N2BP_MOR2 Morphology 2

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Roland Anton Wagner, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Tomáš Káňa, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
N2BP_MOR2/01: Mon 17:35–18:20 učebna 55, R. Wagner
N2BP_MOR2/02: Mon 13:55–14:40 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), R. Wagner
N2BP_MOR2/03: Thu 10:15–11:00 učebna 55, R. Wagner
Prerequisites (in Czech)
N2BP_Mor1 Morphology 1 || NJP_Mor1 Morphology 1 (lect.)
Regelmäßige und aktive Teilnahme an Seminaren, Ausarbeitung der vorzubereitenden grammatischen Übungen (Geislerova: Übungsgrammatik Deutsch), schriftlicher Test in Morphologie - theoretischer und praktischer Teil, Kenntnis der empfohlenen Fachliteratur.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to use German verb forms in the appropriate context. They should be able to recall the most important irregular forms and to identify them in authentic language material. They should be able to relate active and passive constructions and to form one on the basis of the other. In the field of modality, students should be able to actively use German modals in their basic (deontic) meaning and to decode more special (epistemic) meanings, as they occur in texts. A further important outcome of the course is theoretical background knowledge on the organization of grammars. Students should become familiar with the essential terminology and be able to define the most important grammatical concepts; they should be able to use them to identify and classify the corresponding items in language material. Finally, they should be able to compare different accounts in the literature (e. g., different classifications of verbs) and assess their value for teaching German as a foreign language.
Syllabus
  • - finite and infinite verb forms,
  • - verb classification according to morphological criteria, verbal inflection classes,
  • - syntactic verb classification and morphological implications,
  • - semantic verb classification and implications for auxiliary selection,
  • - morphological, syntactic and semantic properties of German modals,
  • - periphrastic tenses,
  • - different descriptions of the German mood system,
  • - passive constructions and constructions with passive-like properties.
Literature
    required literature
  • Geislerová, Olga. Einführung in die Morphologie der deutschen Sprache. Brno 2005
  • HERING, Axel, Magdalena MATUSSEK and Michaela PERLMANN-BALME. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache. 1. Aufl. Ismaning: Max Hueber Verlag, 2002, 248 s. ISBN 3-19-001657-7. info
    recommended literature
  • EISENBERG, Peter. Grundriß der deutschen Grammatik. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler, 1998, 489 s. ISBN 3-476-01639-0. info
  • HELBIG, Gerhard and Joachim BUSCHA. Deutsche Grammatik :ein Handbuch für den Ausländerunterricht. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 2001, 654 s. ISBN 3-468-49493-9. info
Teaching methods
seminar
Assessment methods
The course finishes with a written exam covering the morphological lectures and seminars during the summer and the winter term (i.e. MOR1 and MOR2 as well as the according lectures). A minimum of 60 % is needed to pass the exam. For a revision, students are referred to the script (Geislerova) and the common intermediate grammars of German as a foreign language (e.g. Hering/Matussek/Perlmann-Balme). In addition, students are required to hand in a short paper (5 p.) reporting on their own research in the field of German morphology (see the folder “Course-Related Instructions” in the section “Study Materials” in the IS).
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
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