AJ2BP_GRAB Grammar B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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
AJ2BP_GRAB/01: Thu 13:55–15:35 učebna 42, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAB/02: Thu 7:30–9:10 učebna 53, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAB/03: Thu 18:30–20:10 učebna 57, R. Jančaříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ2BP_GRAA Grammar A
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 course is a continuation of course Grammar A taught in the previous term.
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. The course builds on the students' knowledge of basic linguistic terminology, which they acquired in the previous course. At the end of the course students will be able to (SWBAT)compare sentences in terms of grammar and meaning as well as compare Czech and English grammar where such comparison is noteworthy; SWBAT correct mistakes in sentences and provide correct option(s); SWBAT provide explanations and examples of their own; SWBAT analyze stretches of language and justify choices of structures, and identify the speaker's attitudes and intentions; SWBAT identify the most common problems in the use of English by Czech learners, mainly due to interference of Czech.
The course is based on 'A Student's Grammar of the English Language' by Sidney Greenbaum and Randolph Quirk . Topics discussed include: Nouns and determiners, pronouns, Adjectives and adverbs, Prepositions and Prepositional phrases, i.e. chapters 5,6,7,9.
Syllabus
  • 1. Nouns - introduction
  • 2. Determiners - introduction
  • 3. Articles - common nouns
  • 4. Articles - proper nouns
  • 5. Nouns - number, concord
  • 6. Nouns - gender and case
  • 7. Pronouns - introduction, personal pronouns
  • 8. Pronouns - demonstrative, reciprocal, reflexive pronouns
  • 9. Pronouns - indefinite pronouns
  • 10. Adjectives and adverbs - formation
  • 11. Adjectives and adverbs - comparison
  • 12. Adjectives and adverbs - position and order
  • 13. Prepositions and prepositional phrases
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. info
    recommended literature
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. London: Longman, 1988, x, 374. ISBN 0582558921. info
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. 3. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2003, 673 s. ISBN 8020010734. info
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002, 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. 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
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate. Harlow: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 0-582-40018-X. info
  • 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
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, Nestr. ISBN 0194274039. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1989, 274 s. info
Teaching methods
group work, pair work, group and class discussion, self-tests, on-line activities, homework, self-study, online forums
Assessment methods
Requirements:
Attendance - 80%
Active participation,
All required homework - self-study + tasks assigned
2 progress tests,
Moodle online self-tests (13 tests)
1 contribution to the online Forum.
FINAL EXAM
Students are required to work regularly with the Moodlinka course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk and Workbook by S. Chalker. For details of continuous assessment, see the Moodle course (Requirements and Continuous Assessment).
Methods: lectures, class and group discussions, pair work, homework
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1742
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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