1.Improve English accuracy 2.Improve reading efficiency 3.Improve sentence writing variety/complexity
概要:
Learn about English grammar through sentence diagramming
授業の進め方・方法:
Most classes will begin with a question to focus student attention on an aspect of English grammar to be answered in class followed by a lecture on the grammar point and instruction on diagramming the point and then group work to practice diagramming.
注意点:
Requires basic Jr. high school level English grammar and vocabulary (TOEIC 300+)
Tests will be given quarterly and count 25% each. Homework will be assigned from the text each week.
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週 |
授業内容 |
週ごとの到達目標 |
| 前期 |
| 1stQ |
| 1週 |
Basic Sentence Structure/lecture and group work |
Learn about parts of speech and basic simple sentence structure
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| 2週 |
Predicates/lecture and group work |
Learn to identify predicates and their objects and compliments
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| 3週 |
Prepositional Phrases/ lecture and group work |
Learn to identify prepositional phrases including their heads and objects.
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| 4週 |
Adjectives/ lecture and group work |
Learn to identify adjectives and associated phrases
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| 5週 |
Adverbs and Adjunct Adverbials/ lecture and group work |
Learn to identity adverbials and understand their relationship to the sentence
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| 6週 |
Review |
Review material and check for understanding
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| 7週 |
Test |
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| 8週 |
Return and explain test |
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| 2ndQ |
| 9週 |
Verbs: Auxiliary and Lexical Verbs/ lecture and group work |
Learn to identify longer verb phrases and their parts
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| 10週 |
Verb Tenses/ lecture and group work |
Learn to identify all the verb tenses
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| 11週 |
Verb Voice/ lecture and group work |
Learn to identify verb voice and associated objects
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| 12週 |
Yes/No Questions/ lecture and group work |
Learn verb fronting in yes/no questions
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| 13週 |
Noun Details/ lecture and group work |
learn about count/non-count/singular/plural/proper nouns
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| 14週 |
Review |
Review material and check for understanding
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| 15週 |
期末試験 |
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| 16週 |
テスト返却と解説 |
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| 後期 |
| 3rdQ |
| 1週 |
Gerunds/ lecture and group work |
learn to identify gerunds and gerund phrases
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| 2週 |
Infinitive Verbs/ lecture and group work |
learn to identity infinitives and infinitive phrases
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| 3週 |
Possessives and Appositives/ lecture and group work |
learn to identify possessives and appositives
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| 4週 |
Pronoun Details/ lecture and group work |
learn about pronoun details: demonstrative, relative, question, indefinite, personal
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| 5週 |
Conjunctions and Subordination/ lecture and group work |
Learn about coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
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| 6週 |
Review |
Review material and check for understanding
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| 7週 |
Test |
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| 8週 |
Return and explain test |
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| 4thQ |
| 9週 |
Adjective Clause/ lecture and group work |
learn to identify adjective clauses
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| 10週 |
Noun Clause/ lecture and group work |
learn to identify noun clauses
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| 11週 |
Wh Questions/ lecture and group work |
learn to identify Wh questions
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| 12週 |
Other Adverbials/ lecture and group work |
learn about conjunctive and disjunctive adverbials
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| 13週 |
Ambiguous Sentences/ lecture and group work |
learn to identify ambiguous sentences and diagram their different interpretations
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| 14週 |
Review |
Review material and check for understanding
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| 15週 |
期末試験 |
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| 16週 |
テスト返却と解説 |
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