FF:AJL02006 English Grammar II - Course Information
AJL02006 English Grammar II (Seminar)
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Vladislav Belev (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Čanecký (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Jana Hallová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Emma Jackovičová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jana Pelclová, 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 - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- AJL02003 English Grammar I && AJL02004 English Grammar I
- 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
- there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Following the course AJL02004 English Grammar I, the objective of this course is to discuss morphology and syntax systematically, but with emphasis on practical use of English word and sentence structure. The course focuses on English verbs and variation in verb phrases, and on the clause structural patterns and their variations. The chapters covered are 5+6+8+10+12 from Biber et al.'s Longman student grammar of spoken and written English.
- Learning outcomes
- Students will be able to understand the nuances of English grammar and will be able to apply their skills in practice. As a result, they will increase their proficiency in English.
- Syllabus
- The following thematic areas will be covered:
- 1. Verbs
- 2. Variation in the verb phrase
- 3. The grammar of clause
- 4. Complement clauses
- 5. Word order choices
- Literature
- required literature
- BIBER, Douglas, Susan CONRAD and Geoffrey N. LEECH. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. First published. Harlow: Longman, 2002, vii, 487. ISBN 9780582237278. info
- recommended literature
- SWAN, M.: Practical English Usage, 3rd Ed., Oxford: OUP, 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-442098-3.
- ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. London: Longman, 1988, x, 374. ISBN 0582558921. 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
- ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar practice. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 250 s. ISBN 0-582-04588-6. 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
- Practical seminars. There will be 7 seminars. Students are expected to have the handouts ready (printed or open on an electronic device) for each seminar and to read the chapters required.
- Assessment methods
- Assessment: attendance (students can miss 1 class), 6 e-tests (each e-test must be above 69.99%) + to submit an oral presentation in the exam period
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Teacher's information
- https://elf.phil.muni.cz/21-22/course/view.php?id=733
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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