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Department of English
College of DuPage
Modern English Grammar
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Syllabus

Modern English Grammar


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Department of English
College of DuPage
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Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
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Course Description:

Modern English Grammar is a systematic and rigorous survey of the structure of contemporary English grammar. The course also explores the usage problems associated with contemporary grammar in both speech and writing. Grammar is that system of principles and rules that allow us to organize our words and sentences into coherent, meaningful language. Grammatical usage "errors" occur whenever any of us violate those principles or rules of grammatical organization. The topics we will cover are wide in scope, including

  1. the structure of English
    • words,
    • phrases,
    • clauses, and
    • sentences;
  2. sentence structure problems;
  3. punctuation;
  4. agreement errors;
  5. commonly confused and misused words; and
  6. spelling

    — just to name a few.

The course also focuses on the three fundamental issues underlying all errors of grammatical usage: the notion of Standard English, the effects of language change on English grammar, and the effects of language attitudes on our ideas of "correct" English. This course will be of interest not only to English, education, journalism and technical writing students, but also anyone who wishes to improve his/her editing and proofreading abilities. This course will satisfy the State of Illinois English language requirement for teachers and education majors.
Text: Sidney Greenbaum, A College Grammar of English, London: Longman, 1989. (ISBN: 0582285976)
Grades: The final grade will be a composite of three equally weighted assignments:
  1. weekly tests during the term,
  2. a final examination, and
  3. a term project.
 
Test Grades
A 100% - 90%
B 89% - 80%
C 79% - 70%
D 69% - 60%
F 59% - 00%
Grading of each test is based on percentages indicated in the adjacent table.

Term Projects:        

The term project may be either a "research" paper on a relevant topic of your choosing or you may "create" your own project to satisfy this portion of the course work. And of course you may choose to blend both research and writing.

If you choose a research project, examine the list of research topics that I will provide. Also, you may develop papers around issues discussed in class. Or you may study a problem arising from personal, local, or community issues, interests, or needs.

If you choose to create your project, you may focus on any area of MEG you desire to investigate.

S Y L L A B U S

(I reserve the right to revise this syllabus during the term.)

 THE GRAMMAR OF
MODERN ENGLISH		  
      USAGE ISSUES IN
MODERN ENGLISH


Unit 1

  • Topic: Introduction
    1. MEG
    2. Usage
    3. The Sentence
  • Reading:
    1. Greenbaum, chaps. 1 and 2.
    2. All the pages in this HyperTextBook listed under General Information about this Course on the Table of Contents


Unit 9


Unit 2


Unit 10


Unit 3


Unit 11


Unit 4


Unit 12

  • Topic: Style , Part 1
    1. Emphasis
    2. Clarity
    3. Consistency
  • Reading:
    1. Greenbaum, chap 9.


Unit 5


Unit 13


Unit 6

    


Unit 14

  • Topic: Using Grammar
    1. Literary Analysis
  • Reading:
    1. Greenbaum, chap 10.


Unit 7

    


Unit 15

  • Topic: Course Review
  • Project due


Unit 8

    


Unit 16

  • Topic: Final Exam



   

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