THE UNIVERSITY OF DANANG

University of Foreign Language Studies

FACULTY OF ENGLISH
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE THEORY

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Name: BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR II

Training Program: BACHELOR OF ARTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Compiler: Nguyen Ngoc Nhat Minh
Date of Issue: 05.2017

1. Course Information
- Course Name : Basic English Grammar II
- Course Code : 4113683
- Course Credit : 2
- Course Type : Required
- Course Prerequisites : Basic Grammar I
- Time Allocation : 30 periods
 Theory : 12 periods
 Practice : 18 periods

2. Lecturer Information
- Lecturer Name : Nguyen Ngoc Nhat Minh
- Lecturer Title : M.A.
- Working Time : Monday - Friday
- Working Place : Faculty of English
- Mobile Phone : 0869 189 468
- Email : nnnminh@ufl.udn.vn
- Co-lecturers : Vo Thi Thao Ly, M.A; Nguyen Duong Nguyen Hao, M.A.;
Nguyen Khoa Dieu Hanh, M.A

3. Course Objectives
This course aims to
o enhance first-year students’ linguistic knowledge of English parts of speech, basic
grammar word structures and offer practice activities that help learners learn to
 apply the knowledge effectively and accurately for spoken and written English;
o build up student lexical repertoire via practice tasks including word formation,
collocations, conjunctions, … under familiar topics;
o teach students to use English words which are synonyms and hyponyms of each
other (i.e. word sets).
o help students use knowledge of grammar and vocabulary range acquired during
the course to improve listening, speaking, reading and writing at CEFR B2 level.

4. Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

No Code Bloom Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
PLOs
Taxonomy Upon completing the course, students will be able to …
EXPLAIN the grammatical features of linguistics units
of English (parts of speech, modals, conditionals,
Understandin
1 CLO1 passives, relative clauses, participles, comparison), 1,2
g
phrasal verbs, collocations, word sets and word
formation.
USE all the grammatical features of English (parts of
speech, modals, conditionals, passives, relative clauses,
2 CLO2 Applying participles, comparison), phrasal verbs, collocations, 1,2,5,9
word sets and word formation in spoken and written
texts.
COMPARE and CONTRAST the grammatical features
of English (parts of speech, modals, conditionals,
1,2,7,8,
3 CLO3 Analyzing passives, relative clauses, participles, comparison),
9
phrasal verbs, collocations, word sets and word
formation in spoken and written texts effectively.

Matrix between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes
CLOs
PLO1 PLO2 PLO3 PLO4 PLO5 PLO6 PLO7 PLO8 PLO9
CLO1 L L - - - - - - -
CLO2 M M - - L - - - -
CLO3 M M - - - - L - -
Course M M - - L - L L M
H: High M: Medium L: Low

5. Course Description
The Basic English Grammar II course is designed for first-year students of the English
Language Program and is delivered in the second semester of the eight-semester program.
The course equips students with basic grammatical knowledge that allows them to identify,
distinguish, and use of parts of speech, modals verbs, passive forms, relative clauses,
comparison, and other common structures of the English language. In addition to the
grammar focuses, the course aims to develop student lexical repertoire through vocabulary-
building tasks that help enhance their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to CEFR
B2 level. Students are expected to actively participate in class activities including individual
and group work, lectures, discussion, as well as independent study, such as homework and
self-study.

6. Course Assessment

Assessment Assessment
Assessment Components CLOs Weight
Code Metrics

Attendance and In-class

Participation (Quizzes, peer-
1,2 AL1, AL5 Rubric 20%
On-going checking homework, and/or
assessment good questions in class)

Mid-term written test (MCQ + Marking

1,2,3 AL5 30%
short answer; 40-45 mins) Scheme
Final Written test (MCQ + short Marking
1,2,3 AL5 50%
Assessment answer; 40-45 mins) Scheme

