Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2022_23
Subject ENGLISH MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS Code 01013057
Study programme
1013 - GRADO EN EDUCACIÓN PRIMARIA
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Compulsory Fourth First
Language
Ingles
Prerequisites
Department FILOLOGIA MODERNA
Coordinador
LABRADOR DE LA CRUZ , MARÍA BELÉN
E-mail mblabc@unileon.es
cgomc@unileon.es
Lecturers
GÓMEZ CASTRO , CRISTINA
LABRADOR DE LA CRUZ , MARÍA BELÉN
Web http://
General description
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente FILOLOGIA MODERNA RABADAN ALVAREZ , ROSA
Secretario FILOLOGIA MODERNA DIEZ FERNANDEZ , MARIA DE LOS ANGELES
Vocal FILOLOGIA MODERNA GUZMAN GONZALEZ , TRINIDAD
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente FILOLOGIA MODERNA MORENO FERNANDEZ , ANA ISABEL
Secretario FILOLOGIA MODERNA RAMON GARCIA , NOELIA
Vocal FILOLOGIA MODERNA O,DOWD , ROBERT ALEXANDER

Competencias
Code  
A9032
A9033
A9039
A9065
A9068
B999
B1002
B1004
B1011
B1014
B1020
B1023
C4

Learning aims
Competences
By the end of the course, the students will have reached a C1 level (Common European Framework of Reference) in English. A9065
 B1002
By the end of the course, the students will be able to analyse texts and sentences into smaller meaningful units and identify lexicogrammatical patterns, ways of expressing different communicative functions and cohesive elements in a text. A9033
 B1014
By the end of the course, the students will be able to explain some relevant concepts and terms in linguistics and to justify the choice of appropriate patterns or structures to express particular meanings or for particular communicative purposes in particular contexts. A9068
 C4
By the end of the course, the students will be able to demonstrate that they can identify and correct grammatical and rhetorical mistakes, collocational clashes and awkward or unidiomatic expressions. They will also be able to evaluate existing resources and devise their own tasks for the teaching of lexico-grammar to young learners. A9032
A9039
A9068
 B1020
By the end of the course, the students will be able to solve practical cases related to grammar and vocabulary in the context of teaching of English in Primary Education. A9068
 B999
B1004
B1014
B1020
B1023
By the end of the course, the students will be able to design activities and materials for teaching English grammar and vocabulary to young learners. B1011
B1023

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Introduction Some basic notions on: foreign language acquisition and learning, accuracy, error correction, fossilization, interlanguage, contrastive analysis.
PPP (Presentation-Practice-Production) vs Task-Based Approach to the teaching of English grammar.
Morphology and teaching morphology to young learners. Tasks followed by language focus on: The internal structure of words, word classes or parts of speech, grammatical categories, etc.
Lexicology and phraseology and teaching morphology and phraseology to young learners. Tasks followed by language focus on: Word formation processes, semantic fields, synonyms and antonyms, idioms, collocations, multiword verbs, etc.
Syntax and pragmatics and teaching syntax and pragmatics to young learners. Tasks followed by language focus on: Types of phrases, clauses and sentences, types of categories, functions and expansions, verb tenses, verb patterns, etc.
Discourse analysis and teaching discourse analysis to young learners. Tasks followed by language focus on: Text types, genres, standards of textuality, cohesive devices, integrating the elements, rhetorical moves and steps, ellipsis and substitution, discourse markers, speech acts, punctuation, etc.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Problem solving, classroom exercises 24 12 36
 
Other methodologies 1 10 11
Simulation 6 10 16
Assignments 1 10 11
 
Lecture 24 12 36
 
Mixed tests 4 36 40
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Problem solving, classroom exercises Tasks followed by language focus on Lexicology, Morphology, Syntax, Phraseology and Discourse Analysis. Problem-solving activities dealing with error correction.
Other methodologies Use of an online dicussion tool to interact with native speakers of English in order to develop linguistic, intercultural and pragmatic competencies and communication strategies.
Simulation A microteaching session which must be part of the lesson plan submitted.
Assignments A lesson plan for Primary School.
Lecture Lectures on both the English language and the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language to Young Learners in the context of Primary Education.

Personalized attention
 
Lecture
Problem solving, classroom exercises
Other methodologies
Simulation
Assignments
Mixed tests
Description
The students can request an appointment to solve any kind of doubts related to the course and the evaluation through e-mail.

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Other methodologies Use of an online dicussion tool to interact with native speakers of English in order to develop linguistic, intercultural and pragmatic competencies and communication strategies. 10%
Simulation Microteaching 10%
Assignments A lesson plan for Primary School 10%
Mixed tests Two exams
 1. 35%
2. 35%
 
Other comments and second call

If a student does not take or submit one or more tests or assignments, their final mark will be NP (No presentado). 

It is necessary to meet these two requirements in order to pass the course:

- To achieve at least 5 out of 10 in each exam (mixed tests). Only in this case will the other marks be added.

- To achieve at least 5 out of 10 in the total mark.

At the second call, students will only have to retake the parts that they failed. All the other marks will be kept.

The same rules for the first call will apply in further calls.

The use of any electronic devices during the examinations is strictly forbidden. A candidate who is suspected of cheating in examinations is liable to disciplinary action.

 

Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

Scrivener, Jim. 2010. Teaching English Grammar. What to teach and how to teach it. Macmillan Books for Teachers. Oxford: Macmillan. (Printed and bound in Spain by Edelvives).

Complementary

Carter R. and McCarthy, M. 2006. Cambridge Grammar of English. A comprehensive guide. Spoken and Written English. Grammar and Usage. Cambridge: C.U.P.

Larsen-Freeman, D. 2003. Teaching Language: From Grammar to Grammaring. Boston: Thomson/ Heinle.

Nettle, M.& D. Hopkins. 2003. Developing Grammar in Context: Grammar Reference and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Sowton, Chris. 2012. 50 steps to improving your academic writing: study book. Reading, UK: Garnet Pub.

Stobaugh, Rebecca. 2019. 50 Cognitive strategies to boost student engagement.Bloomington: Solution Tree Press. Stobaugh,Rebecca. 2019. 50 Cognitive strategies to boost student engagement.Bloomington: Solution Tree Press.

Thornbury, S. 2004. How to Teach Grammar. Harlow: Longman.

Thornbury, S. 2004. How to Teach Vocabulary. Harlow: Longman.

Recommendations


Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
English and ELT for Spanish-speaking students of Primary Education: II / 01013007
FOREIGN LANGUAGE APPLIED TO TEACHING II (ENGLISH) / 01013017
B2-C1 English and ELT for Spanish-speaking students of Primary Education. / 01013035