LIN204 H1S Syllabus Summer 2019-2 PDF

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LIN204H1S English Grammar Summer 2019 Lectures: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7-9pm, LM162 Tutorials: Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-7PM Instructor: Heather Yawney Department of Linguistics Sidney Smith Hall, 4th Floor Email: [email protected] Office hours: Tuesday 4-6pm in SS4089 (or by appointment) Tutorial TUT5101 TUT5102 TUT5103

Location UC330 UC244 SS1072

TA Hong-yan Liu Katharina Pabst Paul Poirier

This syllabus is subject to variation. If you miss a class, make sure you consult Quercus or check with a classmate to find out about potential changes.

Course Description The way English grammar is usually taught in schools is full of superstitions, half-truths, and prescriptions about what the “proper” way to write English is. This course instead examines the structure of the English language from a descriptive standpoint: the goal is to explain a set of structural rules that adequately describe what speakers of English must tacitly know in order to use their language. PLEASE NOTE: This is not a class in English as a second language; the goal of this class is not to improve your ability to speak grammatical English. This course is about the scientific analysis of English grammatical structure.

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. Distinguish between prescriptive and descriptive rules of grammar. 2. Structurally analyze arbitrary English sentences and phrases. 3. Identify parts of speech based on their grammatical properties. 4. Apply and interpret phrase structure tests. Prerequisite: None Distribution Requirement Status: Humanities Breadth Requirement: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

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Course Materials Required: Anne Lobeck & Kristin Denham (2014). Navigating English Grammar: A Guide to Analyzing Real Language. Wiley-Blackwell.

Course Website We will be using Quercus for this course. http://q.utoronto.ca Log in with your UTORid and password. For assistance with utormail or UTORid, please call 416-978-HELP or visit the Help Desk at the Information Commons on the first floor of Robarts Library. Assignments, lecture slides, and additional materials are posted regularly; I encourage you to check in often for any course updates.

Course Schedule Week

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Lecture Topic

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Jul 2 Jul 4 Jul 9 Jul 11 Jul 16 Jul 18 Jul 23 Jul 25 Jul 30 Aug 1 Aug 6 Aug 8

1. Introduction 2. Nouns 3. Noun Phrases 4. Verb 5. Verb Phrases 6. The Clause Midterm test 7. Adjectives/Adverbs 8. Prepositions/Particles 9. Coordination and subordination, I 10. Coordination and subordination, II 11. Complements and modifiers

Ch. 1 Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6

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Ch. 7-8 Ch. 9 Ch. 10 Ch. 10 Ch. 11

Tutorial Details No Tutorial 1 2 3 Quiz 1 4 5 HW1 due 6 No Tutorial 7 8 Quiz 2 9 10 HW2 due

Important dates Last day to add curse: July 8 Last day to drop course: July 29 Exam period: August 15-22

Evaluation Component Tutorial attendance/participation Homework Exercises (2) Quizzes (2) Midterm Final Exam

Each 10% 10% 5% 25% 35%

Total 10% 20% 10% 25% 35%

DUE DATE Continuous Jul 18, Aug 8 (hard copy in tutorial) Jul 11, Aug 1 (in tutorial) Jul 23 (in class) TBA (Aug 15-22)

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Assignments There will be two homework assignments, due on July 18 and August 8 at the beginning of your tutorial. You will have one week to complete them. They will be based on the current readings and lectures up to that point and are intended to test your comprehension of material we have covered as well as your ability to extend concepts beyond the lectures and readings. All assignments must be submitted to your TA at the beginning of the tutorials. Assignments turned in by e-mail will not be accepted or marked unless you make prior arrangements with your TA. You must type your submissions; handwritten or illegible assignments will not be marked. Some assignments will require you to include tree diagrams; you should consult the handout on how to draw trees.

Writing up assignments You should do the reading before the associated lecture so that you can raise any comprehension questions you may have. Before writing up anything, you should first work through the questions, taking notes about potential answers; after this, write up a final version of the assignment based on your notes. This will help ensure that your work is clear and give you a chance to find any potential mistakes.

Working together You are allowed to work with other students on assignments in this course. If you choose to do so, you must indicate who you worked with on each assignment (which you should do in a footnote on the first page); if you worked with nobody, please indicate this. If you do not do this, and your work is found to be too similar to the work of students you have worked with, it will be treated as a case of academic dishonesty. However, each student must turn in their own work, written up in their own words. You may not simply copy your work from another student, and you should not under any circumstances, have somebody else’s work or notes in front of you while you write up yours. This counts as academic dishonesty. The easiest way to avoid this is to meet as a group to discuss the material taking only very sketchy notes, and then write up the assignment after you have met.

Late Work No late work will be accepted without prior arrangement. I understand that sometimes there are circumstances that are beyond your control; if an issue arises that prevents you from turning in your work on time, please come talk to me or your college registrar as soon as possible. Exceptions will be made for emergencies. Medical emergencies must be documented by an official UofT Verification of Student Illness or Injury form, submitted within one week of the original deadline, showing the student was ill at the time the assignment was due.

Quizzes Two quizzes will be administered in tutorials, on July 11 and August 1. Quizzes will be on material covered up to that point in the course, though they will focus on material that has been introduced more recently. They will be designed to ensure that you are learning the course material and that you do not need to rely on the textbook or class notes to recall information we are discussing in class.