7. Course schedule
7.1. Lesson outline
Assessment
Week Chapter Content Teaching and Learning Activities CLOs
code
1 7 Articles, Introductory Session: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Determiner Teacher introduces the course (syllabus,
s, & requirements, CLOs, teaching and learning
Pronouns approach, assessment, textbook, and
Article 1 reference books).
Individual work:
Students skim and scan pages of Articles,
Article 2
Determiners & Pronouns.
Group work:
Students in groups discuss important
Pronouns,
information about articles, determiners, and
Possessives,
pronouns.
& Reflexives
 Group representatives report their discussion
results to class.
Determiners Teacher as Facilitator:
& Pronouns Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of articles,
determiners and pronouns; asks for any
additional ideas from class;
Lecture:
Teacher walks students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Individual work:
Students complete textbook exercises.
Students give answers orally and/or on the
board as required.
Teacher gives feedback and answers questions
if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and prepare next section
about phrasal verbs with GET and SET,
collocations, word formation, and word sets.
2 7 Phrasal Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Verbs: get Students peer-check homework, and ask
and set teacher questions if any.
Collocations Individual work:
Students share their answers to today’s
Word lessons based on their preparation at home.
formation: Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
Nouns Lecture:
Word sets Teacher explains / illustrates / exemplifies
words and / or structures Students have
Practice 7 difficulty understanding.
Individual work:
As for word sets, Students explain their
answers, make their own sentences using 2
words of each set and then share their
sentences with class.
Teacher gives feedback, and answers their
questions if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
 exercises (if any); Read textbook pages of
Modal verbs.
3 8 Modal verbs Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Students peer-check homework (if applicable),
Ability & and ask Teacher questions if any.
Possibility Group work:
Students in groups discuss important
Assumption information about modal verbs, sections 2.1 &
& 2.2.
Interpretati Group representatives report their discussion
on results to class.
Teacher as Facilitator:
Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of modal
verbs, sections 2.1 & 2.2; asks for any
additional ideas from class.
Lecture:
Teacher walks students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Individual work:
Students complete textbook exercises.
Students give answers as required.
Teacher gives feedback and answers questions
if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any).
4 8 Suggesting Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
& Advising 1 Teacher has students peer-check homework (if
applicable); answers students questions if any.
Suggesting Group work:
& Advising 2 Students in groups discuss important
information about modal verbs, sections 2.3 -
Probability 2.5.
& Certainty Group representatives report their discussion
results to class.
Teacher as Facilitator:
Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of modal
verbs, sections 2.3-2.5; asks for any additional
ideas from class.
 Lecture:
Teacher walks students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Pair/Group work:
Students in pairs/groups complete exercises
assigned by Teacher.
Pairs/groups submit answers to Teacher for in-
class group assignment about modal verbs
(written exam).
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete textbook
exercises, and prepare next section about
phrasal verbs with TURN and MAKE, and word
formation.
5 8 Phrasal Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
verbs: turn Students peer-check homework, and ask
& make questions if any.
Individual work:
Students share their answers to today’s
lessons based on their preparation at home.
Word
Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
formation:
Lecture:
adjective
Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
suffixes
and/or structures Students have difficulty
understanding.
Practice 8
Teacher-student interaction:
Teacher returns to Students their in-class
group assignments and gives feedback.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and read textbook pages of
Conditionals.
6 9 Conditionals Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Students peer-check homework (if applicable),
Conditional and ask questions (about previous lesson) if
patterns any.
Group work:
Conditional
Students in groups discuss important
conjunctions
information about conditionals.
Group representatives report their discussion
Wishing &
results to class.
Regretting
 Teacher as Facilitator:
Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of
conditionals; asks for any additional ideas from
class.
Lecture:
Teacher walks Students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Individual work:
Students complete textbook exercises.
Students give answers orally and/or on the
board as required.
Teacher gives feedback and answers questions
if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and prepare next section
about word formation, collocations, and word
sets.
7 9 Word Pair work 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
formation: Students peer-check homework, and ask
adverb questions (about previous lesson) if any.
suffixes Individual work:
Collocations Students share their answers to today’s
lessons based on their preparation at home.
Word sets Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
Lecture:
Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
and/or structures Students have difficulty
understanding.
Individual work:
As for word sets, Students explain for their
answers, and to make their own sentences
using 2 words of each set; invites some
students to share their sentences with class.
Teacher gives feedback, and answers questions
if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and read textbook pages of
passive.
8 10 Passive Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Students peer-check homework (if applicable),
and ask questions (about previous lesson) if
Passive
any.
Group work:
Have/Get
Students in groups discuss important
something
information about passive.
done
Group representatives report their discussion
results to class.
Received
Teacher as Facilitator:
information
Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of passive;
asks for any additional ideas from class.
Lecture:
Teacher walks Students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Individual work:
Students complete textbook exercises.
Students give answers orally and/or on the
board as required.
Teacher gives feedback, and answers questions
if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and finish Practice 9; Review
knowledge of practice tasks of all previous
lessons to prepare for the mid-course test.
9 7-10 Practice 9 Individual work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Students take turn sharing their answers on
Mid-course the board with class.
test Teacher gives feedback.
Lecture:
Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
and/or structures Students have difficulty
understanding.
Test administration:
Teacher delivers mid-course paper test to
Students following school test administration
policy.
Students follow Teacher’s instructions and
complete the test within allocated time.
 Self-study: Prepare next section about phrasal
verbs with LOOK & PAY, word formation,
collocations, and Practice 10.
10 10 Phrasal Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
verbs: look Students peer-check homework; ask questions
& pay (about previous lesson) if any.
Individual work:
Collocations Students share their answers to today’s
lessons based on their preparation at home.
Word Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
formation: Lecture:
Verb Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
prefixes & and/or structures Students have difficulty
suffixes understanding.
Self-study:
Practice 10 Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and read textbook pages of
relative clauses & participles.
11 3 Relative Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
clauses & Students peer-check homework (if applicable);
Participles ask questions (about previous lesson) if any.
Relative Group work:
clauses Students in groups discuss important
information about relative clauses &
Participles participles.
Group representatives report their discussion
results to class.
Teacher as Facilitator:
Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of relative
clauses & participles; asks for any additional
ideas from class.
Lecture:
Teacher walks students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Individual work:
Students complete textbook exercises.
Students give answers orally and/or on the
board as required.
Teacher gives feedback and answers questions
if any.
 Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and prepare next section
about phrasal verbs, word formation, and
word sets.
12 11 Phrasal Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
verbs: Students peer-check homework; ask questions
various (about previous lesson) if any.
Individual work:
Word Students share their answers to today’s
formation: lessons based on their preparation at home.
various Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
Lecture:
Word sets Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
and/or structures Students have difficulty
understanding.
Individual work:
As for word sets, Students explain their
answers, make their own sentences using 2
words of each set and share their sentences
with class (writing on board).
Teacher as Facilitator:
Teacher gives feedback, and answers their
questions if any.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and read textbook pages of
comparison.
13 12 Comparison Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Students peer-check homework (if applicable);
Comparison ask questions (about previous lesson) if any.
Group work:
So, such, & Students in groups discuss important
too information about comparison.
Group representatives report their discussion
Enough results to class.
Teacher as Facilitator:
Teacher summarizes what groups shared
regarding features and functions of
comparison; asks for any additional ideas from
class.
 Lecture:
Teacher walks Students through other
important features if they missed to mention.
Pair/Group work:
Students in pairs/groups complete exercises
assigned by Teacher.
Pairs/groups submit answers to Teacher for in-
class group assignment about comparison
(written exam).
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete textbook
exercises, and prepare next section about
phrasal verbs, word formation, and
prepositional phrases.
14 12 Phrasal Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
verbs: Students peer-check homework; ask questions
various (about previous lesson) if any.
Individual work:
Word Students share their answers to today’s
formation: lessons based on their preparation at home.
various Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
Lecture:
Prepositiona Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
l phrases: and/or structures Students have difficulty
various understanding.
Teacher-student interaction:
Teacher returns to students their in-class
group assignments and gives feedback.
Self-study:
Students are asked to complete remaining
exercises (if any), and finish Practice 11 &
Practice 12.
15 11-12 Revision Pair work: 1,2,3 AL1, AL5
Students peer-check homework; ask questions
Practice 11 (about previous lesson) if any.
Individual work:
Practice 12 Students share their answers to today’s
lessons based on their preparation at home.
Teacher corrects mistakes (if any).
Lecture:
Teacher explains/illustrates/ exemplifies words
 and/or structures students have difficulty
understanding.
Self-study: Review Units 7-12 of textbook to
prepare for the final test.

