AJc106 Grammar B

Faculty of Education
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renata Jančaříková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Světlana Hanušová, 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
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
Course Grammar 1B deals with English grammar at intermediate level. The main objective is to summarize and develop the students' knowledge of particular grammar points (see the Outline of the course below).
Students work on the corresponding units of Macmillan Grammar in Context (used in class as the primary source as well as at home as self-study material). Another source - English Grammar in Use - Third edition(by R. Murphy) is recommended for self-study to those who need and want more practice. Classes are devoted to summary and practice of the grammar issue discussed.
At the end of the course the students should be able to: use the grammar structures discussed in context, form complex sentences, give examples of their own, become competent users of the language, identify and correct the most common mistakes
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
use the grammar issues discussed in context;
compare similar structures with focus on their similarities and differences;
give examples of their own to demonstrate understanding of the issues discussed;
be aware of the most common mistakes in order to be able to correct them and realize where the inteference of Czech causes problems
Syllabus
  • 1. Countability - U 27-28 - countable vs. uncountable nouns; plural forms; genitive ('s genitive vs. of genitive)
  • 2. Articles with common and proper nouns - U 29-30
  • 3. Quantity 1 - U 31-32 - some vs. any; many vs. much; few vs. little
  • 4. Quantity 2, Pronouns - U 33-34 - no, neither, none; either; both; every vs. each; Pronouns - summary - subjective vs. objective forms, possessive pronouns
  • 5. Adjectives, Adverbs - U 35-36- form (-ed vs. -ing adj) + position in sentence and order of adjectives; Adverbs - formation
  • 6. Adjectives, Adverbs - U 37-38 - comparatives and superlatives of adj and adv
  • 7. Prepositions 1 - U 39-40, U 41-42 - prepositions of place and time, collocations
  • 8. Phrasal verbs 1 - U 43-44 - common phrasal verbs (2-word and 3-word), position of pronouns
  • 9.Conjunctions - U45 - joining sentences using various conjunctions (time, result, etc.)
  • 11. Relative pronouns - U 46-47 - relative pronouns, ommission of pronouns, defining vs. non-defining relative clauses
  • 12. Purpose and result - U 48
Literature
    required literature
  • VINCE, Michael. Macmillan English grammar in context : intermediate with key. 1st pub. Oxford: Macmillan, 2008, 232 s. ISBN 9781405071437. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise and Raymond MURPHY. English grammar in use supplementary exercises : with answers. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, 126 s. ISBN 0521449545. info
  • EASTWOOD, John. Oxford practice grammar : with answers. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, xiii, 432. ISBN 0194313697. info
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016, xxx, 635. ISBN 9780194202435. info
  • SWAN, Michael and Catherine WALTER. How English works : a grammar practice book : with answers. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, 358 stran. ISBN 0194314561. info
  • SPARLING, Don. English or Czenglish? : jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 274 s. ISBN 8004253296. info
  • PRODROMOU, Luke. Grammar and vocabulary for first certificate : with key. Essex: Longman, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 9780582400184. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminar work - class, group and pairwork, homework, drills
Assessment methods
Credit requirements: assigned homework, self-study, active participation, 2 progress tests; online quizzes; credit test - pass mark: 70%
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 24 hodin.
Teacher's information
All materials will be available from a moodle course - the students will enrol in it at the begining of the semester and work in it throughout the semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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