AJ2BK_USAJ Introduction to English Language for Teachers

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Martin Adam, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BK_USAJ/OS01: Fri 21. 9. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 19. 10. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 2. 11. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 16. 11. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 30. 11. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 14. 12. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, M. Adam
AJ2BK_USAJ/OS02: Fri 12. 10. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 26. 10. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 9. 11. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 23. 11. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 7. 12. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, Fri 21. 12. 12:05–12:50 učebna 10, M. Adam
Prerequisites
Basic linguistic knowledge from the secondary school
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The scope of linguistics, the history of linguistics, varieties of English, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics affecting language teaching strategies. Having completed the course, the studnets should have a general insight into the main areas of general linguistics.
Syllabus
  • Filologie; Studium jazyka;
  • Třídění jazyků; Česká anglistika;
  • Počátky anglistiky;
  • Historický vývoj AJ;
  • Regionální rozdělení angličtiny;
  • Dictionaries and Grammars;
  • Origin of language;
  • History of diachronic linguistics;
  • History of synchronic linguistics;
  • Structuralism
Literature
    required literature
  • HLADKÝ, Josef and Jan CHOVANEC. Úvod do studia anglického jazyka (Introduction to the Study of English). 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1999, 83 pp. ISBN 80-210-2120-9. info
    recommended literature
  • YULE, George. The study of language [Yule, 1996]. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, xiii, 294. ISBN 0-521-56851-X. info
  • FROMKIN, Victoria and Robert RODMAN. An introduction to language. 4th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1988, xiv, 474 s. ISBN 0-03-006532-1. info
  • Interactive language teaching. Edited by Wilga M. Rivers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987, xvii, 228. ISBN 0-521-31108-X. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical input presented by the teacher, followed by a discussion and practical iluustrations or examples. Teaching methods: classroom discussions, lectures, students' presentations, home assignments, home projects.
Assessment methods
Credit test at the end (structured tasks - gap filling, multiple choice, open questions, matching).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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