Hi Sonja
I teach Functional grammar, to first year undergraduate (at a basic level) and to MA students. One resource for your students could be this website:
http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/projects/stylistics/topic4a/6grammar.htm
Here are some recommendations for books and dictionaries:
Bloor, T. and Bloor, M. (1995)
The Functional Analysis of English
London: Arnold.
Butt, D. et al (1995)
Using Functional Grammar
Sydney: NCELTR, Macquarie
University.
Graddol, D., Cheshire, J. and Swann, J. (1994)
Describing Language
2nd Edition
Buckingham: Open University Press.
Halliday, M. A. K. (1994) (1st Edition 1985)
An Introduction to Functional Grammar
London: Edward Arnold
Particularly recommended is the
Collins COBUILD English Grammar
and the
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Collins COBUILD Dictionary
Josiane
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:15:15 -0600
From: Sonja <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: help with advanced grammar course
I have to teach an advanced grammar course (for native speakers) next semester. My students are English majors (US) and may or may not have had the basic grammar course. I'm looking for a textbook. The course in the past (over 10 years ago) was focused more on grammar theories but that's hard to teach when your students don't have a good sense of basic grammar principles. I'd like to do something more applied. Has anyone taught a similar course and could point me in the direction of resources?
Thanks
Sonja Launspach
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Associate Professor of Linguistics
Dept. of English and Philosophy
Campus Box 8056
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:59:01 -0400
From: Rebecca Wheeler <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: help with advanced grammar course
I use a course based in argument structure, centered around Max Morenberg’s Doing Grammar. Have been using it through the range of editions for nearly 20 years. I like how it lets me teach basic principles and then have the entire class be about working problems... My audience has been English Majors (Writing concentration) and Masters of Teaching students.
That said, I would recommend looking at books by Ann Curzan, by Denham/Lobeck, and by Kirk Hazen (I think he has a grammar rather than a linguistics one but I may be mistaken). These are much more linguistic-y based, all in very accessible ways.
Keep us posted,
Rebecca
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Rebecca S. Wheeler, PhD
Professor of English
Fulbright Scholar, Tajikistan - 2016
English Language Specialist, Nepal - 2017
Department of English
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA 23606
office: 757-594-8889
cell: 757-651-3659
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> On Oct 10, 2017, at 15:15, Sonja <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I have to teach an advanced grammar course (for native speakers) next semester. My students are English majors (US) and may or may not have had the basic grammar course. I'm looking for a textbook. The course in the past (over 10 years ago) was focused more on grammar theories but that's hard to teach when your students don't have a good sense of basic grammar principles. I'd like to do something more applied. Has anyone taught a similar course and could point me in the direction of resources?
>
> Thanks
>
> Sonja Launspach
>
> --
> Sonja Launspach,Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Linguistics
> Dept. of English and Philosophy
> Campus Box 8056
> Idaho State University
> Pocatello, ID 83209
> [log in to unmask]
> 208-282-2237
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