ENG4151 - Systemic Functional Grammar, introduction
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
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Course content
This course introduces you to Systemic Functional grammar, which is a theory that aims to account for the use of language as a vehicle for communication between people in social and cultural contexts. The theory focuses on the functions of language in representing states and activities, in interaction and in creating discourse. It raises your awareness of how language users convey meaning through their choice of words and grammatical structures in specific situations. It includes analyses of authentic texts.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you will have:
- learned to describe the lexical, grammatical and cohesive structures of texts and to discuss these in the light of systemic-functional theory.
- incrased your ability to reflect on how the resources of the English language are employed in different types of texts.
- learned why language users choose one wording over another to better reach their communicative goals.
Admission
Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.
International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Admission to the master programs in language or LAP.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course assumes a good proficiency in written and oral English
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with ENG2151 - Systemic Functional Grammar, introduction
Teaching
Seminar, two hours per week for 14 weeks, 28 hours in all.
Attendance is obligatory 11 out of 14 seminars. Additional absences must be justified by documentation to the exam coordinator.
The student must hand in 2 assignments during the course by set deadlines. Both assignments must be approved by the course teacher for the student to be able to take the exam.
Examination
The exam consists of a three-day home exam.
You submit your paper in Fronter in the course's "fellesrom". Read more about submission procedures
Previous exams:
http://www.uio.no/studier/emner/hf/ilos/ENG4151/Eksamensoppgaver/Eksamensoppgaver.xml
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
The results will be available on the StudentWeb within three weeks after the exam.
Explanations and appeals
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Withdrawal from an examination
If you wish to withdraw from the exam you must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the deadline. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.
Once the course requirements have been fulfilled, they remain valid for the current and the next two semesters that the course is taught.
Special examination arrangements
If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.
Evaluation
Feedback from our students is essential if we are to provide the best possible education. As a student at the University of Oslo you will be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses. Every time a course is given, we ask students to participate in mid-term evaluations, and periodically we ask them to participate in periodic evaluation of the course.