Description

- Demonstrate an understanding of the course aim and course components; - Identify the difference between definite and indefinite articles; - Recognize different types and usage of pronouns and quantifiers; - Identify the meaning and correct usage of different prepositions of time, place and movement; - Recognize the difference between adjectives and adverbs; - Demonstrate an understanding of the form and usage of present tenses (simple and continuous); - Demonstrate an understanding of the form and usage of past tenses (simple and continuous) and past perfect; - Demonstrate an understanding of the form and usage of present perfect tenses; - Demonstrate an understanding of the form and usage of the future tense; - Identify different types of conditional sentences; - Understand the functions and the different structures of modal auxiliaries; - Understand reported speech in statements and questions; - Demonstrate an understanding of different structures of relative clauses; - Identify the different relative pronouns; - Identify the meaning and correct usage of different conjunctions; - Demonstrate an understanding of the different structures of passive forms.

Program

Language and Translation Department

Objectives

• By the end of this course students should be able to recognize and handle a wide array of grammatical terms and concepts; manipulate the variety of English tenses; demonstrate correct use of modal auxiliaries; produce well-formed passive and conditional structures; report indirect statements and questions; use articles and determiners appropriately; apply the rules related to adjectival clauses; use conjunctions and prepositions proficiently; and give short presentations to explain grammatical items of their choice.