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Midterm The midterm test will be on 23 July. It will cover material introduced in lectures, readings, tutorials, and assignments up to that point. The midterm is during our regular lecture time; as per the policy of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, it will be up to the student to reschedule any conflicts with other courses.

Missed Test Tests cannot be written earlier or later than the scheduled date. If you miss the Midterm test, you must contact me within 24 hours after the test to let me know. Makeups will only be permitted upon presentation of a University of Toronto Student Medical Certificate or a college registrar letter by July 30 or you will not be permitted to make the midterm. The makeup will be administered on the morning of July 31.

Final Exams There will be a final exam in the course, scheduled during the final exam period in August. The exam will be cumulative and may cover material from the lectures, readings, assignments, or tutorials.

Missed Exam Exams cannot be written earlier or later than the scheduled date. Students are responsible for checking their exam schedule and reporting any conflicts. Do not make any travel plans before the schedule is published; travel conflicts are not accepted as a reason for missing an examination. If you miss the Final Exam, you must request a deferred exam in writing: use the Petition Form, provide your written statement giving the date of the missed exam and your reason for missing it, and attach the relevant documentation. Submit them to your college registrar’s office. Deferred Exams: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/petitions/common#deferred Petition Instructions: http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/petitions/pdfs/A-S_Petition_Request_Form.pdf

Participation There is no formal attendance requirement for the lecture, but you are expected to attend regularly (especially since, as a summer course, we will be moving very quickly). All students are encouraged to contribute to class discussions and ask questions. If you must miss class, it is not necessary to notify me. However, it is up to you to find out what you miss; please consult with a fellow student about what you missed.

Tutorials All students must enrol in a tutorial on Acorn, and you are expected to attend all tutorials. Attendance will be taken in tutorials, and TAs will be asked to evaluate you based on your level of participation. You should ask questions, participate in group discussions, and do the small assignments you are given in tutorials.

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Policies Academic Integrity This course is governed by the University of Toronto’s Code of Student Conduct and Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. http://academicintegrity.utoronto.ca/ All the evaluations in this course are ultimately based on individual work. Cheating, plagiarism, or representing other people’s work as your own will severely affect your academic standing. Lack of familiarity with the rules is not an excuse. Suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be forwarded to the Department of Linguistics and the Office of Student Academic Integrity. Guidelines on plagiarism: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/how-not-to-plagiarize

Departmental Grading Policy Marks in this course will be assigned following the Department of Linguistics’ grading policy. The Department of Linguistics follows the University Assessment and Grading Practices policy. Your overall mark for the course will be determined based on the breakdown found in the Evaluation section above. Department of Linguistics Grading policy: https://linguistics.utoronto.ca/forms/ lin-dept-grading-policy.pdf University Assessment and Grading Practices Policy. http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/Assets/Governing+Council+Digital+Assets/Policies/PD F/grading.pdf

E-mail policy All email correspondence must be sent from a University of Toronto email address. I will not be checking messages sent through Quercus. The subject line should begin with “LIN204” and the body should include your full name and student number. I expect proper email etiquette in your communication. You are expected to respect proper grammar conventions, including correct capitalization, punctuation, grammar and spelling. Emails conforming to the above will be responded to within 24 hours if sent on weekdays and within 48 if sent on weekends. Course content questions should be asked in class, or in office hours. Please note, that I may forward questions about the course content to all students in order for everyone to benefit from them.

Lecture slides/notes policy Lecture notes will be posted after lectures. This choice is motivated by two factors: a) it encourages class attendance and attention to the lecture (which is not a direct reflection of the readings, but a supplement), and b) I would like you to develop your own note-taking style that is personal and tailored to your learning style. Good note-taking should help you better process and more quickly recall the material. All PowerPoint slides will contain a visible slide number that can be used to orient your notes to my slides. This website is an excellent resource for building personal note-taking skills: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/notes.html This note-taking system is tried and true and many people rely on it: http://lsc.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Cornell-NoteTaking-System.pdf

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Writing Support For any courses that require writing papers, consider making an appointment with a college writing centre. Plan ahead! Everyone wants help during the last week of classes. http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/writing-centres.

English Language Learners For those of you who are ELL students, there are some helpful resources available with general advice for keeping up with readings and lectures, as well as specific advice for help with writing in academic English. Please feel free to come talk to me if you have specific concerns and we can work together to help you achieve your learning goals. http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/advising/ell http://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/english-language/

Accessibility Students with diverse learning styles and needs are very welcome in this course. If you have a disability/health consideration that may require accommodations, please feel free to approach me and Accessibility Services as soon as possible. Staff at Accessibility Services are available by appointment to assess specific needs, provide referrals and arrange accommodations. The sooner you let us know your needs the quicker we can assist you in achieving your learning goals in this course. Accessibility Services is located at: 455 Spadina Ave. 4th Floor, Suite 400 416-978-8060; [email protected] http://www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/as

How to address me Since I am neither a professor nor a PhD (yet), there is no need to address me as “Professor Yawney” or “Dr. Yawney”. I prefer that you address me as “Heather” or, if you are not comfortable addressing me by my first name, “Ms. Yawney”.

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