ENGL 1410 - Elements of Grammar

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

English

Description:

Required of all English majors and recommended for other students interested in improving their knowledge of basic English grammar. Engages students in the study of English grammar to facilitate writing, editing, and an understanding of the relationship between language, formal rules, and meaning. Focuses on the study of sentence structure, the terminology and definitions of traditional grammar, and the conventions of usage and punctuation. Students will analyze written examples, diagram sentences, edit written work, and practice constructing original sentences according to the principles outlined. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify basic parts of speech. 2. Apply basic punctuation conventions to create various rhetorical effects. 3. Construct conventional sentence patterns. 4. Construct common sentence and word-order variations such as active and passive voice to create various rhetorical effects. 5. Modify verb forms in a consistent and accurate manner to create various rhetorical effects. 6. Construct cohesive paragraphs through repetition, known-new contract, metadiscourse, and parallelism. 7. Analyze written work to identify rhetorical effects. FA, SP

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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