This course provides an overview of English grammar and discourse, from the perspective of educational and language sciences. Students completing this course will learn the metalanguage and functions of grammar in Australian Standard English, including the parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc.), phrases, clause and sentences types. Students will develop the skills and knowledge required to understand and deliver a functional grammar curriculum, including, though not limited to, the grammar-related benchmarks of the Australian National Curriculum and Victorian Curriculum F¿10. Grammatical development and milestones in children such as orders of acquisition, and grammatical development in second language learners will be examined. The current research on grammatical development, grammar pedagogy and evidence-based instructional practices will also be considered. The course will teach students about the relationship between grammar, written communication and discourse. Students will learn about the different text types needed for literacy, e.g. recounts, information reports, narratives etc. and be able to explicitly articulate how these different text types use grammar in different ways to achieve specific functions. How coherence and cohesion in communication is achieved, and its relationship to grammar, will also be studied.
For further information regarding the course please refer to the Course Outline found at the following link (PDF, 181kB).
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a student contribution band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2024 contribution amount* -
$555
2024 contribution amount - continuing student who commenced before 1 Jan 2021* -
$555
* for Clinical Psychology (Clin Psych) & Professional Pathways (Prof Path) bands the contribution amount is determined by accredited course. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should visit our CSP page for further information.
Note: The Job-ready Graduates Package introduced new funding clusters and contribution amounts from the 2021 academic year. If you are a continuing student who commenced before 1 January 2021 studying units in disciplines with increased contribution amounts, you will continue paying the same amount (indexed each year) as you would have. For further information visit the Australia Government's Study Assist website.
These places are offered for postgraduate studies or to CSP ineligible students and tuition fees are not subsidised by the Australian Government. Domestic postgraduate tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about domestic tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
International tuition fees are course-based annual fees and the unit fee you pay will vary according to the degree you are studying. To find out more about international tuition fees and view the relevant fee schedule visit our fees website.
It is important to check unit delivery details including location and census date, prior to making decisions about enrolment. Detailed semester and census date information can be found on the Important Dates page.