PdF:A2BK_SYNA Syntax A - Course Information
A2BK_SYNA Syntax A
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, 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
- A2BK_SYNA/OS01: Fri 27. 9. 11:10–12:50 učebna 6, Fri 18. 10. 11:10–12:50 učebna 6, Fri 1. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 6, Fri 15. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 6, Fri 29. 11. 11:10–12:50 učebna 6, Fri 13. 12. 11:10–12:50 učebna 6, R. Vogel
A2BK_SYNA/01: Mon 30. 9. 14:50–16:30 učebna 58, Mon 14. 10. 14:50–16:30 učebna 58, Mon 4. 11. 14:50–16:30 učebna 58, Mon 18. 11. 14:50–16:30 učebna 58, Mon 2. 12. 14:50–16:30 učebna 58, Mon 16. 12. 14:50–16:30 učebna 58, R. Vogel - Prerequisites
- ( A2BK_PJ1B Practical Language 1B && A2BK_GR1B Grammar B && A2BK_SFFB Phonetics Seminar B ) || A2BK_SOZK Complex Exam
Students can enroll in Seminar to Syntax A only after completing courses Grammar A and Grammar B and successfully passing "Souborná zkouška" (A2BK_SOZK). - 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
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (eng.) (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Teacher Training in Foreign Languages - English Language (programme PdF, B-SPE) (2)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the course is to master modality including the two types of modality - intrinsic and extrinsic - and all kinds of non-finite verb forms, infinitives, gerunds and participles. Students are supposed to become acquainted with the analysis of the simple sentence, especially in contrast to their mother tongue, the Czech language. They also study some cohesive means, notably substitution and ellipsis. An important part of the course is the mastery of the four basic sentence types and their corresponding discourse functions. Finally, students are expected to master the semantics and grammar of adverbials.
- Syllabus
- The simple sentence. Grammatical notation. Tree diagrams and bracketing. The semantics and grammar of adverbials. Sentence types and discourse functions. Pro-forms and ellipsis. Introduction to modal verbs. Ability, permission, and possibility. Past activity, habit, refusal, etc. Expectation, assumption, and conclusion. Obligation, absence of obligation. Duty and arrangement, with non-fulfilment. Use of should for suggestions, opinions, feelings, etc. The infinitive. The -ing form as a gerund. Verbs taking a full infinitive or -ing (gerund). Revision.
- Literature
- required literature
- CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. info
- GETHIN, Hugh. Grammar in context :proficiency level English. New edition. Harlow: Longman, 1996, 235 s. ISBN 0-17-556420-5. info
- GREENBAUM, Sidney and Randolph QUIRK. A student's grammar of the English language. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 490 stran. ISBN 0582059712. info
- recommended literature
- DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. 2. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1994, 673 s. ISBN 8020004866. info
- POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002, 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. info
- LEECH, Geoffrey N., M. (Margaret) DEUCHAR and Robert HOOGENRAAD. English grammar for today : a new introduction. London: Macmillan, 1982, xvi, 224 p. ISBN 0-333-30643-0. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar discussion, online exercises and quizzes, home assignments.
- Assessment methods
- Tests: Students have to take one midterm test in November, and one final test and translation (from Czech into English) in the credit week to get a credit from Seminar to Syntax A. The combined pass mark of tests is 70%. The pass mark of translation is 70% as well. Online Quizzes: there are interactive self-check quizzes available in the Moodle course, and students have to do them all by the dates specified. Attendance: Regular attendance is strongly recommended, but will not be checked; however, once a student attends the class, they are expected to participate in an active way: asking questions, answering when called on, listening to questions and answers, taking notes. Homework: It is required that students do all the homework assignments, by the dates specified.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin. - Teacher's information
- http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=716
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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