A2BK_GR1B Grammar B

Faculty of Education
spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Supervisor
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature - Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of English Language and Literature - Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
A2BK_GR1B/OS01 Fri 17. 2. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 2. 3. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 23. 3. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 13. 4. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 27. 4. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 11. 5. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, R. Jančaříková
A2BK_GR1B/OS02 Fri 24. 2. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 16. 3. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 30. 3. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 20. 4. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 4. 5. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Fri 18. 5. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, R. Jančaříková
A2BK_GR1B/01 Mon 20. 2. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Mon 5. 3. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Mon 19. 3. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Mon 2. 4. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Mon 23. 4. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, Mon 14. 5. 10:10–11:30 učebna 57, R. Jančaříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
A2BK_GR1A Grammar A
Course Enrollment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
Fields of study the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course 'Grammar B' is designed for the 1st year students as an introductory course summarising and developing their knowledge of English grammar. The course is a continuation of course Grammar A taught in the previous term.
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 builds on the students' knowledge of basic linguistic terminology, which they acquired in the previous course. 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 . Topics discussed include: Nouns and determiners, Pronouns, Adjectives and adverbs, Prepositions and prepositional phrases, i.e. chapters 5,6,7,9.
Syllabus
  • 1. Nouns - introduction
  • 2. Determiners - introduction
  • 3. Articles - common nouns
  • 4. Articles - proper nouns
  • 5. Nouns - number, concord
  • 6. Nouns - gender and case
  • 7. Pronouns - introduction, personal pronouns
  • 8. Pronouns - demonstrative, reciprocal, reflexive pronouns
  • 9. Pronouns - indefinite pronouns
  • 10. Adjectives and adverbs - formation
  • 11. Adjectives and adverbs - comparison
  • 12. Adjectives and adverbs - position and order
  • 13. Prepositions and prepositional phrases
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. Harlow: Longman, 1992. 186 s. ISBN 0-582-08819-4. info
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. 23rd impression. Essex: Longman Group, 2006. x, 374 s. ISBN 0-582-55892-1. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. x, 350 s. ISBN 0-521-43680-. info
  • POVOLNÁ, Renata. Grammar. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2000. 125 s. ISBN 80-210-2311-2. info
  • Advanced grammar in use :a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English. Edited by Martin Hewings. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. ix, 340 s. ISBN 0-521-49868-6. info
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate. Harlow: Longman, 1999. 319 s. ISBN 0-582-40018-. info
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency :fully updated for the revised CPE. 6th impression. Harlow: Longman, 2006. 288 s. ISBN 0-582-51821-0. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Nestr. ISBN 0-19-427403-9. info
Teaching methods
group work, pair work, group and class discussion, self-tests, on-line activities, homework, self-study
Assessment methods
Requirements: active participation, all required homework, 2 progress tests, Moodle online self-tests, 2 contributions to the online Forum. Students are required to work regularly with the Moodlinka course and other study materials, i.e. SGEL by Greenbaum and Quirk, Workbook by S. Chalker and Grammar I (see Literature). For details of continuous assessment, see the Moodle course (Requirements and Continuous Assessment).
Methods: lectures, class and group discussions, pair work, homework
Language in which the course is taught
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

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Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=1000
All necessary information including the details of continuous assessment is provided in the moodle course. Read all the info carefully, please, and make sure you do everything by the deadlines specified = this is extremely important this term.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, spring 2010, spring 2011, spring 2013, spring 2014.
  • Enrollment Statistics (spring 2012, recent)
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