IAJk05 Grammar 2A - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Stanislavová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
IAJk05/01: Fri 4. 10. 10:00–11:50 učebna 10, Fri 18. 10. 10:00–11:50 učebna 10, Fri 1. 11. 10:00–11:50 učebna 10, Fri 15. 11. 10:00–11:50 učebna 10, Fri 29. 11. 10:00–11:50 učebna 10, Fri 13. 12. 10:00–11:50 učebna 10
Prerequisites (in Czech)
IAJk03 Grammar 1B - AJ
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
Course Grammar 2A deals with English grammar at intermediate level.
The objectives are
- to systemize the students' knowledge of grammar at intermediate level with the focus on context
- to deepen and develop the students' knowledge of grammar at intermediate level (the course is a follow-up of the preceding course, Grammar 1B, and deals with the parts of speech as listed in the Course contents)
- to develop the students' own knowledge and competence with the focus on the ability to use the language correctly
- to enhance the students' autonomy and independence which is important for their future professional life
- to lead the students towards realizing the specifics of the age group they are to teach in the future as well as the need and importance of their own expertise and accuracy
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
- use the particular features correctly and independently
- compare the particular features regarding their form and meaning
- create their own analogical examples
- identify frequent problems and errors that students make
Syllabus
  • Grammar issues covered (based on Macmillan Grammar in Context - Units 27-48); The topics of Units 1-26 were covered in Grammar 1B course • 1. Countability - count vs. non-count nouns; meaning vs. grammar (two different meanings of the same word - countable vs. uncountable); partitives; 's genitive vs. of construction; noun+noun sequence • 2. Articles with common and proper nouns; generic vs. specific reference; article use in fixed phrases • 3. Quantity 1 - some, any and their compounds; much vs. many; few vs. little; enough • 4. Quantity 2 - none, all, each vs. every; Pronouns - subj. vs. obj. forms of personal pronouns; emphatic vs. basic use of reflexive pronouns; • 5. Adjectives, Adverbs - order of adjectives in a noun phrase; -ed vs. -ing adjectives; intensifiers; adverb formation • 6. Making Comparisons - comparatives and superlatives, • 8. Prepositions of place • 9. Prepositions of time • 10.Phrasal verbs • 11.Conjunctions • 12. Relative clauses - defining vs. non-definining • 13. Purpose and result - infinitive of purpose + other ways of expressing purpose; expressing result (so, such ... that)
Literature
    required literature
  • VINCE, Michael. Macmillan English grammar in context : intermediate with key. 1st pub. Oxford: Macmillan, 2008, 232 s. ISBN 9781405071437. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Raymond MURPHY. English grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, 126 s. ISBN 0521449545. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical english usage. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, xxx, 658. ISBN 019431197X. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminar work - class, group and pair work, homework, drills, observations
The students prepare for the lessons on their own, they study the particular topics which are then practised in the seminar with the option to ask further questions.
They also work on a teaching practice task and their journal which reflects their individual work.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: assigned homework (self-study, extra activities in handouts); active participation in class; journal; 1 written progress test; teaching practice task; credit test - pass mark 70 %. Students need to collect at least 140 points during the semester: Journal 0 - 25 pts; TPT 0 - 25 pts; Progress Test 0 - 50 pts; Credit Test 0 - 100 pts.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti musí spnit průběžné hodnocení.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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