English 106 - Spring, 2014

English Grammar

Class Information

Instructor: Haynes, Jared
Time: MWF 1:10-2:00
Location: 106 Olson

Description

ENL 106 (cross-listed with LIN 106 and UWP 106): English Grammar

This course will give students a thorough grounding in present-day English grammar. Most of the course 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

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

Texts

Doing Grammar. 5th edition. Oxford University Press, Morenberg, Max