AJ0201 Grammar Practice A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
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. 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
AJ0201/01: Thu 18:00–19:50 učebna 70, M. Němec
Prerequisites
The course Grammar A Exercises is designed as a supplementary optional course for all the participants of Grammar A. The required level of English is B2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with more practice of the grammar issues discussed in Grammar A (compulsory course) and work on them systematically using various types of exercise including cloze tests, transformations, gap fill, text analysis, etc.
At the end of the course SWBAT: understand basic linguistic terminology and give examples in context; explain all the grammar features covered in Grammar A subject and give examples of them in context; analyze language use with focus on grammar; compare particular grammar features, their form and meaning
Students will also be familiar with various grammar books and sources recommended for study of grammar.
Learning outcomes
Students at the end of the course will be able:
- understand basic linguistic terminology and give examples in context; explain all the grammar features covered in Grammar A subject
- give examples of the particular grammar in context
- analyze language use with the focus on grammar - compare particular grammar features, their form and meaning
Syllabus
  • Course outline: 1-2. Grammar books and other sources - where to look for info on grammar, examples and explanations; which sources to use and work with
  • 3.-4. Various types of exercise and how to approach them for meaningful practice
  • 5.-6. Work with context - text analysis with focus on grammar
  • 7.-8. Text analysis - use of tenses, grammar vs. meaning, various types of verb, their characteristic features and use
  • 9.-10. Text analysis - focus on the passive and active voice, transformations
  • 11.-12. Students contributions (Grammar log project)
Literature
    required literature
  • GREENBAUM, Sidney and Randolph QUIRK. A student's grammar of the English language. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 490 stran. ISBN 0582059712. 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
  • 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
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers and eBook. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015, ix, 294. ISBN 9781107539303. info
Teaching methods
Seminar and class discussions
Practical analysis and exercises
quizzes
Student project (Grammar log)
Assessment methods
online tasks, quizzes, multiple choice activities, grammar log
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předmět bude realizován, pokud se přihlásí alespoň 15 studentů.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 2 hodina.
Teacher's information
For online semester: Please note that students are requested to secure good internet connection in order to participate in online lessons and they must attend these meetings with both the sound and camera on.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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