FF:AJ11609 Lexical Skills A - Course Information
AJ11609 Lexical Skills A
Faculty of ArtsAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Jitka Vlčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Jana Chamonikolasová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ11609/01: each odd Thursday 14:00–15:40 G32, J. Vlčková
AJ11609/02: each even Thursday 14:00–15:40 G32, J. Vlčková - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ( AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II )
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- English Language and Literature (Eng.) (programme FF, B-FI)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-FI) (2)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GE)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-GK)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-HS)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-MA)
- English Language and Literature (programme FF, B-TV)
- Course objectives
- The course, which is based on self-study, will deal with words in a selected number of domains. The words considered are not completely synonymous but they are used in reference to the same subject matter in different registers (e.g. technical, colloquial…).There will also be a range of frequency phrases that are useful in particular contexts, as well as idiomatic and metaphorical expressions. Some examples of polysemy will also be considered. The orientation in different registers will help students to use the lexis in various situations in a more natural way and more accurately and make them aware of possible interferences with Czech. As lexis carries along cultural beliefs, the knowledge may be found useful in culture-related research.
- Syllabus
- 1.Introduction.Types of meaning.Collocation. Polysemy. Metaphor.Register. Connotation and cultural associations. HW.
- 2.Vocab. 1-4.HW
- 3.3.Vocab.5-7.HW.
- 4.Vocab.8-10.HW.
- 5.Vocab.11-12.HW
- 6.Vocab.13-15.HW
- 7.Vocab.16-17
- 8.Vocab.18-19.HW
- 9.Vocab.20-21.HW
- 10.Vocab.22-23.HW
- 11.revision
- 12.test
- Literature
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. Academic vocabulary in use. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 176 stran. ISBN 9780521689397. info
- Macmillan English dictionary for advanced learners. Edited by Michael Rundell. Second edition. Oxford: Macmillan, 2007, xi, 1748. ISBN 9781405026291. info
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English idioms in use. 5th print. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, 190 s. ISBN 0521789575. info
- MCCARTHY, Michael and Felicity O'DELL. English vocabulary in use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, 168 s. ISBN 0521599571. info
- HYMES, Dell H. Language in culture and society : a reader in linguistics and anthropology. New York: Harper & Row, 1964, xxxv, 764. info
- Teaching methods (in Czech)
- e/learning, bi-weekly sessions in class
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Hw, class presentation, final test
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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