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Hong Kong Community CollegeCC2028 Grammar in Context

Tentative Teaching PlanSemester One 2009/2010

Subject Leader

Raymond Ng (Office: HHB-1658, Tel: 3746 0426, email: ccrayng@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk)

Subject LecturerMichele Ho (Office: HHB-1611, Tel: 3746 0280, email: ________________@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk)Raymond Ng (Office: HHB-1658, Tel: 3746 0426, email: ccrayng@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk)

Expected Learning Outcomes:On successfully completing this subject, students will be able to: make use of the various grammatical concepts learnt to facilitate the communication process for

various purposes. analyse, explain and correct grammatical inconsistencies, ambiguities and other stylistic aberrations

to achieve communicative success in different contexts. identify the use of different sentence patterns from diverse settings (e.g. news, commercialadvertisements, business correspondences, fictions, films, etc).

produce grammatical and context-specific texts with reference to the nature and purpose of writing.Tentative Teaching Schedule

Lecture Tutorial

Week Content Week Content

1 Course Introduction 1Defining grammar whatis it about?

2SENTENCE(a) Word Class vs Sentence Part(b) Word, Phrase, Clause and Sentence 2

Common errors withphrase, clause, andsentence

3 3

4 4

5

VERB(a) Tense, Aspect, Voice, Modal, Number

5

Common errors withtense, aspect, voice, modal,and number

6 6Common errors withnoun and pronoun

7

SUBJECT and Object(a) Bear Noun, Noun Phrase,

Noun Clause as Subject/ Object

(b)Head Noun, Premodifier,Postmodifier

Week 6:Quiz 1 (topicscovered in

weeks 2 5) 7

Common errors with

noun phrase and nounclause

8- Feedback on Quiz 1- Catching up- Mock mid-term 8

Catching upAssignment 1 due

9 Mid-term test (Topics covered in weeks 2 8) 9WiseNews Training(Language Lab)

10 COMPLEMENT 10 Object vs complement

11 ADVERBIAL 11Object vs complement vsadverbial

12- Feedback on midterm test- Quiz 2 (topics covered in weeks 2 11)- Other common errors 12

Common errors withcomplement and adverbial

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Lecture Tutorial

Week Content Week Content

13- Catching up- Course Review 13 Catching upAssignment 2 due

14 - Feedback on Quiz 2 14 RevisionAssessment Weighting

Coursework: 50%Examination: 50%

100%

Assessment Methods for CourseworkQuiz 1 10%

Quiz 2 20%Assignment 1 15% (Individual)Assignment 2 25% (Individual)Mid-term 25%Participation* 5%

100%*Criteria for Participation AssessmentTo encourage a spirit of enquiry and sharing and to help you explore the creativity and enjoymentof the process of learning and researching knowledge in this course, 5% of your coursework isdetermined by your class participation.

Marks Scoring Rubrics

90/100 Student consistently demonstrates: Excellent attendance and punctuality; activeparticipation in class (in English); strong initiatives to use learning resources such asonline discussion board/email (MOODLE), peers, and lecturer, etc.; a self-motivatedand constructive learning attitude; good preparation for class (completion ofhomework, use of textbook and course notes, etc.).

70/80 Student frequently demonstrates: Excellent attendance and punctuality; activeparticipation in class (in English); strong initiatives to use learning resources such asonline discussion board/email (MOODLE), peers, and lecturer, etc.; a respectfullearning attitude; good preparation for class (completion of homework, use oftextbook and course notes, etc.).

50/60 Student sometimes demonstrates: Excellent attendance and punctuality; activeparticipation in class (in English); strong initiatives to use learning resources such asonline discussion board/email (MOODLE), peers, and lecturer, etc.; a respectfullearning attitude; good preparation for class (completion of homework, use oftextbook and course notes, etc.).

30/40 Student frequently demonstrates: Absence from class (marginal attendance) and/orlateness to class; passivity in class or non-English participation; a lack of initiatives touse learning resources such as online discussion board/email (MOODLE), peers, andlecturer, etc.; a disrespectful learning attitude; poor preparation for class (incompletionof homework, no textbook and course notes, etc.).

0/10/20 Student consistently demonstrates: Absence from class (attendance is below 75%)and/or lateness to class; passivity in class or non-English participation; a lack ofinitiatives to use learning resources such as online discussion board/email(MOODLE), peers, and lecturer, etc.; a disrespectful learning attitude; poorpreparation for class (incompletion of homework, no textbook and course notes, etc.).

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Attendance and other rules / regulations AttendanceThe attendance requirement and all other rules and regulations in the HKCC Student Handbookand in the respective Programme Definitive Document apply. Please refer to these documents fordetails.If you must miss class, please inform your lecturer ahead of time by any means. At the end of

semester, you should have come to 70% of the total contact hours, or else you may not be allowedto sit for the final examination. You are expected to monitor your own attendance rate from timeto time. During the module, you are required:

To observe the Hong Kong copyright laws. You are strongly recommended to buy thecourse text, which will be fully used throughout the course, at the beginning of thesemester.

To complete the coursework assessment tasks and to submit them before the deadline.There will be a penalty for late assignments presented without a prior extension for validand significant reasons. 20% of the marks will be deducted for late submissions, and NOassignments will be accepted if the submission is late for more than 7 days.

To turn off your mobile phones and/or pagers during lectures and tutorials. All written assignments should be word-processed or type-written (double-spaced), unlessotherwise instructed. Handwritten assignments will not be accepted, except for the writingtasks done in the class.

The University expects students to do their own work. Plagiarizingis a kind ofacademicdishonesty and cheating. You must NEVER plagiarize words or ideas from others. Whenyou include information you obtain through research, you should i) use citation and ii)include a reference list. Disciplinary action will be taken if a student is found plagiarizingother writers or students work. Penalties ranging from disqualification and expulsion maybe imposed in cases of proven plagiarism.

Lecture/Tutorial Notes and AssignmentsStudents are required to download lecture/tutorial notes and instructions for assignments fromMOODLE.

Text and ReferencesTextbook:Steer, J. M. and Carlisi K. A. The Advanced Grammar Book, Heinle & Heinle-Thomson (2nd ed.).

References:Carter, R., Hughes, R., McCarthy, M. Exploring grammar in context: grammar reference and

practice (Upper-intermediate and Advanced, Cambridge University Press.Casagrande, J. Grammar Snobs are Great Big Meanies, Penguin.Crystal, D.Making Sense of Grammar, Pearson Education.Greenbaum, S. and Nelson, G. An Introduction to English Grammar, Longman (2nd ed.).Hughes, R.Exploring Grammar in Writing, Cambridge University Press.Koch, R. S.Focus on Grammar: An Advanced Course for Reference and Practice Workbook, Addison-Wesley (2nd ed.).Murcia, M. C. and Freeman, D. L. The Grammar Book: An ESL/ EFL Teachers Course, Heinle &Heinle-Thomson (2nd ed.).Nettle, M. and Hopkins, D. Developing grammar in context: grammar reference and practice(intermediate). Cambridge University Press.

O'Conner, P. T. Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English , RiverheadTrade (2nd ed.).