English 106 - Spring, 2013

English Grammar

Class Information

Instructor: Haynes, Jared
CRN: 63171
Time: MWF 12:10-1:00
Location: 293 Kerr

Description

This course will give students a thorough grounding in present-day English grammar. Most of the time will be spent analyzing the syntactic structures of English sentences, but we will also look at how history has shaped English grammar, at how writers use grammar to achieve specific effects, and at how an understanding of grammar can lead to a clearer and more effective writing style. We will also discuss the nature of grammatical change over time, the concept of grammatical “correctness,” and the limitations of grammatical analysis. This course will not only help students with their own writing but also give potential teachers much practical knowledge for analyzing student writing and teaching grammar effectively.

Grading

3 quizzes (21%); 2 graded homework assignments (14%); short research paper (15%); midterm exam (20%); and final exam (30%).

Texts

The text will be provided on the course’s SmartSite for free by the instructor.