AJL02100 English Grammar I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Dominika Beneš Kováčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Emma Jackovičová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Abstract
The objective of the course is to talk about the selected topics of English grammar in the lecture and to practice these topics in the seminar sessions.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand the nuances of English grammar and will be able to apply their skills in practice. As a result, they will increase their proficiency in English.
Key topics
  • The following thematic areas will be covered:
  • 1. Words and word classes
  • 2. Phrases and clauses
  • 3. Nouns, pronouns and the simple noun phrase
  • 4. Adjectives and adverbs
  • 5. Complex noun phrases
  • 6. Adverbials
Study resources and literature
    required literature
  • BIBER, Douglas; Susan CONRAD and Geoffrey N. LEECH. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. First published. Harlow: Longman, 2002, vii, 487. ISBN 9780582237278. info
    recommended literature
  • SWAN, M.: Practical English Usage, 3rd Ed., Oxford: OUP, 2005. ISBN 978-0-19-442098-3.
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar. Edited by R. A. Close. London: Longman, 1988, x, 374. ISBN 0582558921. info
    not specified
  • CHALKER, Sylvia. A student's English grammar : workbook. First published. Harlow: Longman, 1992, 186 stran. ISBN 0582088194. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. A Practical English Grammar. Exercises 1. 3. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1990, 181 s. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. A Practical English Grammar. Exercises 2. 3. vyd. Oxford: University Press, 1990, 199 s. info
  • ALEXANDER, L. G. Longman English grammar practice. Harlow: Longman, 1990, 250 s. ISBN 0-582-04588-6. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. Structure Drils. A Practical English Grammar. Sv. 1. Oxford: University Press, 1989, 122 s. info
  • MARTINET, A. V. and A. J. THOMSON. Structure Drils. A Practical English Grammar. Sv. 2. Oxford: University Press, 1989, 116 s. info
  • DUŠKOVÁ, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny : na pozadí češtiny. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1988, 673 p. info
  • THOMSON, A. J. and A. V. MARTINET. A practical english grammar. 3-nd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1970, xi, 275. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
There are 6 lectures and 7 seminar sessions. For each lecture, students are expected to read the selected chapters. For each seminar session, students are expected to have the handouts ready (printed or open on an electronic device) and to do the homework, if required.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Assessment: to pass 6 e-tests in elf (each e-test must be above 69.99%) + to submit an oral presentation in the exam period + to visit all the seminar sessions. You can miss 1 class, but this must be excused in the IS. If not, you will write an extra test to compensate for the lost class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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Teacher's information
https://elf.phil.muni.cz/24-25/course/view.php?id=410
Students will be automatically enrolled in elf.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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