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ELL6401   English Grammar   (15 credits)

 
Year Running: 2019/2020
Credit level: F7

Description

This unit provides an introduction to the principal concepts and categories required for the description of the grammar of contemporary English. A predominantly semantic-functional and communicative approach to grammatical description is adopted. Students are familiarised with the principal ways in which grammar may function as a resource for the creation of discourse. Attention is also drawn to the links between grammatical form, meaning and use.

 

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 100.0
Seminar 50.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 90 % S1
Other 0.0 10 % S1
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2019-20.