FF:CJVAGR English grammar - Course Information
CJVAGR English grammar in academic texts
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Hanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre - Timetable
- Thu 10:00–11:40 L41, except Thu 18. 4.
- Prerequisites
- English on level B1+ according to CEFR
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15 - Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to revise and extend the students' knowledge of upper-intermediate English grammar focusing on academic contexts. The course is divided into thirteen thematic seminars covering English grammar corresponding with B1+ - B2 level where each seminar consists of a theoretical introduction and a number of practical exercises.
- Learning outcomes
- By the end of the course the students will have developed a critical approach with regards to grammatical proficiency in an academic setting. They will be able to deliver concise, correct, and well-structured English sentences and recognize and correct errors in grammar in their own written and spoken production.
- Syllabus
- 1. Gerunds and Infinitives 2. Adjectives and Adverbs 3. Nouns 4. Articles 5. Tenses 6. Verb patterns 7. Modals 8. Conditionals 9. Reported Speech 10. Determiners 11. Relative clauses + complex sentences 12. Causatives + Passive 13. Conjunctions and Linking Words
- Literature
- recommended literature
- PATERSON, K. Oxford Grammar for EAP. 2013. ISBN 978-019-4329-996.
- WALLWORK, Adrian. English for research : usage, style, and grammar. New York [N.Y.]: Springer, 2013, xvi, 252. ISBN 9781461415923. info
- BAILEY, Stephen. Academic writing : a handbook for international students. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2006, viii, 260. ISBN 0415384192. info
- ACKLES, Nancy M. The grammar guide: developing language skills for academic success. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2003, xiii, 246 p. ISBN 04-720-8882-3.
- MANN, Malcolm a Steve TAYLORE-KNOWLES. Destination B2: grammar and vocabulary with answer key. 1st publ. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006, 254 s. ISBN 978-023-0035-386.
- MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminars.
- Assessment methods
- Final test based on the materials studied during the course.
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- The course is taught each semester.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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