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Lecturer(s)
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Tymbay Alexey, Mgr. CSc.
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Haupt Jaromír, Mgr. Ph.D.
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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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1. Noun phrases with focus on postmodification 2: Nonfinite clauses with the participles and gerund 3: Nonfinite clauses with the infinitive 4: Proforms, ellipsis and cohesion 5: Functional sentence perspective 6: Scope of negation 7: Wrap-up, credit test Part/time students have to go thru the same topics, exercises and tests but have only four meetings.
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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 exam
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 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 course aims at further understanding the structure of the English clause/sentence with emphasis put mainly on the complexity of noun phrases, tools of English condensation and issues going beyond clause/sentence level. Where relevant, individual items are treated with special regard to the needs of the students whose mother tongue is Czech.
The students master different kinds of non-finite clauses and recognise issues connected with a cohesive/coherent English clause/sentence.
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Prerequisites
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C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Credit + oral exam. Credit: - 60% - tests: mid-term and final test. - 20% - written home assignments: students should submit 4 out of six assignments throughout the semester. Should they submit five or six, the best four will be taken into account. - 20% - a short text analysis: students should prepare a consolidation exercise using an authentic text. Each student should collect at least 70% of points in order to get the credit. Should anyone have less than 70% of points, they will be allowed to one resit-test (covering the whole semester) on the condition that the average result of both their tests on the first attempts is at least 50%. Oral Exam: There will be three attempts. (Should you miss any of them and fail, the fourth date will not be set.)
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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. 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, Libuše. Studies in the English Language 2. Praha: Karolinum, 1999.
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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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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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