AJ2RC_GR1A Grammar A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, 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
AJ2RC_GR1A/01: Fri 5. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 59, Fri 19. 10. 8:00–9:50 učebna 59, Fri 2. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 59, Fri 16. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 59, Fri 30. 11. 8:00–9:50 učebna 59, Fri 14. 12. 8:00–9:50 učebna 59, R. Jančaříková
Prerequisites
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
Course objectives
The course 'Grammar A' is designed for the 1st year students as an introductory course summarising and developing their knowledge of English grammar at upper-intermediate level.
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 also includes basic linguistic terminology, the knowledge of which is essential for the students' independent work with the course materials and recommended sources as well as their future studies. 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 explain their corrections; SWBAT provide explanations and examples of their own to illustrate the grammar points discussed; SWBAT analyze stretches of language and justify choices of structures, tenses, articles, etc., and identify the speaker's attitudes and intentions. Since most of the students in the programme are practising teachers, the students also share their experience and discuss common problems and ways of solving them.
The course is based on 'A Student's Grammar of the English Language' by Sidney Greenbaum and Randolph Quirk . Chapters discussed include: A general framework, Verbs and auxiliaries and The Semantics of the verb phrase, i.e. chapters 2,3,4.Other study and practice materials are provided in the moodle course (see below).
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - analyze a simple sentence in English in terms of sentence elements, types of phrase;
- distinguish between basic types of verb - transitive, intransitive and linking + more uses of the same verb as to the verb type
- understand and use the whole range of English tenses (simple and continuous) in context and explain differences in meaning;
- distinguish between the verbal categories of voice, mood, tense;
- form their own examples/sentences illustrating all of the above;
- be able to identify and correct mistakes in grammar
Syllabus
  • 1. Linguistic terminology: sentence and sentences structure, sentence elements, phrases, types of verbs, sentences v. clauses
  • 2.Linguistic terminology: markedness, basic types of reference (generica vs. specific), open vs. closed word classes, pro-forms, ellipsis, assestive vs. non-assertive use, markedness
  • 3. Main verbs - their common features, forms, regular vs irregular forms, finite vs. non-finite forms
  • 4. Primary auxiliaries - be, do and have - their common features, use in context with focus on their function
  • 5. Modal auxiliaries - marginal modal auxiliaries, modal idioms, semi-auxiliaries
  • 6. Passive - the category of voice (active vs. passive), reasons for using the passive, transformations in all tenses
  • 7. Subjunctive - form and function, fixed phrases, alternative structures
  • 8. Present tenses - simple and continuous with reference to present, past and future time; mutual comparison
  • 9. Past tenses - simple and continuous with reference to present past time, mutual comparison
  • 10. Perfect tenses - simple and continuous, mutual comparison,
  • 11. Expressing future - all structures expressing the future - will, going to, future perfect, be to, etc., mutual comparison
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
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. dotisk 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002, 99 stran. ISBN 8021023112. 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
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. 3. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2003, 673 s. ISBN 8020010734. info
Teaching methods
homework, self-study, class discussion, pair work, group work, on-line practice
Assessment methods
Requirements: 1.ATTENDANCE
2. HOMEWORK/ SELF-STUDY/ CLASS PARTICIPATION- the work in class is based on the materials that the students study prior to the seminar.
3. MOODLE SELF-TESTS(11 online tests) done by the deadlines specified (regularly)
4. MID-COURSE TEST - pass mark 70%, Topics 1-5, taken in Session 4
5. FINAL TEST in the exam period (all topics, pass mark 70%).
Students are required to work regularly using the materialas in the Moodle course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk and Workbook by S. Chalker (see Literature).
Methods: progress test, online quizzes, discussions
For details, deadlines, etc., see the moodle course.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ics.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1654
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
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