INTERMEDIATE STRUCTURE (ENS)

This unit is meant especially for Indonesian learners of English who have reached the intermediate level of English. The topics to highlight cover (1) the definition and classification of nouns according to their kinds, grammatical distinction, number, gender, and case, (2) noun phrase and compound nouns, (3) the definition and use of definite and indefinite articles, (4) pronouns, (5) concord between subjects and verbs, (6) verbs and verb phrases, (7) adjective and adverb, (8) adjective and adverb phrases. However, note to be considered that, since a clause has not been addressed in this unit, relative and interrogative pronouns, and a noun phrase of which structure is made up from a head word and adjective clause are not included. A noun phrase with more complex modifiers will not be discussed in this unit, either. Whereas the couse is in progress, students are introduced to English punctuation and spelling which are given in dispersal consistent with any topics related.

This course is aimed at developing students’ knowledge of  and ability in having either practical or theoretical English structure at the intermediate level through the receptive or productive use. Hence, it is designed to form the basis for the four other skills in language learning i.e. listening, reading, speaking, and writing, which subsequently serve as the foundation for other disciplines in relation to language and literary studies. In proportion to the topics addressed in the whole semester, at the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired:

1.       profound mastery of English structure at the intermediate level based on the topics offered;

2.       ability to recognize grammatical mistakes and reconstruct them in proper English;

3.       skills of constructing idiomatic and accepted English utterances.