Mohamed Khider University of Biskra Academic year: 2016/ 2017

Faculty of Letters and Languages

Department of Letters and Languages ENGLISH

LEVEL: SECOND YEAR

COURSE: GRAMMAR

TEACHER IN CHARGE:
Mebarki Amina Zohra
(course coordinator)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduction:

The course introduces students to basic grammatical concepts. It also helps them to develop

knowledge of the form, meaning, and use of important English grammar structures in order

to enhance their written and spoken performances in academic settings.

Aims:
Review and practice verb tenses related to present, past, and future time frames.

Help students to master the grammatical uses of: gerunds, infinitives, connectives,

modals, phrases, and clauses.

Help students to learn and practice word order, subject verb agreement, phrasal verbs

Assessment:
The course assessment is based on tests and onstudents performance in class + final term
exam.

TD Mark: Test 1:9 pts /Test 2:9 pts / ClassPerformance: 2 pts

Exam: 20 pts

Course Coordinator:

Miss. Mebarki Amina Zohra

Mohamed Khider University of Biskra Academic year: 2016/ 2017
Faculty of Letters and Languages
Department of Letters and Languages ENGLISH

LEVEL: Second year

COURSE: Grammar

TEACHER IN CHARGE:
Mebarki Amina Zohra
(course coordinator)

COURSE PROGRAMME

MONTH WEEK LECTURE/ TUTORIAL OBSERVATION

- Revision
SEPTEMBER 4
- Revision

- Tenses: present simple/ present continuous

1
- Tenses: past simple/ past continuous

- Tenses: future simple / future continuous

2
- Tenses: present perfect/ present perfect continuous
OCTOBER
- Tenses: past perfect/ past perfect continuous
3
- Tenses: future perfect/ future perfect continuous

-Practice
4
-Word order

- Word order
1
- Subject verb agreement

- Subject verb agreement

2
- Practice
NOVEMBER
-TEST 1
3
- Connectives

-Connectives
4
-Practice

DECEMBER 1 - Modals
 - Modals

- Modals
2
- Practice

- TEST 2
1
- Gerunds and infinitives

2
JANUARY
3

- Gerunds and infinitives

4
- Practice

- Phrases
1
- Phrases

- Phrases
2
- Phrases
FEBRUARY
- Clauses
3
-Noun clause

-Noun clause
4
- Practice

- Practice
1
-Adjective clause

- TEST 1
2
MARCH -Adjective clause

4
 -Adjective clause
1
-Adjective clause

-Adjective clause
2
- Practice
APRIL
-Adverb clause
3
-Adverb clause

-Adverb clause
4
-Adverb clause

- Practice
1
- TEST 2

- REVISION
2
MAY - REVISION

Course Coordinator:

Miss. Mebarki Amina Zohra