Educational Opportunity: TESOL’s Online Grammar Course "Phrasal Structures and Multiclause Structures"

Educational Opportunity: TESOL’s Online Grammar Course "Phrasal Structures and Multiclause Structures"

Dates: Monday, 13 February – Sunday, 11 March 2012
Registration Deadline: Monday, 6 February 2012.

Do you feel confident discussing grammar? If not, TESOL has two online courses to help you develop the competence and confidence necessary to discuss grammar in the classroom. These courses will help you identify the structures that are most likely to cause problems for your students and suggest activities for practicing those structures.

TESOL: Grammar Course 1 - Phrasal Structures
After you take this course, you will be able to

define basic grammatical terms
identify grammatical structures
write teaching plans for grammar points
incorporate communicative practice into your teaching plans
explain the structure of noun phrases and verb phrases

TESOL: Grammar Course 2 - Multiclause Structures
After you take this course, you will be able to

speak to the use of participial phrases in sentences
explain the function of subjunctive mood in hypothetical conditional clauses as well as in its other uses
demonstrate the uses of passive voice, transitional phrases, conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and conjunctive adverbs to create cohesion in writing.

You will also learn a few tricks to help your grammar lessons run smoothly.

Do these sound like the classes you need? Then, register now! Space is limited to 18 students per course. You will earn 4 Continuing Education Units upon completion of each course at no extra charge.

If you have any questions, please contact edprograms at tesol dot org or call 703-518-2516

Educational Opportunity: TESOL’s Online Grammar Courses "Phrasal Structures" and "Multicluase Structures". NCELA List (NCELA@HERMES.GWU.EDU, 24 Jan 2012).