ENG2100 – Advanced English Grammar: Syntax and argumentation
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course will deepen your insight into English grammar and the linguistic analysis of English. There is a focus on syntactic description, analysis and argumentation, and on the relationship between linguistic form and grammatical function. Particular attention will be given to the forms and functions of the noun phrase and the verb phrase as well as to clause structure and information packaging.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you will:
- be able to think analytically about English syntax
- have in-depth knowledge of English verb phrases and noun phrases
- have in-depth knowledge of clause structure and information packaging devices in English
- be able to analyse and explain features of English syntax and argue for your analysis
Formal prerequisite knowledge
The course requires ENG1100 – English Grammar /ENG1100L – English Grammar for the teacher education programme or similar knowledge.
Teaching
Seminar, 2 hours per week for 14 weeks.
Obligatory activities:
- Two obligatory written assignments, the second of which will have the same format as the final exam. Read more about guidelines for compulsory activities and rules concerning valid excuses and how to apply for postponements.
- It is obligatory to show up for a minimum of 60% of the teaching. In this course this means that you have to attend a minimum of 8 of 14 seminars. The requirement is absolute.
The allowed absence limit will cover all absences, including illness. You will not be granted valid absences with documentation, even when the absence is due to something beyond your control.
If the course has in-person teaching, and you are signed up for an in-person seminar group, you are to attend the teaching in the location found in the schedule.
If the course has digital teaching, and you are signed up for a digital seminar group, you must attend via Zoom with your camera on.
In certain circumstances, i.e. serious or chronic illness, you could apply for special needs accomodations.
All obligatory activities must be approved?in the same semester for you to sit the exam. Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the next two semesters that the course is taught.
Examination
The obligatory requirements must be fulfilled in order to qualify for the exam.
The final exam is a 4-hour written take-home exam.
Assessment guidelines are published in Canvas after the exam.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.