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Lecturer(s)
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Madsen Richard, M.A., Ph.D.
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Course content
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Basic terminology, nouns, articles, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, quantifiers. For more information see the internet contact below
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 32 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 30 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the subject is the exploration of word classes (articles, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, numerals). Students get acquainted with different approaches to classification and analysis of these word classes. Within each word class attention is paid to current English usage as well as to potential problems connected with it. Where relevant, individual issues are contrasted with Czech.
The comprehension of the differences between various parts of speech (except for verbs) and their individual morphological categories.
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Prerequisites
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Threshold B2 level of English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Systematické pozorování studenta, Written assignment
Active participation in seminars, home assignments, tasks on Moodle, tests.
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Recommended literature
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Dušková, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia/Praha, 2012.
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Foley, M. and D. Hall. Advanced Learner's Grammar.. Longman, 2003.
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Huddleston, R. et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Quirk, R. and S. Greenbaum. A Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 2010.
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