The course aims at introducing students to the field of linguistics and its five main areas, namely phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. In addition, word formation processes will be also introduced. 

The course aims at introducing students to the field of linguistics and its five main areas, namely phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. 
By the end of this course, students will: 
- Become familiar with the general concepts and core areas of language and linguistics;
- Gain theoretical and practical knowledge of how language is structured; and
- Understand the necessary terminology used in the linguistic description and analysis.
 

This course deals with English grammar in a practical way for the purpose of production (speaking/reading) and comprehension (listening/writing). It also serves as an introduction to the basic linguistic terminology. The course starts with a review of the parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, preposition and pronouns). The focus then shifts to the different types, structures, and uses of tenses, as well as subject-verb agreement. Students are then introduced to the different classes of nouns (count, noncount, collective, etc) as well as pronouns.