Admission requirements
We strongly recommend that you have passed Linguistics 1 prior to enrolling in this course.
For this course transitional provisions apply. If you are a student who started the BA programme in 2021-2022 or earlier and have to retake this course, please check the 'More info'-tab or contact your study advisor.
Description
This course offers an introduction to the syntax of modern English. We examine the sentence structure of English by considering among other things the building blocks (constituents) of sentences and phrases, word classes, functions of constituents, and different verb types.
Course objectives
In this course, students:
learn about word classes
learn to identify constituents and their function
learn to analyze the internal structure of phrases and sentences
learn to formulate (orally and in writing) syntactic arguments about sentence and phrase structure
learn to identify verb types
gain familiarity with structural analysis of English grammar
Timetable
The timetables are available through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Lecture (1 hour per week)
Tutorial (2 hours per week)
Assessment method
Assessment
- Written examination with closed, short open, and essay questions
Attendance is compulsory. Missing more than two tutorials means that students may be excluded from the tutorials. Unauthorized absence also applies to being unprepared, not participating and/or not bringing the relevant course materials to class.
Weighing
- Final (written) exam: 100%
The final exam makes up 100% of the final course mark.
Resit
To pass the course, a minimum of a 5.5 is required for the final exam. If the mark for the final exam is below 5.5, the exam will have to be retaken during the resit period.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Börjars, Kersti and Kate Burridge (2019) Introducing English grammar. 3rd edition. London: Routledge.
A course programme will be made available through Brightspace before the start of the course.
Registration
Enrolment through MyStudyMap is mandatory.
General information about MyStudyMap is available on the website
Please note: it's not possible to enroll in MyStudyMap yourself for first-year-courses, the courses will state as 'full'. If you are a higher year student and need to take a first-year-course, please contact the education coordinator.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Arsenaal
Remarks
Not applicable.