EGP 1

English Grammar Practicum 英文文法練習 Fall Semester, 2023

20:30~22:10, Tuesday, ES506
Instructor: Beatrice Hui-Ching Hsu (徐惠卿)  038278@mail.fju.edu.tw
Office: ES513  (02) 2905-2805

Objectives 課程目標
 To understand the basic nature of grammar in relation to language learning
 To develop an understanding of grammar points like parts of speech, tenses, voices, modal
auxiliaries, gerunds, infinitives, subjunctive moods, modifiers, various types of clauses, etc.
 To develop an editing eye in sentence accuracy

Textbook 教科書
Azar, Betty S., and Stacy A. Hagen. Understanding and Using English Grammar. Fifth ed., Pearson,
2017.

Dictionaries and References 線上字典與參考網站

1. Cambridge (https://dictionary.cambridge.org)
2. CollinsCobuild (https://www.collinsdictionary.com)
3. LDOCE (https://www.ldoceonline.com)
4. Oxford (https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)

5. ESL Lounge (https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/)

6. English News in Levels (https://www.newsinlevels.com)
7. Storyline Online (https://storylineonline.net)
8. “Academic Word List” www.uefap.com/vocab/select/awl.htm
https://www.eapfoundation.com/vocab/academic/awllists/

Requirements 課程規範
 Attendance: Lateness/Early Departure, Leaves of Absence and Absences
Punctuality and full attendance are highly valued. You need to inform your instructor of each leave of
absence and provide an official proof (e.g. medical excuse note). Three instances of tardiness/early
departure and three leaves of absence are allowed. Starting from the fourth occurrence onwards, each
leave of absence (thus considered unexcused absence) will bring about a deduction of three points from
the final grade and each tardiness or early departure will lead to a 1-point deduction. Each unexcused
absence will also result in a 3-point deduction.
 Cheating, collusion, plagiarism, improper use of AI-generated content or any other forms of dishonest
behaviors will lead to a “zero” for the assignment. Two instances of dishonesty will result in failure for
the course.
 出席、遲到/早退、請假和缺席
請準時上課並全程參與，至多三次遲到和三次請假機會，請假需主動告知並提供正式證明（例如就醫收據或假條等）。
第四次遲到開始，每次遲到/早退扣學期總成績一分。每次缺席(請假但未提供證明亦視為缺席)以及第四次請假起，
每次扣三分。
 學生如涉及作弊、抄襲、一稿兩交或 A1 生成內容不當使用等等不誠實行為， 該作業以零分計，若有兩次不誠實行
為，學期總成績將被評為「不及格」。
 本課程內容、進度、作業、評分和各項規範等，可能會有所變動，請參閱在課堂上公布的最新版本。

Tentative Grading Policy 暫定評量方式

 Perfect Attendance and Active Participation 15%
 3 Review Tests 45%
 Final Report (individual or pair work) 15%
 In-class Tasks and Self-Learning Exercises 15%
 Self-Study Weeks 10%
 EGP 2

A Tentative Syllabus 暫定課程進度

Date Topics/Activities  Reading/Assignments

1 09/12 Placement Test

Orientation: 5Ws1H about Grammar
2 09/19 Parts of Speech; Basic Sentence Components
and Sentence Patterns
3 09/26 Verb Tenses; FANBOYS & HOTSHOT CAT
Verb Tenses; Subject-Verb Agreement;
4 10/03 Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Sentence Structure: Kinds of Sentences
5 10/10 Double Tenth Day, no class

6 10/17 Voices: Passive & Active

Test#1
7 10/24 Parallelism, Fragments, Run-On, Comma
Splices
Parallelism, Fragments, Run-On, Comma
8 10/31
Splices
9 11/07 Clauses; Sentence Types

10 11/14 Clauses: Noun, Adjective, Adverb (1)

Clauses: Noun, Adjective, Adverb (2)
11 11/21
Adjective Clauses: Restrictive and
12 11/28 Nonrestrictive
Test #2
13 12/05 Participial Phrases
14 12/12 Participial Phrases
15 12/19 Subjunctive Mood; Modals

16 12/26 Test #3

17 01/02 Self-study Week: Final Report Due and Meeting with the Instructor
18 01/09 Self-study Week: Reflection and Review of Test 3