Can Tho University COURSE DESCRIPTION
School of Foreign Languages INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH GRAMMAR
Department of English Language & Culture Course code: SG280, No. of credits: 02 (60 practical periods)
Instructors: HUỲNH MINH HIỀN Cell phone: 0907489484 E-mail: hmhien@[Link]
HUỲNH CHÍ MINH HUYÊN Cell phone: 0907 489 484 E-mail: hcmhuyen@[Link]
Objectives
- To help students review, learn and practice the grammar points as listed in the content below.
- To help students improve their skills of self-study, working in groups and computer typing.
Teaching method
Teacher guides, facilitate, and assesses students’ learning process and products.
Sudents actively read, prepare the lessons, and participate in learning activities.
Students complete all the assignments.
Content
Week Content Week Content
INTRODUCTION
1 KINDS OF PHRASES (structures) 9 ADVERB CLAUSES
PARTICIPIAL PHRASES
GERUND PHRASES
2 INFINITIVE PHRASES
10 ADVERB CLAUSES
QUIZ ON CLAUSES
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
KINDS OF SENTENCES (structures)
3 NOUN PHRASES 11 SIMPLE, COMPOUND & COMPLEX,
ADJECTIVE PHRASES
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES
ADVERB PHRASES COMMON MISTAKES IN SENTENCES
4 VERB PHRASES 12 PARALLELISM
ABSOLUTE PHRASES DANGLING CONSTRUCTIONS
KINDS OF PHRASES (functions)
NOUN PHRASES
DANGLING CONSTRUCTIONS
5 ADJECTIVE PHRASES 13 SENTENCE FRAGMENT
ADVERB PHRASES
QUIZ ON PHRASES
CLAUSES
NOUN CLAUSES – SENTENCE FRAGMENT
6 REPORTED SPEECH,
14 RUN-ON SENTENCES
WISH SENTENCES
NOUN CLAUSES –
7 REPORTED SPEECH, 15 REVIEW
WISH SENTENCES
8 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES
Course book
Phương, H.Y., Huỳnh, C.M.H., Huỳnh, M.H., & Võ, P.Q. (2017). Ngữ pháp căn bản 2 (Basic English
Grammar 2). NXB: Đại học Cần Thơ
Assessment
1. Tests & assignments during the semester 50%
2. Final exam 50%
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