English Grammar in Practice (Advanced)

 

Course Outline

English Grammar in Practice                                         (Advanced; CEF C1)

Objectives

a) Thorough training in English grammar

b) Thorough training in the practical application of grammar

Prerequisites

a) Minimum knowledge of start-up vocabulary at Advanced         level of general English

b) Minimum knowledge of start-up grammar at Upper-                 Intermediate level of general English 

Material

Macmillan English Grammar in Context                 (authored by: Michael Vince)

 

  • General Information

The aim of this seminar is to develop the attendees' theoretical knowledge and practical application of a wide variety of phenomena commonly occurring in English grammar at the advanced level, and thus improve their practical communication skills in English.

The areas of study covered in the seminars include:

  • Reading
  • Listening
  • Use of English
  • Speaking
  • Writing

Naturally, major emphasis is put on speaking (in class) and writing (out of class) as these skills are essential to mastering even the most complex structures and patterns found in English grammar.

 

  • Scope of English Grammar in Practice (Advanced)

The grammar course covers the following areas of practice:

  • Present Tenses
  • Past Tenses
  • Present Perfect
  • Future Forms
  • Voice
  • Causative get, have
  • Conditionals
  • Subjunctive
  • Modal Verbs
  • Used to, Would
  • Indirect Speech
  • Report Verbs
  • Questions
  • Articles
  • Numbers and Quantity
  • Nouns, Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Pronouns
  • Prepositions
  • Finite and Non-finite Clauses
  • Phrasal Verbs
  • Sentence Structure