Friday 28 November 2014

Paragraph Writing Lecture 1

In this first lecture for the Paragraph Writing Module for Semester 1, I go through a definition of a paragraph, its main features which are unity, transitions and coherence, and the structure of a paragraph.

Sociolinguistics Lecture 2

In this lecture, I discuss the following topics about sociolinguistics:
*What do sociolinguists study?
*What determines language use?
*What is variety/code?
*What is the meaning of bilingualism?
*What is individual bilingualism?
*What is societal bilingualism?
*What is a first language?
*What is a second language?
*What is a foreign language?
*What is diglossia?

Present Simple and Progressive

In this lecture, I explain the different ways we use the Present Simple and Progressive in English. I also introduce the different forms of each and the types of adverbs with which each can be used.

Thursday 20 November 2014

Sociolinguistics Syllabus

In this lecture, I present the syllabus of my course for Semester 5 Module called Sociolinguistics. I introduce the main topics and concepts to be covered in my following lectures. The following amazing video complements my explanation of the concepts to be presented afterwards.



Friday 14 November 2014

Overview of Tenses in English Grammar

In this class, I briefly generally overview the tenses in English Grammar. I gave this lecture within the framework of my Grammar I course for university Semester 1 students.
If you wish to follow the whole course with me online, you are most welcome to join me in my Online Grammar Course for University students hosted at the Elearning Portal of our University. The direct link to that is below. You can simply just login there as a guest. But if you wish to do the interactive exercises, you need to create an account and login:
http://foadm1.uiz.ac.ma/course/view.php?id=23