AJ1204 Grammar B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, 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
AJ1204/Kombi01: Fri 5. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 19. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 9. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 23. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 7. 5. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 21. 5. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, R. Jančaříková
AJ1204/Kombi02: Fri 12. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 26. 3. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 16. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 30. 4. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 14. 5. 8:00–9:50 učebna 56, Fri 21. 5. 8:00–9:50 učebna 4, R. Jančaříková
AJ1204/Prez01: Wed 16:00–17:50 učebna 10, R. Vogel
AJ1204/Prez02: Wed 13:00–14:50 učebna 12, R. Vogel
AJ1204/Prez03: Mon 8:00–9:50 učebna 12, R. Vogel
Prerequisites
AJ1203 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
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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.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - understand and explain the characteristic features of the word classes discussed (nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions);
- analyze and explain the use of the grammar points discussed in context;
- give their own examples to show understanding of the grammar issues discussed;
- identify and correct the most common mistakes in grammar;
- compare similar items with focus on their use and meaning;
- understand differences between English and Czech grammar to identify possible problems of Czech learners;
Syllabus
  • 1. Nouns - introduction - count. vs. non-count nouns, grammar vs. meaning (two meanigns of the same word, one count, the other non-count); partitives
  • 2. Determiners - introduction - positions of det. in the noun phrase (pre-determiners, central d., post-determiners)
  • 3. Articles - article use with common nouns
  • 4. Articles - article use with proper nouns
  • 5. Nouns - number (variable vs. invariable nouns), subject-verb agreement
  • 6. Nouns - gender (marked vs. unmarked), dual gender, common gender, gender markers; case - 's genitive vs. of contruction, meanings of 's genitive (possessive, descriptive, etc.)
  • 7. Pronouns - introduction, personal pronouns
  • 8. Pronouns - reflexive pronouns, reciprocal, demonstrative, interrogative
  • 9. Pronouns - indefinite pronouns and their compounds
  • 10. Adjectives and adverbs - formation; characteristic features
  • 11. Adjectives and adverbs - comparison of adjectives and adverbs
  • 12. Adjectives and adverbs - position and order (attributive, predicative)
  • 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
  • YULE, George. Oxford practice grammar : supplementary exercises with answers. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, v, 132. ISBN 9780194579872. 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
  • YULE, George. Oxford practice grammar : with answer. First published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, ix, 280. ISBN 9780194579827. 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
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002, 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. info
Teaching methods
Group work, pair work, group and class discussion, self-tests, on-line discussions, homework, self-study.
Assessment methods
Requirements for combined students (Friday groups) - for more details, check the moodle course offered by Renata Jančaříková
1. Attendance
2. Active participation - class work is based on students' independent work on the topics assigned
3. Mid-course test
4. Moodle online self-tests (12 online tests)
5. Grammar Forum - 1 contribution per student
Requirements for full-time students (taught by R. Vogel)- see the Moodle course Grammar B (AJ1204/Prez) - Spring 2021 at https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3140 .
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 test
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: kombinované studium: výuka v blocích.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
https://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=3140 (full-time students, groups of R. Vogel)
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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