The Glamour of Grammar
| Dates: | November 16 - December 21, 2022 |
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| Meets: | W from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
| Location: | Online |
| Cost: | $65.00 |
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Please note: This course program requires membership in a 2022-2023 OLLI at MSU Membership
Description
School teaching of English grammar often makes the subject appear dull and dreary, but in this course, you'll learn to love grammar. We'll consider hidden rules that structure English and make our utterances meaningful and where new words originate. Participants will also learn how the sounds of certain words enhance our appreciation of poetry, why English spelling is so weird, and how toddlers learn grammar without instruction. The course will also examine different dialects and pidgin and creole languages. You'll appreciate why there ain't no bad grammar and the "glamour of grammar."
Please note that ONLY the final session of this course on December 21 will be recorded.
Scholarships
Apply for a needs-based scholarship to take this offering.
Meet the Instructor
| Fee: | $65.00 |
Online
This is a real-time (live) online class that meets at the specified day(s)/time(s) listed.We will send you a reminder email with login instructions one business day before the program start date. If there are additional sessions, we will send reminders the morning of those sessions.
Asya Pereltsvaig
Asya Pereltsvaig received a degree in English and history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. in linguistics from McGill University. She taught at Yale and Stanford. She has also taught in lifelong education programs since 2010. Her expertise is in language and history and the relationship between them. Cambridge University Press published her most recent book, Languages of the World: An Introduction, (4th edition) in 2023. Asya is a popular instructor for several OLLI programs nationwide and was the faculty host for the OLLI trip to the Baltic countries and St. Petersburg in July 2017.| Date | Day | Time | Location |
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| 11/16/2022 | Wednesday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 11/23/2022 | Wednesday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 11/30/2022 | Wednesday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 12/07/2022 | Wednesday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |
| 12/21/2022 | Wednesday | 2 PM to 4 PM | Online |