X-Word Grammar, a course for teachers

Email Richard at rabend761@aol.com

Click here for the classwork, exercises, and answers for Richard's course.

I've been teaching since 1973 and have been at MPC since 1980.  I graduated Teachers College, Columbia University with an MA in TESOL (1977) and an MEd in Applied Linguistics (1979).  Obviously, a lot has changed since then, but I've kept current by reading and following developments in the field.  My own particular interests are syntax and evolutionary psychology and related topics in Linguistics.

Currently, I am teaching at Monterey Peninsula College, California.   For Spring, my three online classes are  LING 10 - "Foundations of Language", LING 15 - "Introduction to Linguistics", and LING/WOMN 25 - "Introduction to Language and Gender."   I am also teaching LING 10 - "Foundations of Language" on campus.   Just click on a link.  --Richard

Title

Topic

Link to video

Time

00

X-word Grammar Introduction

intro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ceoIJMUUEo&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

01.1

Lesson one Classwork –X-words and subjects

X-words and Subjects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrT9hi_2eaY&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e&index=6

21:51

01a

X-word Grammar Lesson One—Part A Every sentence has three forms

Affirmative/Question

/Negative 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Si7AToiow&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

1:29

01b

X-word Grammar Lesson One – Part B

The two X-word places

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sozEwKh6-8g&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

01c

X-word Grammar Lesson One – Part C

Finding the subject

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBOoFu_puSc&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

4:16

02

X-word Grammar Lesson Two - Shifters

shifters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l08zrpTA_KE&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

03

X-word Grammar Lesson Three - Predicates

predicates

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSpku12i2bQ&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

9:05

04.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Classwork

The 5 ties of English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlela4inVnw&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

16:41

04a

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Part A - Ties

Ties: Subject-X-word

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPezwl5Kwao&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

7:42

04b

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Part B - Ties

Ties: X-word-Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmiQ8TaaST8&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

8:13

04c

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Part C - Ties

Ties: Verb-Subject

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn681g3eXEA&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

6:57

04d

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Part D - Ties

Ties: Verb-Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOZqROw1kCU&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e&index=11

12:30

04e

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Part E - Ties

Ties: X-word-Verb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybkfA7a7e8U&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

13:56

04f

X-word Grammar Lesson Four Part F – the verbs “do” and “have”

Do and Have

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9u-6y1gCw&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

9:30

05

X-word Grammar Lesson Five

Active/passive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S62wekg7WCM&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

24:50

06.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Six -- Classwork

M, Y, and phrases

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-RqZPMSleE&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

15:18

06a

X-word Grammar Lesson Six –Part A

places in the predicate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9s08hl7EJQ

12:

06b

X-word Grammar Lesson Six –Part B

The 6 Phrases of English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMoWVgMV7q8

11:41

06c

X-word Grammar Lesson Six –Part C

Naming the phrase in Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVj5Xt_rBfU

12:29

07.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Seven Classwork

Y (Verb Particle Object Complement)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2uqYj0sTdU&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

46:31

07a

X-word Grammar Lesson Seven Part A

Y sector

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jq9nnSlL14

13:08

07b

X-word Grammar Lesson Seven Part B

objects/indirect objects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAb90iyLOfI

5:13

07c

X-word Grammar Lesson Seven Part C

Particles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG-xkIFahUU&list=PLKoOOtKxaJW779omBwKhgEU-nQkbigo6e

X-word Grammar Lesson Eight Classwork

08.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Eight Classwork

Wh- Questions and Traces

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTfzpv4b7TE

24:53

09R

X-word Grammar Lesson Nine – Review

review 1-8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKkPqEh2pY

26:37

10

X-word Grammar Lesson Ten adverbial included sentences

adverbial included sentences

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTnyq4uE2vA

12:06

10.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Ten Classwork

adverbial included sentences

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XNYwQeym1s

37:16

11.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Eleven Classwork

nominal included sentences

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udqPNDWZDQs

56:07

12

X-word Grammar Lesson Twelve Adjectival Included Sentences

Adjectival Included Sentences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZWK0BzGaDU

17:08

12.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Twelve Classwork

Adjectival Included Sentences

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6pfQVopQsU

55:57

13

X-word Grammar Lesson Thirteen Pre- head modifiers

pre-head modifiers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTLL1dOKyn4

18:29

13.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Thirteen Classwork

Pre- head modifiers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF6gHZmmxJE

27.24

14

X-word Grammar Lesson Fourteen Post head modifiers

post-head modifiers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTNbXKG8e_s

21:38

14.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Fourteen Classwork

post-head modifiers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds7mtqqgg7c

58:05

15

X-word Grammar Lesson Fifteen – coordinators and compounds

Coordinators and Compounds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7WWMMGkT6I

20:00

15.1

X-word Grammar Lesson Fifteen Classwork

Coordinators and Compounds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZueFm0i8Ns

46:28

15R

X-word Grammar Review  - Lessons 1 - 15

review 1 - 15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaY8A1VsOBg

1:01:49

16

X-word Grammar Lesson Sixteen - Ambiguity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdW433O28io

29:53

English Grammar. What is a shifter?

shifter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKU8AYYQ9S8

3:47

X-word Grammar Tamara’s verbs

verbs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8scL6-5LdN0

14:51

English Grammar in sentence form

grammar is glamour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvA8LREBqzQ

7:07

English Grammar. What is the predicate of a sentence

predicate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuGzxNdxkQo

9:14

English Grammar. What is a subject?

subject

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=048fCDbLty8&list=PLUxBdSKO72T97HbQRg9kWQLGz7X0OHpBd

5:59