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AN21003BA/AN1050MA/AN2104OMA CHALLENGING GRAMMAR Spring 2015 Time: Monday 16.00-17.40 Place: 55 Instructor: Cserép Attila Office hours: Monday 15.00-16.00 and Friday 10.30-11.30 Office: 1/3 Course aim and material This course supplements the study of descriptive grammar with a linguistic approach to the traditional grammar topics that students are familiar with. It will offer further grammar practice as well as insight into the grammar areas with the help of exercises based on naturally occurring data. The aim of the course is to help the student analyze English grammar and understand how it works in real communication. Requirements and procedures The grammar topics in the schedule will be discussed with the help of presentations given by 2-3 students each time. The presentations will be based on the readings specified under “Recommended sources” below and will be distributed to students in advance, who will then present the ideas, examples, explanations in non-electronic format (printed handouts with or without exercises). You are welcome to make comments on what you have read and do not hesitate to ask your tutor if something is not clear. The time of a presentation will depend on the quantity of the reading as well as the format of the presentation, but ideally will take up 15-20 minutes. Remember that others will probably also present and some time should be devoted to “traditional” grammar practice as well. The presenter will preferably include exercises to involve the others and test their understanding. Most readings include exercises which can be used, but the presenter is encouraged to create additional exercises. These may vary from simple questions about the grammaticality of a sentence to the analysis of sentences/constructions, from multiple choice tasks to matching exercises. Textbook No single textbook. Recommended sources Berry, Roger. 2012. English Grammar: A Resource Book for Students. London and New York: Routledge. Biber, Douglas, Stig Johansson