A Course In English Grammar

The main aim of this book is to make advanced students of English understand grammatical categories and their inter-relationships. Each section in a chapter is based on the discussion of a grammatical category along with illustrative sentences. This book can be used as a coursebook for BA (Hons) English, B.Ed (English Methods), MA English, M. Phil English, and the Post Graduate Diploma in the teaching of English.

Comprehensive course divided into 20 units, each focusing on a different grammar point. With glossary of grammar points, various exercises, illustrations, examples, and answers. Suitable for self-study, building vocabulary, and developing grammar skills.

This book aims at helping learners of English (particularly those whose first language is Chinese) to improve their understanding of, and their competence in, English grammar. It directly addresses the needs of Chinese learners and takes full account of their first language in helping them understand how English works by systematically requiring them to think about grammar, and to come up with their own hypotheses about how it works on the basis of the given data. The book is designed for students' learning on their own as well as in a classroom. Each chapter is accompanied by a separate 'students' notes', which the students can consult after working through all the data and exercises in each chapter, to check their own answers and to read further explanations on the grammatical points in question. This book therefore appeals to the growing number of students learning through self-access, as well as promotes independent learning among those enrolled in educational institutions. Key features: - Directly addresses the needs of Chinese learners of English - Concise, user-friendly grammar presentations followed by examples of correct use - Innovative exercises offering learners in-depth practice of key grammar points - Detailed students' notes section and a full answer key for easy reference - Suitable for use in class, or for self-study

This comprehensive descriptive grammar is a complete course for first degree and postgraduate students of English as a Foreign Language. It is also suitable as background reading for course for literature and discourse studies, since grammatical usage is illustrated with authentic texts, many of them from literary sources. Originally published by Prentice Hall in 1992, this text is now readily available world-wide from Routledge. Key features include: *chapters divided into modules of class-length material *literary and other authentic texts to illustrate points of grammar *clear chapter and module summaries enable efficient teacher preparation and student revision *tasks for individual study at the end of each chapter *answer key to tasks and comprehensive index.

Presenting the linguistic basis for courses and projects on translation, contrastive linguistics, stylistics, reading and discourse studies, this book illustrates grammatical usage through authentic texts from a range of sources, both spoken and written. This new edition has been thoroughly rewritten and redesigned to include many new texts and examples of language in use. Key features include: chapters divided into modules of class-length materials; a wide variety of authentic texts and transcriptions to illustrate points of grammar and to contextualise structure; clear chapter and module summaries enabling efficient class preparation and student revision; exercises and topics for individual study; answer key for analytical exercises; comprehensive index; select biography; suggestions for further reading; and a companion website. This up-to-date descriptive grammar is a complete course for first degree and postgraduate students of English, and is particularly suited for those whose native language is not English.

"The Teacher's grammar of English enables English language teachers and teachers-in-training to fully understand and effectively teach English grammar. With comprehensive presentation of form, meaning, and usage, along with practical exercises and advice on teaaching difficult structures, it is both a complete grammar course and an essential reference text."--Back cover.

This coursebook has been prepared for students at the intermediate level. The first part of the course deals with grammar and the second part deals with composition. The course in grammar aims to - familiarise learners with the rules of grammar and usage, and - give practice in using the grammatical structures acuurately and appropriately. The course in composition aims to develop learners' ability to write cohesively and coherently using appropriate vocabulary on familiar topics. Minimal teacher guidance will be required to do the tasks. Some of the key features of the book: - Simple and clear explanations: Grammatical explanations are made in simple language with minimal use of jargon. - Focus on form and function: Each topic is dealt with in two parts. The first focuses on the form of the staructure and the second on its function. Extensive practice: The practice section is divided into two. The first part aims to give learners a firm grounding in the form of the structure and the second part aims to enable the learners to use the structure in situations. - Writing for academic purposes: The composition section deals with writing skills that are useful for studying all subjects through English. - Writing for life: The composition section also aims to develop learners' skills for using English for written communication in everyday life.