Winter 2009 Grammar 3 and Grammar 4
Instructor: Priscila Martins-Read Email: pmartins-read@clark.edu Office Hours: TTH 3:30-4:15 in Bauer Hall 101 (Language Center)
Textbook: Understanding and Using English Grammar, 3rd Ed. by Betty Azar
Class meets on TTH, from 12:30-1:50 in AA5 223
Other Resources: A good dictionary and a thesaurus, exercises from the web. See the grammar link at the language center to see a list of good sites to use when studying.
Course Objectives: In this class, we will emphasize using correct grammar in speaking, in thinking and in writing. We will focus on using grammar at the sentence and the paragraph levels.
Course Studies Grammar: We will be learning some fairly advanced parts of English grammar to help you with academic writing. These topics include:
Chapter 12 Noun Clauses
Chapter 17 Adverb Clauses
Chapter 16 - Coordinating Conjunctions
Chapter 19 Connectives that Express Cause and Effect,
Contrast, and condition.
Chapter 20 Conditional Sentences
Homework: You will receive worksheets and assignments from the book.
| You will be expected to keep these assignments in a notebook until the end of the term. |
Grading: Quizzes and 2 exams
Quizzes = 10 points each
Exams = 20 points each
Plagiarism or cheating will not be tolerated. If you hand in someone elses work, or if you are caught cheating on a test, you will be given a 0 with no chance to redo the assignment or test.
| Final Note: Students are expected to come to class on time, and to participate in discussions and in-class assignments. Students who have more than two unexcused absences, or are consistently late for class, will have their grade lowered by 10%. |