Structure of English

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Conceptualize your native or learner intuitions into explicit knowledge of English structure;
• Gain an understanding of the structure of the phonological system of English;
• Gain an understanding of the way that words are structured in English;
• Gain an understanding of the syntactic structure and semantic interpretation of major constructions in English and the foundations of syntactic and semantic analysis;
• Learn to objectively analyse grammatical phenomena in English in comparison with other languages.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Apply knowledge, understanding and analysis critically to different topics; formulate and clarify key critical questions in the area of English language and structure;
• Define, present and exemplify concepts in English grammar;
• Select, synthesise and focus information and data from a range of sources on the English language;
• Analyse empirical (linguistic) data, including providing your own examples, and present the results of the analysis clearly and cogently.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Set and monitor goals, reflect on your own learning, and learn from feedback.
• Work effectively alone and in collaboration with others to solve problems and/or carry out a task;
• Plan and organise your learning through self-management; exercise independence and initiative;
• Engage with subject matter and opinion in both breadth and depth;
• Formulate and defend personal judgements clearly and persuasively on the basis of evidence;
• Analyse and question assumptions and received opinion, proposing alternatives where appropriate.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

In-class activities

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback:
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.