This course is a continuation of Structure A and B and focuses on more complex sentence constructions, especially sentences with adverbial clauses. Over 13 weeks, students will learn about different types of adverbial clauses like those of time, cause, condition and others. They will practice constructing good sentences using the right conjunctions, prepositions and transition words. Students will be evaluated based on two progress tests, a final test, attendance and homework, to ensure they can properly construct sentences with adverbial clauses by the end of the course.
This course is a continuation of Structure A and B and focuses on more complex sentence constructions, especially sentences with adverbial clauses. Over 13 weeks, students will learn about different types of adverbial clauses like those of time, cause, condition and others. They will practice constructing good sentences using the right conjunctions, prepositions and transition words. Students will be evaluated based on two progress tests, a final test, attendance and homework, to ensure they can properly construct sentences with adverbial clauses by the end of the course.
This course is a continuation of Structure A and B and focuses on more complex sentence constructions, especially sentences with adverbial clauses. Over 13 weeks, students will learn about different types of adverbial clauses like those of time, cause, condition and others. They will practice constructing good sentences using the right conjunctions, prepositions and transition words. Students will be evaluated based on two progress tests, a final test, attendance and homework, to ensure they can properly construct sentences with adverbial clauses by the end of the course.
February-July 2023 Course Description: Structure C is the continuation of Structure A and B which put emphasis on Simple and compound, and several complex sentences. This course explores more varieties of sentence constructions and put emphasis on the complex sentences with adverbial clauses. Course competencies: At the end of the course the students are able to 1. Construct good sentences with the right conjunctions, prepositions, and transition words 2. Construct the right sentences with adverbial clauses PROGRESSION OF THE COURSE WEEK TOPIC SUB TOPICS REFERENCES
1 Feb 16 Review Clause structure:
simple, compound, complex 2 Feb 23 Adverbial clauses of time Time conjunctions Azar, 17.1 3 March 2 Adverbial clauses of cause Conjunctions to Azar 17.2-4 show cause and effect, contrast 4 March 9 Expressing Conditions in If-clauses Azar, 17.5-7 Adverb clauses unless Azar 17.8-9 5 March PROGRESS TEST I 16 6 March 23 Adverbial phrases Changing adverbial Azar 18.1-4 clauses into phrases Upon +ing Azar 18.5 7 March 30 Connectives Because of and due Azar 19.1-3 to ; therefore, consequently 8 April 13 Expressing cause and effect, Such..that, so that Azar 19.4-6 purpose, contrast 9 April 27 PROGRESS TEST II 10 May 4 Adverbial Clauses of True in the present, Azar 20.1-4 condition untrue in the present, untrue in the past 11 May 11 Adverbial clauses of Progressive, mixed Azar,20.5 -8 condition tenses, modals, inversion 12 May 25 Adverbial clauses of Wish, as if, as Azar, 20.9-12 condition though 13 June 15 FINAL TEST LEARNING-TEACHING ACTIVITIES: (Zoom meeting), discussions, homework EVALUATION: The final grades will be determined by Progress Test I (30%), Progress Test II (30%), and Final Test (30%), Attendance and activities (10%) REFERENCES Azar, Betty Schramper , Stacy A. Hagen. 2009. Understanding and Using English Grammar fourth Edition. New York: Pearson Education. Azar, Betty Schamper, Rachel Spock Koh, Stacy A Hagen.2009. Understanding and Using English Grammar fourth Edition.Workbook. New York: Pearson Education.
Webster's Practical Dictionary. A Practical Dictionary of The English Language, Giving The Correct Spelling, Pronunciation and Definitions of Words Based On The Unabridged Dictionary of Noah Webster .