Course details

Name: ENGL - 384

Title: GRAMMARS OF ENGLISH

Section: 11

Semester: Summer - 2018

Credits: 3

Description:
From the course catalog: A critical overview of traditional, structural, and transformational-generative approaches to the problems of analyzing the grammar of the English language. Students will engage in regular research of historical and contemporary word usage and grammatical formulation to understand the balance between structure and fluidity that language represents. Practical applications for teaching English and for understanding grammatical principles as a means of more effective writing and literary analysis, with attention to poetic and rhetorical devices a focal point.


This course analyzes the broader concepts of language, phonemology and stylistics, asking such questions as: Why does grammar exist? What makes grammar correct or incorrect? How does language evolve? Then, it practically attempts to achieve mastery of current usage, focusing on those concepts socially agreed upon as “proper,” “formal” and “stylistic.” How do we, as writers, readers and speakers of English, balance our understanding of prescriptive grammar while allowing for an understanding that language also has a descriptive function.


Last updated on 2018-02-18 By Nicosia James (nicosiaj)

Schedule: Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday From 8:00 am To 10:30 am

Graduation requirements:

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• Ethnic Studies (3b)
• Women and Gender Studies (3c)
• Class Issues (3d)
• Study of American English (TE 4a)

Teaching Faculty: Nicosia James (nicosiaj)

Is course canceled: No