Lecturer: Professor Anne Curzan, University of Michigan. Course No. 2222. The length of each lecture is: ca. 30 min. The entire program consists of 24 lectures. Accompanying CD-ROM contains course workbook in PDF format. Compact discs.
Contents:
Why do we care about grammar? -- Prescriptivism: grammar Shoulds and Shouldn'ts -- Descriptivism: how grammar really works -- Re phrasing -- Fewer octopuses or less octopi? -- Between you and your pronouns -- Which hunting -- A(n) historical issue -- Funnest lecture ever -- Going, going, went -- Object lessons -- Shall we? -- Passive voice was corrected -- Only adverbs -- No Ifs, Ands, or Buts -- However to use However -- Squirrels and prepositions -- Stranded prepositions -- The dangers of danglers -- Navigating the choppy paragraph -- What part of speech is Um? -- Duck, duck, comma, and duck -- Its/It's confusing -- Trending language.
Summary:
Improve your grammar competence and confidence in all contexts with these illuminating lectures that cover the essential elements of English grammar and usage.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.