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Lecturer(s)
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Drábková Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Basic lexicological terms - Vocabulary as a system - Relationships among words - Changes in word meanings - Word-formation processes - Multi-word expressions - Diminutives, children´s words, euphemisms, dysphemisms etc. - Vocabulary layers, territorial differentiation - Vocabulary layers, social differentiation - English language development - Foreign influences upon English, process of assimilation - Language families, Indo-European languages, position of English among world languages
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Teamwork, Individual work of students
- Preparation for examination
- 44 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 20 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| The student's level of English is B2. |
| The student's level of English is B2. |
| learning outcomes |
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| The student is well informed about the English language vocabulary. The student has knowledge of English vocabulary development in the past and its future tendencies. The student can recognize semantic features of lexical units and relations among them. The student can understand stratification of English vocabulary and is able to recognize lexicological features typical for individual styles. |
| The student is well informed about the English language vocabulary. The student has knowledge of English vocabulary development in the past and its future tendencies. The student can recognize semantic features of lexical units and relations among them. The student can understand stratification of English vocabulary and is able to recognize lexicological features typical for individual styles. |
| teaching methods |
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| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Practice exercises |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Practice exercises |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Teamwork |
| Teamwork |
| assessment methods |
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| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Written examination |
| Written examination |
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Recommended literature
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Allan Keith et al. The English Language and Linguistics Companion. Hampshire, 2010. ISBN 9781403989710.
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Crystal, D. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. CUP, 2003.
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Denham Kristin, Lobeck Anne. Linguistics for Everyone, An Introduction. Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013. ISBN 978-1-111-83660-3.
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Jackson, H. Words, Meaning and Vocabulary: An Introduction to Modern English Lexicology. Bloomsbury Academic, 2007.
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Kvetko, P. English Lexicology: In Theory and Practice. Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, 2005.
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Lipka, L. English Lexicology: Lexical Structure, Word Semantics and Word Formation. Tübingen: Naar, 2002.
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Peprník, J. English Lexicology. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2001.
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Vogel, R. Basics of Lexicology. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007.
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