Online Grammar Course: Phrasal Structures and Multiclause Structures

Educational Opportunities: TESOL Online Grammar Event -- July 2012
Registration Deadline: 18 July, 2012
Courses: Grammar Course 1: Phrasal Structures; Grammar Course 2: Multiclause Structures

These courses will help you develop the confidence you need to discuss grammar with your students. The courses run simultaneously from 30 July to 26 August. The registration deadline is 18 July. For more information and registration, visit the TESOL website.

TESOL: Grammar Course 1 - Phrasal Structures
Monday, 30 July - Sunday, 26 August 2012
To register, go to http://iweb.tesol.org/conference/registrationprocessoverview.aspx?ID=40
After you take this course, you will be able to
define the basic grammatical terms used in most grammar textbooks.
identify grammatical structures within sentences.
explain the structure of noun phrases, the structure of verb phrases, and the functions of the English verb tenses.
form your own educated opinion on the place of formal grammar instruction in language teaching.
locate resources (online and in print) to support your future teaching of grammar.
write teaching plans for grammar points.
incorporate communicative practice into your teaching plans.

TESOL: Grammar Course 2 - Multiclause Structures
Monday, 30 July - Sunday, 26 August 2012
To register, go to http://iweb.tesol.org/conference/registrationprocessoverview.aspx?ID=41
After you take this course, you will be able to
identify active and passive voice and give reasons for choosing passive voice.
identify adverb clauses, adjective (relative) clauses, and noun clauses in sentences.
identify and explain 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.
identify the structures most likely to be difficult for your students to master.
write teaching plans for complex grammatical structures.

If you have any questions about these courses, please contact edprograms at tesol dot org and put "Grammar Courses" in the subject header.

For more information about these courses go to http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=244&DID=13695

Educational Opportunities: TESOL Online Grammar Event -- July 2012. NCELA listserv (NCELA@HERMES.GWU.EDU, 5 Jun 2012).