Academic English Grammar

2026-2027

General Information

Course Code L_AABALES103
Credits 3 EC
Period P2
Course Level 100
Language of Tuition English
Faculty Fac. of Social Sciences and Humanities
Course Coordinator dr. L.G. de Passos Morgado da Costa BA
Examiner dr. L.G. de Passos Morgado da Costa BA
Teaching Staff dr. L.G. de Passos Morgado da Costa BA
Part of programme(s)

Practical Information

You need to register for this course yourself. The (de)registration deadlines can be found on VU.nl

Teaching Methods Seminar*, Lecture

*You cannot select a group yourself for this teaching method, you will be placed in a group.

Course Objective

  • You have knowledge of and insight into the most important areas of English grammar, particularly those which typically cause students problems when writing formal English.
  • You have insight into your own strengths and weaknesses in grammatical terms, and know how to go about resolving the weaknesses.

Course Content

An introduction into the most important aspects of English grammar, with an emphasis on the structures which are frequently used in academic language and on structures which typically cause problems for students when writing formal English.

Additional Information Teaching Methods

Lectures and seminars each week. Attendance is mandatory.

Method of Assessment

Digital multiple choice exam.

Additional Information Target Audience

First-year BA students Literature & Society: English.

Additional Information

Attendance is compulsory.

Custom Course Registration

There is a slightly different enrollment procedure for this module. The standard procedure of the Faculty of Humanities has students sign up for (I) the module, (II) the form of tuition (lecture and/or preferred seminar group), and (III) the exam. However, for this module the instructor will assign the students to the seminar groups. Therefore, students should sign up for (I) the module, (II) lecture and (III) the exam, but not for the seminar groups.