AJ_GPRB Grammar Practice B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Němec, 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
AJ_GPRB/01: each odd Wednesday 9:20–11:00 učebna 1, M. Němec
Prerequisites
B2 level of English is essential to master both the theoretical and practical parts of the subject.
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 course 'Grammar B' is designed for the 1st year students as an introductory course summarising and developing their knowledge of English grammar. The main objective of the course is to present grammar as a system and study it as a complex whole with focus on functions and meanings. Important part of the course also includes basic linguistic terminology, the knowledge of which is essential for the students' independent work with the course materials and recommended sources as well as their future studies. At the end of the course students should be able to: compare sentences in terms of grammar and meaning; correct mistakes in sentences; provide explanations and examples of their own; analyze stretches of language and justify choices of structures, and identify the speaker's attitudes and intentions. The course is based on 'A Student's Grammar of the English Language' by Sidney Greenbaum and Randolph Quirk . Chapters discussed include: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives and Adverbs, Prepositions i.e. chapters 5,6,7 and 9.
Syllabus
  • * 1. Nouns - introduction
  • * 2. Determiners - introduction
  • * 3. Articles with common nouns
  • * 4. Proper nouns
  • * 5. Nouns - number
  • * 6. Nouns - gender and case
  • * 7. Pronouns - introduction
  • * 8. Pronouns II.
  • * 9. Pronouns III.
  • * 10. Adjectives and adverbs - introduction
  • * 11. Adjectives and adverbs II.
  • * 12. Adjectives and adverbs III.
  • * 13. Prepositions
Literature
    required literature
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar I. 1.vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2000, 99 pp. ISBN 80-210-2311-2. info
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. info
  • QUIRK, Randolph and Sidney GREENBAUM. A Student s Grammar of the English Language. 1. vyd. London: Longman, 1990, 490 s. ISBN 0-582-07569-6. info
    recommended literature
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, ix, 340. ISBN 0521498694. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, Nestr. ISBN 0194274039. info
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. London: Longman, 1988, x, 374. ISBN 0582558921. info
Teaching methods
seminar discussions, lectures
Assessment methods
Requirements: active participation, all required homework, 3 achievement tests (pass mark 70%), Moodle self tests and participation in the online projects, Credit test(pass mark 70%). Students are required to work regularly with the Moodlinka course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk, Workbook by S. Chalker and Grammar I (see Literature). Methods: lectures, class and group discussions, pair work, homework, group projects
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předmět bude realizován pokud se přihlásí alespoň 10 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 1 hodina.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017.
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