AJ2BP_GRAA Grammar A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ2BP_GRAA/01: Wed 12:05–13:45 učebna 53, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAA/02: Thu 13:00–14:40 učebna 11, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAA/03: Wed 13:55–15:35 učebna 6, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAA/04: Thu 16:40–18:20 učebna 53, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAA/05: Wed 15:45–17:25 učebna 11, R. Jančaříková
AJ2BP_GRAA/06: Thu 14:50–16:30 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), R. Jančaříková
Prerequisites
B2 level of English is essential.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course 'Grammar A' is designed for the 1st year students as an introductory course summarising and developing their knowledge of English grammar.
The main objective of the course is to present grammar as a system and study it as a complex whole with focus on functions and meanings. The course also includes basic linguistic terminology, the knowledge of which is essential for the students' independent work with the course materials and recommended sources as well as their future studies. At the end of the course students should be able to: compare sentences in terms of grammar and meaning; correct mistakes in sentences; provide explanations and examples of their own; analyze stretches of language and justify choices of structures, and identify the speaker's attitudes and intentions.
The course is based on 'A Student's Grammar of the English Language' by Sidney Greenbaum and Randolph Quirk. Chapters discussed include: A general framework, Verbs and auxiliaries and The Semantics of the verb phrase, i.e. chapters 2,3,4.
Syllabus
  • 1. Linguistic terminology: sentence and sentences structure, sentence elements, phrases, types of verbs, sentences vs. clauses
  • 2.Linguistic terminology:markedness, types of reference, open vs. closed word classes, pro-forms, ellipsis
  • 3. Main verbs - finite vs. non-finite forms; irregular verbs; spelling changes
  • 4. Primary auxiliaries = be, do and have and their uses and functions
  • 5. Modal auxiliaries - modal idioms, semi-auxiliaries, marginal modal auxiliaries
  • 6. Passive
  • 7. Subjunctive
  • 8. Present tenses - present simple vs. present continuous; time vs. tense
  • 9. Past tenses - past simple vs. past continuous; used to
  • 10. Perfect tenses - present perfect simple and cont.; past perfect simple and cont. and their comparison with past tenses
  • 11. Expressing future - structures used to express the future in English including be to, be about to, etc.
Literature
    required literature
  • QUIRK, Randolph and Sidney GREENBAUM. A Student s Grammar of the English Language. 1. vyd. London: Longman, 1990, 490 s. ISBN 0-582-07569-6. info
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. info
    recommended literature
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. London: Longman, 1988, x, 374. ISBN 0582558921. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991, Nestr. ISBN 0194274039. info
  • HEWINGS, Martin. Advanced grammar in use with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, ix, 340. ISBN 0521498694. info
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate. Harlow: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 0-582-40018-X. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. 3. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2003, 673 s. ISBN 8020010734. info
Teaching methods
seminar discussions
independent practice using seminar worksheets
pair-work and group work
Assessment methods
Requirements: attendance (80%); active participation; all required homework, 2 progress tests; Moodle self tests; Final test (pass mark 70%). Students are required to work regularly with the Moodlinka course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk and SGEL Workbook by S. Chalker. Detailed info is available from the moodle course.
Methods: class and group discussions, pair work, homework, group projects (Students' Online project)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2175
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
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