Course: Advanced Grammar

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Course title Advanced Grammar
Course code UMJL/A6AGR
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Masár Machová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- NOUNS: number, countability, determiners - VERBS: present tenses, aspect - VERBS: past tenses - VERBS: future tenses - VERBS: modality, modal verbs, auxiliaries - Valency - ing and to infinitive - Word order - Grammar and Academic English, Conjunctions

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Text analysis, E-learning
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 50 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Non-specified
To be familiar with linguistic concepts discussed in Morphology and Syntax
To be familiar with linguistic concepts discussed in Morphology and Syntax
Non-specified
learning outcomes
To describe the morphology and syntax of the noun phrase (plural, determiners)
To describe the morphology and syntax of the noun phrase (plural, determiners)
To describe morphology and semantics of verb structures (structures for expressing the present, future, past)
To describe morphology and semantics of verb structures (structures for expressing the present, future, past)
To list the modals along with their meanings
To list the modals along with their meanings
To list the valency of selected verbs
To list the valency of selected verbs
To describe in detail the types of English word order
To describe in detail the types of English word order
To list the grammatical features typical of academic texts
To list the grammatical features typical of academic texts
Skills
To use the knowledge about NP to form plurals and use determiners correctly
To use the knowledge about NP to form plurals and use determiners correctly
To analyze correctly the meaning of verb structure in context
To analyze correctly the meaning of verb structure in context
To analyze and translate the meaning of modals
To analyze and translate the meaning of modals
To use the correct valency with verbs based on the intended meaning
To use the correct valency with verbs based on the intended meaning
To analyze types of English word order
To analyze types of English word order
To use appropriate grammatical structures in academic text
To use appropriate grammatical structures in academic text
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Text analysis
E-learning
E-learning
Text analysis
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's performance
Didactic test
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Analysis of the student's performance
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • ALEXANDER, L.G. Longman Advanced Grammar. Reference and Practice. New York: Longman, 1993.
  • Hall, D. and Foley, M. Longman Advanced Learner´s Grammar. Longman, 2003.
  • HEWINGS, M. Advanced Grammar in Use (2nd edition) with answers and CD ROM. CUP, 2005.
  • HUDDLESTON, R. and P., GEOFFREY K. The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • Huddleston, R.D. and Pullum, G.K. The Cambridge grammar of the English language. Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • MACHOVÁ, D. Advanced Grammar: Theory and Practice. ---, 2014.
  • QUIRK, R. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London : Longman, 1985. ISBN 0582517346.
  • Vince, Michael. Advanced language practice with key : English grammar and vocabulary. