Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Arts and Humanities

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• Unit Title

  English Grammar for Professionals

• Unit Code

  ENG1060

• Year

  2018

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  A/Prof Susan Elizabeth ASH

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Description

Professionals who write need to be able to construct sentences and paragraphs using appropriate styles for specific purposes. An advanced understanding of grammar underpins the ability to write quickly and effectively. This unit looks at the building blocks of English sentences and paragraphs to provide the foundation for successful professional writing or teaching.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded LST1060

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Correct common grammatical and punctuation errors.
2. Discuss variation in language, such as genre, style and register.
3. Identify and apply key grammatical terms employed in talking about English, including the word, sentence and paragraph levels.
4. Identify key grammatical features of English and apply them in writing.
5. Recognise and apply language-based means of combining sentences into paragraphs and larger texts.
6. Recognise simple, compound and complex sentences and apply these in writing.

Unit Content

1. Common errors in writing and punctuation.
2. English clause types and simple, compound and complex sentences.
3. Key concepts and terms in the study and description of English sentences and paragraphs.
4. Key grammatical features of English such as: transitive, intransitive and ditransitive clauses; relative and adverbial clauses; declarative, interrogative and imperative; active and passive; noun groups and their expansion; fronting and other word order variations; prepositional phrases; number; count and non-count nouns; negation; modality; conditional; etc.
5. Paragraph structure and linking in English.
6. Sentence linking and cohesion.
7. Tense in English.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshop sessions and discussions.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

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