PdF:AJ2BP_GRAB Grammar B - Course Information
AJ2BP_GRAB Grammar B
Faculty of EducationSpring 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Martin Němec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- AJ2BP_GRAB/01: Thu 7:55–9:35 učebna 12, M. Němec
AJ2BP_GRAB/02: Thu 9:45–11:25 učebna 57, M. Němec
AJ2BP_GRAB/03: Thu 16:10–17:50 učebna 57, M. Němec - Prerequisites
- AJ2BP_GRAA Grammar A
Students passed the Grammar A course and are ready to develop the knowledge base of the English grammar system. - 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
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Lower Secondary School Teacher Training in English Language and Literature (programme PdF, M-ZS5)
- 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 should be able to: compare sentences in terms of grammar and meaning; correct mistakes in sentences; provide explanations and examples of their own; analyze stretches of language and justify choices of structures, and identify the speaker's attitudes and intentions.
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 with Common Nouns
- 4. Proper nouns - Progress Test 1 - 24/3/2011
- 5. Nouns - Number
- 6. Nouns - Gender and Case
- 7. Pronouns 1 - Introduction + Personal pronouns - Progress Test 2 - 14/4/2011
- 8. Pronouns 2
- 9. Pronouns 3
- 10. Adjectives and Adverbs 1 - Progress Test 3 - 5/5/2011
- 11. Adjectives and Adverbs 2 plus 3
- 12. Prepositions
- 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
- MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. 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
- not specified
- POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002, 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. info
- Teaching methods
- homework, class discussion, pair work, group work, on-line discussions, self-tests (an e-learning course course support)
- Assessment methods
- Requirements: attendance is not required but students are expected to be active once in the classrom, all required homework, 3 achievement tests (pass mark 70%), Moodle self tests and participation in the Online Dictionary project (20 items), Credit test (pass mark 70%). Students are required to work regularly with the Moodlinka course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk, Workbook by S. Chalker and Grammar I (see Literature).
Methods: lectures, class and group discussions, pair work, homework, group projects (Students' Online Dictionary) - Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Teacher's information
- http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1873
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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