. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION All absences should be explained to your teacher and medical or other documentation produced if possible. In cases where illness or other causes produce repeated or sustained absence, you should seek as soon as possible a Request for Special Consideration form from Student Central on the ground floor of the Chancellery (opposite the Library). Applications on the grounds of illness must be filled in by a medical practitioner. Information is available at: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/SpecialConsideration.html SCHOOL CONTACT INFORMATION Location: Level 2, Morven Brown, Kensington Campus (Gate 8, off High Street) (map ref. C20) Telephone: (61 2) 9385 1681 Facsimile: (61 2) 9385 2666 Email: languages@unsw.edu.au Website: http://languages.arts.unsw.edu.au my.UNSW myUNSW is the single online access point for UNSW services and information, integrating online services for applicants, commencing & current students and UNSW staff. myUNSW is a great resource for further information not listed in this course outline. To visit myUNSW please visit either of the below links: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/ABC.html https://my.unsw.edu.au/portal/dt?desktop.suid=uid=anonymousActive,ou=People,dc=unsw,dc=edu,dc=au STUDENT EQUITY AND DIVERSITY Students who have a disability that requires some adjustment in their learning and teaching environment are encouraged to discuss their study needs with the course convener prior to, or at the commencement of the course, or with the Student Equity Officers (Disability) in the Student Equity and Diversity Unit (9385 4734). Information for students with disabilities is available at: http://www.studentequity.unsw.edu.au/ Issues to be discussed may include access to materials, signers or note-takers, the provision of services and additional examination and assessment arrangements. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY UNSW's Occupational Health and Safety Policy requires each person to work safely and responsibly, in order to avoid personal injury and to protect the safety of others. Students working at night on campus are advised to use the Unibeat service arranged by phoning Security on Tel: +61 2 9385 6000 to accompany them safely to the car park areas. They should be familiar with the procedures to follow in the event of an emergency, and should know the location of emergency exits, fire-fighting equipment, first-aid cabinets and telephones.
- 7. 7 All emergencies are to be reported to Security on: 9385 6666. For all matters relating to Occupational Health, Safety and environment, see https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/atoz/OccupationalHealth.html