Course: Linguistics III: Syntax 1

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Course title Linguistics III: Syntax 1
Course code KAJ/KLI3B
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Peldová Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Bator Magdalena, Dr. phil. habil. Mgr.
Course content
Lecture 1: Phrases, phrase constituents and their structures Lecture 2: Constituency, constituent order, phrases vs. clauses, clause constituents, Lecture 3: Complementation, subject-verb agreement, verb types Lecture 4: Coordination, clause patterns, simple sentences, (in)dependent clauses, relative clauses Lecture 5: Nominal clauses, consecutio temporum, the subjunctive Lecture 6: Adverbial constituents, adverbial clauses, types of sentences Credit test The seminars consist of exercises related to the respective lecture topics. The material presented in the lectures will not be repeated in the seminars. Students who do not attend any of the lectures are obliged to catch up with the material before attending seminars. Full-time and part-time students follow the same program with the part-timers simply having fewer classes.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminár, E-learning, Students' self-study, Seminar activities
  • Class attendance - 9 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 46 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Assessment methods and criteria
Student's linguistic performance analysis, Presentation of artistic and creative activities, Systematické pozorování studenta, Test

The course is completed with a credit. The final assessment consists of the following components: 70% - credit test, 30% - homework assignments. To obtain the credit, students must achieve at least 70% of the total points available. There will be three face-to-face sessions during the semester, which will be devoted to instruction. During the examination period, two dates will be offered for the credit test. Students will register for one of these dates. The test will cover the material from the entire semester. For the first attempt, the final result will consist of the credit test (70%) and homework assignments (30%). If a student does not achieve the required minimum of 70%, they will be allowed one resit test. The resit test will again cover the material from the entire semester. For the resit attempt, homework assignments will no longer be included in the final result. To obtain the credit, the student must achieve at least 70% on the resit test.
Recommended literature
  • Aarts, Bas. Oxford Modern English Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • 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.
  • Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar. Longman, 1988.
  • Biber, Douglas. et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. London: Longman, 1999.
  • Broughton, Geoffrey. Penguin Advanced English Grammar A-Z. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1990.
  • Crystal, David. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Dušková, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia/Praha, 2012.
  • Dušková, Libuše. Syntax současné angličtiny. Praha: Karolinum, 2016.
  • Eastwood, J. Oxford Guide to English Grammar. Oxford University Press, 2002.
  • Gethin, H. Grammar in Context. Longman, 1996.
  • Greenbaum, Sidney, and Gerald Nelson. An Introduction to English Grammar. London: Routledge, 2013.
  • Huddleston, R. et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • Huddleston, Rodney. et al. A Student´s Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge: Cambridge Univerzity Press, 2005.
  • Chalker, Sylvia. A Student´s English Grammar Workbook. London: Longman, 2004.
  • Leech, Geoffrey. A Communicative Grammar of English. Longman, 2013.
  • Leech, Geoffrey. An A-Z of English Grammar Usage. London: Edward Arnold, 2001.
  • Quirk, R. and S. Greenbaum. A Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 2010.
  • Quirk, Randolph. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman, 2000.
  • Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. Oxford University Press, 2016.
  • Wardhaugh. Understanding English grammar. A linguistic approach. .


Study plans that include the course
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