CJVAGR English grammar in academic texts

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (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
Tue 10:00–11:40 G31
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: 3/15, 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 eleven thematic seminars covering English grammar corresponding with 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. Adjectives and Adverbs; Gerunds and Infinitives 2. Nouns 3. Articles 4. Tenses 5. Modals 6. Conditionals 7. Reported Speech 8. Determiners 9. Relative clauses + complex sentences 10. Causatives + Passive 11. Conjunctions and Linking Words
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • PATERSON, K. Oxford Grammar for EAP. 2013. ISBN 978-019-4329-996.
  • 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.
    not specified
  • ? MURPHY, R. .: English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition With Answers + CD rom, A Self-Study Reference And Practice Book For Intermediate Students Of English. Cambridge University Press, 2005. info
Teaching methods
Seminars.
Assessment methods
The students will write a text 350-400 words long (or record a presentation) in which they will support or reject a hypothesis/theory related to their field of study. The text should include: 1. Comparing and analysing (adjectives and adverbs) 2. Hedging (adjectives and adverbs, verbs) 3. Hypothesising and argumentation (modals, conditionals) 4. Referencing (reporting verbs, relative clauses) 5. Maintaining coherence (connectors) Through writing this text the students will also show their comprehension of other structures, like tenses, verb patterns, pronouns, relative clauses for defining, etc.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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