UCL (University College London)
- Start Date: 28 Nov, 2022
- 6 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Learn about the nuts and bolts of English grammar on this accessible and well-paced course from UCL.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
What is grammar?
Grammar is the study of sentence structure, a uniquely human part of our culture and identity.
On this six-week course from UCL, you’ll take an in-depth look at English grammar, learning how to construct sentences, create meaning, and communicate effectively both personally and professionally.
Examine the structure of sentences
Beginning with an introduction to key terminology, you’ll discover how words, phrases, and clauses are combined to create sentences.
You’ll learn about grammatical forms, such as nouns, noun phrases, verbs and verb phrases, as well as about grammatical functions, including Subject, Predicate, Complement, and Adjunct, before moving on to semantic roles.
With this knowledge, you’ll be able to confidently analyse sentences at several levels.
Take a closer look at tense, aspect, and mood
After gaining a comprehensive overview of the forms and functions of grammar, you’ll then examine how different grammatical notions, such as tense, aspect, and mood are implemented in English.
Learn about the principles of effective communication in speech and writing
In the final week of this course, you’ll examine how to highlight certain parts of your message and clarify your meaning using information structuring.
Having studied structural and semantic concepts at different levels, by the end of the course you will have gained a deep understanding of English grammar and the principles of effective communication.
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn about English grammar in an engaging way, whether for pleasure or in a professional context.
IMPORTANT: Please note that this course is NOT designed to help you improve your English writing or speaking skills.
ALSO IMPORTANT: If you teach grammar in a UK school that follows the specifications of the National Curriculum (NC), this course is NOT SUITABLE for you, because it does not align with the National Curriculum. If you do follow this course as a teacher, you will be teaching a different model of grammar which will lead to confusion for you and your pupils, and will result in lower scores in the tests. We have a solution for this, though! Please check out the FutureLearn courses English Grammar for Teachers and Teaching English Grammar in Context, also from UCL, which are specifically designed for UK teachers, and are fully aligned with the NC.
The course uses a textbook with the same title: English Grammar: All You Need to Know which is available only on Amazon. Purchase is optional. The course also links to the UCL Englicious website (free sign-up).
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
UCL (University College London)
UCL was founded in 1826. It was the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge, the first to open up university education to those previously excluded from it, and the first to provide systematic teaching of law, architecture and medicine.
UCL is among the world’s top universities, as reflected by performance in a range of international rankings and tables. UCL currently has over 35,000 students from 150 countries and over 11,000 staff. UCL’s annual income is more than £1 billion.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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