Grammar Bridging Course

Who Should Take a Grammar Bridging Course?

Students who are enrolling in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) or the Hearing and Speech major of the Bachelor of Health Sciences, are advised to register for the grammar bridging course. Knowledge of grammar is assumed for the Linguistics and Phonetics unit of study, which is a core unit for these programs.

Duration: Ten and a half hours

Date: From Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 February 2013

Time: From 10am to 2pm (includes a 30 minute break for lunch)

Venue:Cumberland Campus,75 East St, LIDCOMBE. Building S, Room S102

Course Fee: A$165. (Including GST and course manual)

Course Code: CS215

Ask yourself: I achieved good results in English. Do I need to take a Grammar Bridging Course?

See how many of the following questions you can answer:

1.    These are some utterances typical of a 3-year-old child interacting with his mother. Identify all the multiword phrases and classify them as NP, VP, ADJ-P, ADV-P, or PP: "That tiger a bad cat." "Two cars sit on garage." "My race car goes so fast."

2.    Does this utterance from a 7-year-old child contain more than one clause? "The giraffe fell onto the little boy."

3.    Provide examples of how a speech pathologist might help this 2-year-old begin to include more adjectival phrases in her language. Typically, the 2-year-old says things like: "That a ball." "A baby."

4.    Identify the verb in this utterance as either Copular, Auxiliary, Gerund or Infinitive: "They were happy."

If you experienced difficulty with any of the above questions or want to improve your skills and confidence in grammatical analysis, then the bridging course is for you!

It is not recommended that you register for this course if you have not been offered a place in aUniversityofSydney Speech Pathologycourse.

If you have studied Linguistics and Phonetics at SydneyUniversity(or an equivalent institution) you do not need to complete this bridging course.

Registration forms: will be available on enrolment day in January 2013 or by contacting the Speech Pathology Program Administrator by email.

Registrations close: 5pm Monday 4 February 2013

Payment is required by: 10am Tuesday 5 February 2013

Conditions: Withdrawal prior to the closing date will result in registration fee being refunded less A$30 to cover administration costs. No refund is possible if withdrawal occurs after the closing date.

 If you have any questions:
DrTricia McCabe (Undergraduate Course Director, Speech Pathology) will be available on enrolment day to answer questions.

Alternatively, you can contact Mary Routledge(Program Administrator, Speech Pathology). Email: Mary.Routledge@sydney.edu.au  Phone: (02)9351-9447