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Lecturer(s)
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Haupt Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Tymbay Alexey, Mgr. CSc.
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Madsen Richard, M.A., Ph.D.
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Peldová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Bator Magdalena, Dr. phil. habil. Mgr.
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Course content
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Lecture 1: Simple sentences, clause constituents, clause patterns, verb types Lecture 2: Phrases, phrase constituents and their structures Lecture 3: Constituent order, subject-verb agreement, coordination Lecture 4: Independent clauses, speech acts, dependent clauses, subordination Lecture 5: Nominal clauses, consecutio temporum, the subjunctive Lecture 6: Adverbial constituents, juncts, adverbial clauses Credit test The seminars consist of exercises related to the respective lecture topics. Full-time and part-time students follow the same program with the part-timers simply having fewer classes.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Seminár, E-learning, Students' self-study
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 9 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 42 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 61 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aims of the course are to focus on simple, compound and complex sentences. Attention is paid mainly to clause/sentence elements and different kinds of finite subordinate clauses. Syntactic structures are studied from a rule to practical application and vice versa. Where relevant individual items are treated with special regard to the needs of the students whose mother tongue is Czech.
The students master the simple/compound/complex sentences, clause/sentence elements and different kinds of finite clauses.
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Prerequisites
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B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Presentation of artistic and creative activities, Systematické pozorování studenta, Test
The course ends with a credit. You will be evaluated on the basis of the following components: 50% - tests: there will be two tests throughout the semester (mid-term test: during the 4th seminar; final test: during the last lecture (!)). You will be reminded about them two weeks in advance; 20% - written home assignments: you should submit 4 out of six assignments throughout the semester; 20% - a recording assignment: you will be informed about details in due time; 10% - attendance: you are allowed to miss (for whatever reason) two seminars; if you attend four seminars, 10% of points will be added to your final grade. You should collect at least 70% of points in order to get the final signature. Should you have less than 70% of points, you will be allowed to resit the test(s) on the condition that the average result of both your tests on the first attempt is at least 50%.
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Recommended literature
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Aarts, Bas. Oxford Modern English Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar Practice. Longman 1988. Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar. Longman 1988. Berk, L. M. English Syntax. OUP 1999. Biber, D. et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman 1999. Dušková, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia/Praha 1988. Gethin, H. Grammar in Context. Longman 1991. Chalker, S. A Student´s English Grammar Workbook. Longman 1993. Quirk, R. and S.Greenbaum. A Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Longman 1993. . London: Longman., 1988.
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Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar. Longman, 1988.
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Biber, Douglas. et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. London: Longman, 1999.
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Broughton, Geoffrey. Penguin Advanced English Grammar A-Z. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1990.
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Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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Dušková, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia/Praha, 2012.
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Dušková, Libuše. Syntax současné angličtiny. Praha: Karolinum, 2016.
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Eastwood, J. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Gethin, H. Grammar in Context. Longman, 1996.
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Greenbaum, Sidney, and Gerald Nelson. An Introduction to English Grammar. London: Routledge, 2013.
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Huddleston, R. et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Huddleston, Rodney. et al. A Student´s Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge Univerzity Press, 2005.
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Chalker, Sylvia. A Student´s English Grammar Workbook. London: Longman, 2004.
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Leech, Geoffrey. A Communicative Grammar of English. Longman, 2013.
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Leech, Geoffrey. An A-Z of English Grammar Usage. London: Edward Arnold, 2001.
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Quirk, R. and S. Greenbaum. A Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 2010.
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Quirk, Randolph. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman, 2000.
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Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press, 2016.
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