1. Grammar / Vocabulary Development – Fall 2017
Teacher: Joe Ratermann
Office: 125 Lijin
Office Hours: Wed (10:10)
& Friday (12 noon)

2. Grammar / Vocabulary Development
Textbook: English Grammar in Use,
Murphy, 2nd Edition, 2001
(China Edition)
Assessments:
HW/Participation 10%
Midterm Exam 30% (in Lijin Computer Lab)
Final Exam 60%

3. Aims for this class
To understand and use grammatical structures appropriately
To develop strategies to improve vocabulary acquisition and use

4. Teaching & Learning Methods
In Grammar and Vocabulary class we will use…
Textbook work
Class discussion
PPT presentations
Videos regarding grammar structures
Weekly Vocabulary acquisition strategy– you will need to have a dedicated vocab notebook for this class
Activities and games
Online practice at Quia.com

5. Key Skills / Activities
 Week
 Topic / Theme
Key Skills / Activities
Course Material 7
Oct 9-13
 Murphy: Units 1—6, 18
Appendix 1 (Irregular forms)
Appendix 2 (usage)  8
Oct 16-20
 Murphy: 7—16  9
Oct 23-27
Murphy: Units 19—24
Appendix 3 (usage) 10
Oct 30 – Nov 3
 Murphy: 26—36 ,
Appendix 4 (usage) 11
Nov 6-10   
Murphy: Unit 52—57
Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Used to
 “Today and Yesterday’
“Combining
Present and
Past”
Present & Past Perfect
Future tense forms
“Tomorrow”
 “Adding a condition”
Modals
“Verbs acting
as nouns”
Gerunds
Infinitives

6. Week 12 Nov 13-17 – Midterm Exam in Lab
 Topic / Theme
Key Skills / Activities
Course Material 13
Nov 20-24
Murphy: Units 70—77 14
Nov 27- Dec 1
Murphy: Comparisons: Units
Murphy: Superlatives—Unit 107
 15
Dec 4-8   
Murphy: Connectors—
Units , 118 16
Dec 11-15
Murphy: Relative Clauses, Units 91—95
Week 12 Nov – Midterm Exam in Lab
“Supporting
the noun”
Articles
Comparative and Superlative
“Comparing and
Contrasting”
Specific Conjunctions and Prepositions
“Connecting and
Linking”
 “Adding details”
Relative Clauses
Week 17 Dec. 18 – 22 Final Exam in Lab

7. Class Rules
♥ Late Homework is not accepted. ♥ 4+ Absences = Fail (10 minutes late or leave 10 minutes early = Absent) ♥ 2 Tardies = one Absence (5 minutes late for class = Tardy) ♥ Cell phone use in class unless authorized by teacher, Disrupting class, Sleeping in class (after warning) = a Tardy or dismissal from the day’s class and an Absence (Continued problem= report to Director)

8. Weekly Vocabulary
♠ Every week, beginning in Week 8, students will find the words chosen for vocabulary acquisition provided by the teacher. ♠ In a dedicated Vocabulary Notebook, you should write the words, their definitions as used in the context where found in the textbook, their part of speech (n., v. adj, etc.), and write two original sentences using the word(s) from those Units logically and grammatically. ♠ For the Final Exam, all of the vocabulary from all of the GV Units that have been distributed throughout the semester (or before the Midterm for that test) will be combined, and teachers will choose which terms / expression to include on the tests. (Further directions regarding vocabulary homework will be delivered for additional clarity if needed– if you ask, your questions will be answered.)

9. Student Teaching
♠ Every week, beginning in Week 8, a pair of students will be assigned to present a specific Unit from the week’s grammar material. ♠ The presentation should be original (not copied from the text or other source) and be interactive with your classmates (include oral class exercises). ♠ Use a PPT for this assignment. Time limit is 10 minutes. ♠ Example of an acceptable Student Teaching PPT grammar presentation from the past (half of a week’s presentation): Example

10. Quia
♣ Quia quizzes are assigned each week and need to be completed between Saturday 9:00 a.m. and Sunday 7:00 p.m. in order to get credit for homework completion for the week. ♣ Go to the G/V home page: Quia Link for G/V classes (Get this link from your class Study Monitor after I give him/her this PPT.) ( ♣ Additional material for this course can also be found on the Quia home page.

11. Why are grammar and vocabulary so important?

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17. Good grammar is important because…
It is the foundation of all other English skills.
It makes your written and spoken English much clearer.
It is essential for good writing.
It shows that you have a good command of English.
It is necessary for the TOEFL, IELTS, TOEIC, etc.
It can help you achieve your career goals.

18. Grammar Challenge! I came to school with the bus today.on
I came to school with the bus today.
2) Today’s test is more easy than yesterday’s test.
3) I live in Dalian since August 2011.
easier
have lived

19. Week #7 Homework (for Wk. 8)
♦ Review the Units for the tenses we are studying this week and next. Try to understand the rules for each tense. Complete at least half of the textbook exercises as of each of the Units scheduled for this week (Units 1—6, U18). ♦ This weekend, you should take the Week 7 Quia quiz about the tenses studied. Complete on October 14 or 15 with a mark of at least 50% in order to get credit for HW for Wk. 7. ♦ Student teachers for Week 8– be prepared to present the Unit you are assigned to the class. (See examples in Quia website or that your teacher can provide.) ♦ In a Vocabulary Notebook, review the Vocabulary from Week 7 Units. Write the definition* of each word according to the context as used in the book. Note the POS it is. Write two original sentences using the word in its textbook context. ♦ Failure to do any of assigned homework will result in a reduction of one (1) pt. from your course grade. ♦ For the Week 8 class, we will review material from this week as well as study the perfect tenses. * For the sake of uniformity, please use definitions as found in dictionary.com