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BY: ZULAIKA ABD.AZIZ
A133153
TESL (1ST YEAR)
 Course
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description
In this course, students are able to develop deeper understanding
of how the English language system works. Students will explain,
analyse, talk, and present the the grammar of English language
by elaborating on how grammar and the English language system
works. Students will compare and synthesis the structure and use
of the English language. Through activities that focus on accuracy
more than fluency, students are able to speak, write and read
better. They are also able to correct common errors as well as
ambiguities.
Course objectives
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At the end of the course students should be able to:
Understand and be aware of their own attitude about
language,
Analyse the structure of English grammar,
Understand and use grammar correctly in written and
oral communication.
 The
word “noun” derives from the Latin
nomen meaning NAME
 Noun
is a word which refers to people, things,
ideas, feelings or qualities
1. Proper nouns
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Also called proper names
Are the names of unique entities.
Ex: Shila, Edward, Malaysia, Japan, Monday, October,
etc.
Proper nouns are capitalised in English
2. Common nouns
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Boy, planet, country are coomon nouns.
Refers to a person, place, things, in a general sense.
Only capitalysed when you begin a sentence.
3. Abstact nouns/ideas
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A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea,
experience, stateof being, trait, quality, feeling, or
other entity that cannot be experienced with the fives
senses.
Send them my love. [in this sentence, the word love
function as an abstact noun because it is a thing that
exist beyond five senses.
Ex: peace, honesty, kindness…..
 Can
be subject, object or complement of a
verb, or a object of preposition.
 Can be their own, but often include other
words such as deyerminers, numbers, and
adjectives.
 It also can be pronouns.
 Singular noun groups take singular verbs and
plural noun groups take plural verbs.
 Singular
noun
ex: boy, tree, book
 Plural noun
a) regular- ends in S
ex: shirt- shirts
girl- girls
b) irregular- change in vowel
ex: woman- women
 GENDER
NOUNS
Masculine gender
all words representing male
ex: boy, king, prince
Feminine gender
all words representing female
ex: girl, princess, queen
Neuter gender
Inanimate objects
ex: book, chair, pen
Common gender
males or females
ex: cousin, child, friend