English grammar in context

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English grammar in context provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 15 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

Overview
  • What are the differences between spoken and written English? Is use of grammar more or less complex than it appears? This free course, English grammar in context, looks at the way grammar can be ...

Syllabus
    • Introduction
    • Learning outcomes
    • 1 Why study grammar?
    • 1 Why study grammar?
    • 1.1 The power of grammar
    • 1.2 The importance of grammar
    • 2 Developments in grammatical description
    • 2 Developments in grammatical description
    • 2.1 Different types of grammatical description
    • 2.2 The history of grammatical description
    • 2.3 Using grammatical description in context
    • 3 Grammar and contextual variation
    • 3 Grammar and contextual variation
    • 3.1 Spoken and written modes: an overview
    • 3.2 Spoken and written modes: a comparison
    • 3.3 Features of speech: dialogue
    • 3.4 Features of speech: interaction
    • 3.5 Features of speech: ellipsis
    • 3.6 Features of speech: dysfluency
    • 3.7 Features of speech: language in real life
    • Conclusion
    • References
    • Acknowledgements