Syntax

Heyyy, how are you feeling with the class so far? Do you think you're doing ok? I believe you are! Anyway, we're starting a new unit and I'm sure you've already noticed that it's kind of tricky, but don't be afraid, it's aboslutelly understandable and very useful. Did you know that most of the grammatical rules that we teach at school are based on syntactic rules? You see? Syntax can help you clarify your students' doubts! So pay attention and let's work together in this lesson.

The assisstantship will include some little explanation and also exercises so you can start practicing your phrase markers (also known as tree diagrams) and word labeling. If you have any suggestion and want me to do something different, let me know and I'll see what I can do. In the mean time, I suggest you to check the following webpages that may be helpful and useful:

http://changingminds.org/techniques/language/syntax/syntax.htm

http://esl.fis.edu/learners/advice/syntax.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

Have a nice week and see you next Friday
F.

Start here

Welcome everybody to the Linguistics blog! we're starting a little late but we'll manage to do everything according to what the teacher has planned. In this blog you will find some helpful materials to improve your knowledge. Also, we will be discussing the contents and you will participate actively to do a good job in the class. Sounds good so far, don't you think? I promise this won't be loads of work, but the same way I will ask you to participate independently looking for resources to share with you classmates; if you find anything online that would be beneficial in the blog, please don't hesitate in sending me the link and I will post it as soon as possible.

That's it for now, have a good week.
F.