CJVAGR English grammar in academic texts

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Plucar, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 L32
Prerequisites
Students are required to pass the Adaptive test at B1 level to enrol the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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 ten thematic seminars covering English grammar corresponding with B2 level where each seminar consists of a theoretical introduction and a number of practical exercises.
Syllabus
  • 1. Adjectives and Adverbs 2. Tenses and Reported Speech 3. Gerunds and Infinitives + Modals 4. Conditionals 5. Nouns 6. Pronouns 7. Articles 8. Causatives + Passive 9. Complex Sentences + Nominative/Accusative Structure 10. Conjunctions and Linking Words
Literature
  • 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.
  • PATERSON, K. Oxford Grammar for EAP. 2013. ISBN 978-019-4329-996.
  • 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.
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
Teaching methods
Seminars.
Assessment methods
Final test based on the materials studied during the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
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, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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