Grammar 101 Spring 2012 National Taipei University

1. Grammar 101Spring 2012National Taipei University Instructor: Jully Yin Meeting Room: Room 209

2. Instructor Profile Ms. Jully Yin has been instructing at National Taipei University since 2011. Education:  Ms. Jully Yin has obtained the graduation diploma from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and completed courses of teaching credentials in California State University, Long Beach. Belief: Ms. Jully Yin believes everyone can learn well. If he/she can’t, it is the teacher’s fault.

3. Meeting Dates The following dates represent the 2012 meeting schedule for the Grammar 101 : Thursday, Mar. 8th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, Mar. 15th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, Mar. 22nd 1pm to 4pm Thursday, Mar. 29th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, April. 5th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, April. 12th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, April. 19th 1pm to 4pm

4. Meeting Dates The following dates represent the 2012 meeting schedule for the Grammar 101 : Thursday, May 3rd 1pm to 4pm Thursday, May 10th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, May 17th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, May 24th 1pm to 4pm Thursday, May 31st 1pm to 4pm

5. Office Hours Currently, the instructor does not have the office hours open on campus. However, the students of this workshop can still reach the instructor if there is any questions need to be answered. How to reach the instructor: jullyyin@gmail.com

6. Curriculum To help students review the basic speech parts in English, National Taipei University offers the Grammar 101 Spring 2012. In this workshop, students will learn the speech parts and structures of English language. Also, lecturer will work with the students with fundamental grammars of English language.

7. Course Outline 1.Parts of Speech (overview and works specifically on Noun, Verb, and Adj.) 2.Parts of Speech (works specifically on Adv., Int.,Prep., Conj. and Pron.) 3.Sentence Functions (Declarative , Exclamatory , Interrogative, and  Imperative ) 4.Sentence Structures (Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound-complex) 5.PUNCTUATION & BASIC MECHANICS 6.modal and Auxiliary 7.subject-verb agreement 8.Time and Tenses 9. Time and Tenses 10. Time and Tenses 11. Vocabulary Bank (stem, prefix, infix, and suffix) 12.common mistakes in English writing

8. Good afternoon!! Case study http://thegrammarexchange.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/340600179/m/7311036453

9. Meeting Six: Modal verbs and Auxiliary Open discussion: What is modal verb? Can you 5 modal verbs in modern English?

10. Meeting Six: Modal and Auxiliary Open discussion: What is auxiliary? Can you 3auxiliaries in modern English?

11. Ice Breaker Why do people talk? What are the criteria in a language?

12. Three Criteria of Language Structural Semantic Functional

13. Think about it! *My dad is a stewardess. *My mom a stewardess. *Would you like to give me 10 dollars?

14. Modal Verbs Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs.

15. Modal Verbs vs. Normal Verbs Example: 1. He speaks Chinese. 2. He did not speak Chinese. 3. She studied very hard. Normal Verbs 1. takes "-s" in the third person. 2. You use “do not”, “does not”, or “did not” to make modal verbs negative in Simple Present and Simple Past. 3. can be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.

16. Modal Verbs vs. Normal Verbs Modal Verbs 1. do not take "-s" in the third person. 2. use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past. 3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses. Example: 1. *He cans speak Chinese. 2. *He did not should be late. 3. *•She musted study very hard.

17. Common Modal Verbs Can Could May Might Must Ought to Shall Should Will Would

18. Common Phrasal Modal Verbs Be able to Be going to Be about to Have to Have got to Be to Be supposed to Used to Be allowed to Be permitted to

19. Tense or Modal John is a teacher. John may be a teacher.

20. The Meaning of Modal When using a modal, the language users interject their own perspective and view a proposition more subjectively than when they simply use present or past tense.

21. Why Modal To give a proposition a degree of probability To express one’s attitude To perform various social functions To express politeness To express indirectness when making requests To give advice To grant permission

22. The Functions of Modals An epistemic meaning expressing logical probability (logical probability) A deontic function expressing a use relate to social interaction (social interaction)

23. Logical Probability Prediction Probability Necessity

24. Social Interaction Making requests Giving advice

25. Other Modals and Modal-like forms Potential realization Can, be able to Desire Would like to Offer/Invitation Would you like to Preference Would rather X than Y, would prefer to

26. Potential realization Ability for animate subjects I can speak Chinese. My dog is able to jump on the bed. Potentiality for inanimate subjects This business can be recognized.

27. Desire I would like an apple. I would like to live in California. I would like to work at Disneyland.

28. Offer/Invitation Would you like some tea? Would you like to dance?

29. Preference I would rather stay at home than at school. I would prefer to go to work instead of idling.

30. ESL EFL Users Errors *I will prefer to stay here. *Will you like some cake? Group Discussion: Why the above sentences are not grammatically / semantic right?

31. Another Review of Modal Ability Requests Permission Desires Possibility Advice Necessity

32. Ability: Can, Could In 2001, I can’t / couldn’t swim. I took swimming lessons. Now I can / could swim.

33. Requests: Will, Would, Can, Could Would you please open the door? How to respond to this type of questions? Yes: Certainly. Of course. Sure. No problem. No: I can’t. I couldn’t. I’m sorry.

34. Permission Can she drive safely? Can we start the test? Could I come in? May I use the computer now? Could he speak Spanish last year?

35. Desires Would you like some tea? How to respond to this type of questions? Yes: Yes, please. Yes, I would. No: No, thank you. No, I’d rather not.

36. Possibility Would it rain tomorrow? How to respond to this type of questions? Yes: It may. It is going to rain. No: It may not. (*No, it may not.)

37. Advice Shall we dance? *Ought we dance? How to respond to this type of questions? Yes: Yes. (Yes,you should.) No: No. (No, you shouldn’t.)

38. Necessity Have to vs. Must Can you tell the difference? I have to study. I must study.

39. Have to To express a strong obligation

40. Must Some personal circumstance makes the obligation necessary (and the speaker almost certainly agrees with the obligation.)

42. Auxiliary verbs In linguistics, an auxiliary verb is a verb that gives further semantic or syntactic information about a main or full verb.

43. What do auxiliary verbs do in English? To form Passive Voice To form Progressive Aspect To form Perfect Aspect To emphasize

44. To form Passive Voice Be + P.P. Is “Be” a Modal or an Auxiliary?

45. To form Progressive Aspect Be + V-ing Is “Be” a Modal or an Auxiliary?

46. To form Perfect Aspect have + P.P. Is “have” a Modal or an Auxiliary?

47. Conclusion Modal verbs are not Be verbs Be verbs are auxiliary verbs. Some other helping verbs are functioning as auxiliary verbs. Modals are not auxiliary verbs.

48. Wanna learn more? http://ajaja.paradoxinc.org/Basic/Grammar/Modals.html