华南师范大学英语专业大二语法課1-Forewords amp; Introduction-1.pptVIP

A course of practical English grammar Chen Daoming School of Foreign Studies South China Normal University Session 1ForewordsIntroduction I. Forewords What are you going to learn in this course? Practical English Grammar What must you do in this course? Attend the lectures; Do the exercises; Read the related chapters. How long does this course take? How are your going to be assessed? How are your going to be assessed? Full attendance Quizzes A final test What does ‘grammar’ mean? Grammar is a mechanism which makes people speak and write in a meaningful way. Therefore, grammar in this sense is something that associates Form and Meaning: What does ‘grammar’ mean? Grammar is a set of rules that enables people’s speech and writing, especially writing, to fit into a proper style. e.g. ‘When I am speaking, I don’t have to follow the grammar, but when I am writing, I must write grammatically.’ “Which school did you graduate from?” vs. “From which school did you graduate?” What does ‘grammar’ mean? Grammar is a theory about how people organize language forms to convey meaning in speech and writing, esp. in writing. e.g. ‘I just speak the way people speak. I don’t pay any attention to my grammar.’ Two grammars in Definition 3 Prescriptive Grammar ‘We must speak/write in this way, not in that way.’ Descriptive Grammar ‘Usually people speak/write in this way.” “In this case they speak/write in this way. In that case they speak/write in that way.’ Which word do we use? The prisoner got ____ away. A. cleanly B. clean The prisoner got clean away. Question: Is it because the word clean is an adverb that we use it here? Or: Is it because we use it here that we say “the word clean is an adverb here”? How do people learn grammar? An unconscious process People don’t realize they are learning grammar. This is a process of Acquisition according to Stephen D. Krashen. A conscious process People realize that they are learning grammar. This is a process of Learning acco