7.2. Practice
7.2.1. Individual work
Assigned readings (textbook and/or additional materials)
Questions and answers
Individual in-class exercises
Homework peer-checking
7.2.2. Group work
Group discussion
Group in-class exercises

8. Time allocation for 2 credits (1 credit = 15 periods)

No of Periods
Chapter Content
Theory Practice Total
7 Articles, Determiners, & Pronouns 2 2 4
8 Modals 2 3 5
9 Conditionals 2 3 5
10 Passive 2 3 5
11 Relative clauses & Participles 2 3 5
12 Comparison 2 3 5
7-10 Mid-course test 1 1
Total 12 18 30

9. Teaching Strategies
- Lectures
- Group discussion
- Independent study
- Peer review/feedback

10. Students Responsibilities

For this course, students are required to
- organize self-study hours actively;
- complete mandatory hours of class attendance (students are allowed to be absent
up to 20% only of the course time which means 3 absences);
- complete reading assignments (textbook and/or materials/references recommended
 by the lecturer);
- finish individual and group assignments;
- attend the mid-course test and the final exam;
- be honest, focused, no cheating or using google search tools while taking the mid-
course test and the final exam.

11. Course Readings

11.1. Required coursebook
Harrison, M. (2008). First Certificate Skills: Use of English. Oxford University Press.
11.2. References
Mann, M., & Talore-Knowles, S. (2008). Destination B2 - Grammar & Vocabulary with
Answer key. Macmillan Education.
Biber, D., Conrad, S., & Leech, G. (2002). Workbook for the Longman student
grammar of spoken and written English. Longman.

12. Grading scheme:

With reference to the credit-based training system as specified in UFLS-UD study guide.

Approved by Approved by Prepared by

(Faculty/University) (Head of Division) (Lecturer)
Ngu Thien Hung, Vo Thi Thao Ly, M.A. Nguyen Ngoc Nhat Minh,
Ph.D. M.A.