AJ42003 English Grammar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Drápela, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Zmrzlá, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ42003/A: each even Friday 15:50–17:25 G22, M. Drápela
AJ42003/B: each even Friday 14:10–15:45 G22, P. Zmrzlá
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 objective of the seminar is to discuss morphology and syntax systematically, but with emphasis on practical use of English word and sentence structure, The material used in the seminar will be based on topics from L. G. Alexander's Longman English Grammar (1988) and hand-outs provided in classes. The course makes use of G. Leech's book 'An A-Z of English Grammar and Usage'.
Syllabus
  • 1. The sentence
  • 2. Nouns
  • 3. Articles
  • 4. Pronouns
  • 5. Quantity
  • 6. Adjectives
  • 7. Adverbs
  • 8. Prepositions, adverb particles adn phrasal verbs
  • 9. Verbs, verb tenses, imperatives
  • 10. Be, have, do
  • 11. Modal auxiliaries and related verbs
  • 12. The passive and the causative
  • 13. Questions, answers, negatives
  • 14. Conditional sentences
  • 15. Direct and indirect speech
  • 16. The infinitive and the -ing form
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. London: Longman, 1988, x, 374. ISBN 0582558921. info
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar practice. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 250 s. ISBN 0-582-04588-6. info
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N., Benita CRUICKSHANK and Roz IVANIČ. An A-Z of English grammar and usage. Walton-on-Thames, England: Nelson, 1991, xv, 575 p. ISBN 0-17-556-0218. info
    not specified
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. A Practical English Grammar. Exercises 1. 3. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1990, 181 s. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. A Practical English Grammar. Exercises 2. 3. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1990, 199 s. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. Structure Drils. A Practical English Grammar. Sv. 1. Oxford: University Press, 1989, 122 s. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. Structure Drils. A Practical English Grammar. Sv. 2. Oxford: University Press, 1989, 116 s. info
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny : na pozadí češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1988, 673 p. info
  • THOMSON, A. J. and A. V. MARTINET. A practical english grammar. 3-nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1970, xi, 275. info
Teaching methods
Problematic issues will be discussed in class. Students are expected to do the assigned readings and exercises in advance.
Assessment methods
End-Term Test (Written Form)
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: 5x2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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