ENG-2035 Perspectives on Grammar

This course for writers, educators, and lovers of language presents a detailed review of the rules and conventions currently applied to standard American English and explores interpretations and applications of grammar in historical and contemporary contexts. From its place in the classical Trivium to postmodern responses to "correctness" in language, grammar informs communication in every field. Students will study the foundational structures of grammar, mechanics, and usage in English - parts of speech, sentence patterns, pronouns, verbs, modifiers, subject-verb agreement, spelling, diction, punctuation, and mechanics - informed by perspectives from comparative linguistics and contemporary educational practice.