Grammar 1 EENG 1301

Course description:

The first grammar course aims at enhancing the grammar skills of English majors. It covers the following topics: the present and past tenses, the different forms of expressing future, types of verbs, the reported speech, the conditionals, active, passive and causative. This intensive overview of English grammar helps students to demonstrate ability of controlling the target forms in their own writing.

Course Aims:

The course aims to:

•  Review the forms and uses of present and past tenses.
  
•  Introduce the different forms of expressing the future. 
  
•  Discuss the different types of English verbs.
  
•  Present different types of direct and indirect speech.
  
•  Exemplify the four types of conditionals.
  
•  Differentiate between active, passive voice and causative.
  

Course outcomes:

By the end of this course, students are expected to:

• Use the various English tenses correctly.
  
• Form different structures that describe future events accurately.
  
• Distinguish between transitive and intransitive verbs. 
  
• Report different types of English sentences.  
  
• Distinguish between the various uses of conditionals.
  
• Rewrite some sentences into passive voice.
  
• Enhance their skills of writing error free sentences.