A2BK_GR1B Grammar B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, 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_GR1B/OS01: Fri 24. 2. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 10. 3. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 24. 3. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 7. 4. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 28. 4. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 12. 5. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, R. Jančaříková
A2BK_GR1B/OS02: Fri 3. 3. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 17. 3. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 31. 3. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 21. 4. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 5. 5. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, Fri 19. 5. 13:55–15:35 učebna 11, R. Jančaříková
Prerequisites
A2BK_GR1A Grammar A
B2 level and higher.
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.
Assessment methods
The course finishes with a written exam testing the students' knowledge of English grammar. To qualify for the final exam the students must pass the continuous assessment during the semester. Requirements:
1. Attendance
2. Active participation - class work is based on students' independent work on the topics assigned
3. 2 progress tests
4. Moodle online self-tests (13 online tests)
5. Grammar Forum - 1 contribution per student
Students are required to work regularly with the materials in the Moodlinka course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk, Workbook by S. Chalker and Grammar I (see Literature). For details of continuous assessment, see the Moodle course.
Methods: progress tests, online quizzes, onlione discussions, written exam
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: 12hodin.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1000
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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