BASIC COURSE OUTLINE for Structure I and II2

BASIC COURSE OUTLINE
Subject
Program
Semester

: Structure II
: English Education/Letters
: II

Credit : 2/ ENG 220
Status : Compulsory

A. Aims
By the end of this course students are expected to be able to have:
!. A good understanding of basic English structure,
2. Skills of constructing correct English sentences,
3. Ability to recognize mistakes in sentences and correct them,
4. Positive attitude to English sentence structure.
B. Course Description
This course deals with basic structure of English sentences with emphasis on nouns,
tenses and verb groups.

C. Organization of Teaching/Learning Activities
Introduction and discussion about the syllabus are conducted in this session. The
topics are sequenced from simple to complicated, when possible. Lecturing will be the
technique in delivering the theory of English sentence structure and then students are
assigned to do structured work both individually and in small groups in the classroom or at
home. Class discussions will be used to discuss students’ work.
D. Progressive of the course
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

13
14
15

Topic/Skills
Orientation of the course
Punctuation
Identifying Sentences
Identifying Nouns
Countable Nouns: Singular and Plural forms, D-items
Uncountable Nouns
Simple Tenses
MID TERM
Verb groups
Complex Tenses
Questions and Negative statements
Finite and non-finite Verb Groups
5-1 Verb Groups
5-1 Verb Groups
Review


Duration
100 min

E. Assessment
Students’ learning achievement will be assessed by considering the following
components and their contribution to the overall grade:
1.
Class performance
: 10%
2.
structured work
: 20%
3.
mid-semester test
: 20%
4.
semester test
: 40%
5.

Attendance
: 10%
B. References
Frank, M (1972). Modern English: A Practical Reference Guide. Eglewood Cliffs, New
Jersey: Prentice Hall.
Hornby, AS. (1974). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Nuryanto, F. (1990). Essentials of English Sentence Structure. Yogyakarta: Yayasan I.K.K.
Soesinto, and Bambang Sugeng. (1996). Structure II: Material for Semester two of the
English Department Structure Series. Yogyakarta: Unit Percetakan dan Penerbitan
IKIP Yogyakarta.

BASIC COURSE OUTLINE
Subject
Program
Semester

A.

: Structure I

: English Education/Letters
: I

Credit : 2/ ENG 219
Status : Compulsory

Aims

By the end of this course students are expected to have acquired:
1. A good understanding of basic English structure,
2. Skills of constructing correct English sentences,
3. Ability to recognize mistakes in sentences and correct them,
4. Positive attitude to English sentence structure.
B.

Course Description

This course deals with basic structure of English sentences with emphasizes on concords,
articles, personal pronouns, verbal and pronominal questions, negative statements,
punctuation and spelling.

A.

Organization of Teaching/Learning Activities

The topics are sequenced from simple to complicated, when possible. Lecturing will be
the technique in delivering the theory of English sentence structure and then students are
assigned to do structured work both individually and in small groups in the classroom or at
home. Class discussions will be used to discuss students’ work.
D.

Progression of the Course
Week
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII

IX
X
XI
XII
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI

Topic
Orientation to the course
Nouns : Countable Nouns
Uncountable Nouns
Definite and Indefinite Articles : a, an, and the
Concord of Subject and Verb
Concord of Nouns and Determiner (Collective Nouns)
Definite and Indefinite Pronouns
Review 1
Mid -term Exam
Concord of Tenses: Present Tenses

Concord of Tenses: Past Tenses
Verbal Questions
Pronominal Questions
Negative Statements
Review 2
Final Exam

Duration
100 minutes

E.

Assessment

Students’ learning achievement will be assessed by considering the following components and
their contributions to the overall grade:
1.
2.
3.
4.

F.

class performance
structured work
mid-semester test
semester test

:
:
:
:

10 %
20 %
30 %
40 %

References
Frank, Marcella. 1972. Modern English: a Practical Reference Guide. New York: Prentice Hall
Hornby, AS. (1974). Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. Oxford: Oxford

University Press.
Murphy, Raymond. (1985). English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Prayitno, I. and Bambang Sugeng. (1996). Structure I : Material for Semester One of the
English Department Structure Series. Yogyakarta: Unit Percetakan dan Penerbitan
IKIP Yogyakarta
Schramfer, Betty and Azar. 19 . Understanding and Using English Grammar.
Schramfer, Betty. 19 . Fundamentals of English Grammar.