PdF:IAJk05 Grammar 2A - AJ - Course Information
IAJk05 Grammar 2A - AJ
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/.7. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Eva Minaříková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- IAJk05/01: Fri 21. 9. 10:00–11:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 12. 10. 10:00–11:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 26. 10. 10:00–11:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 9. 11. 10:00–11:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 23. 11. 10:00–11:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), Fri 7. 12. 10:00–11:50 respirium (5. nadzemní podlaží), E. Minaříková
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- IAJk03 Grammar 1B - AJ
- 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
- Primary School Teacher Training (programme PdF, M-ZS5)
- Course objectives
- Course Grammar 2A deals with English grammar at intermediate level.
The objectives are
- to systemize the students' knowledge of grammar at intermediate level with the focus on context
- to deepen and develop the students' knowledge of grammar at intermediate level (the course is a follow-up of the preceding course, Grammar 1B, and deals with the parts of speech as listed in the Course contents)
- to develop the students' own knowledge and competence with the focus on the ability to use the language correctly
- to enhance the students' autonomy and independence which is important for their future professional life
- to lead the students towards realizing the specifics of the age group they are to teach in the future as well as the need and importance of their own expertise and accuracy
At the end of the course the students should be able to:
- use the particular features correctly and independently
- compare the particular features regarding their form and meaning
- create their own analogical examples
- identify frequent problems and errors that students make - Syllabus
- 1. Nouns - countability (including the differences between Czech and English that cause problems to Czech students); expressing quantity; use of articles
- 2. Pronouns - personal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite
- 3. Adjectives - comparison
- 4. Adverbs - adverb formation, comparison
- 5. Prepositions - prepositions of place, time; prepositional phrases
- 6. Conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs
- 7. Phrasal verbs
- 8. Relative clauses
- 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
- SWAN, Michael. Practical english usage. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995, xxx, 658. ISBN 019431197X. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, seminar work - class, group and pair work, homework, drills, observations
The students prepare for the lessons on their own, they study the particular topics which are then practised in the seminar with the option to ask further questions.
They also work on a teaching practice task and their journal which reflects their individual work. - Assessment methods
- Credit requirements:
assigned homework, active participation, 2 progress tests (pass mark 70%); credit test - pass mark: 70%
journal and teaching practice task - Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti musí spnit průběžné hodnocení.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 konzultací. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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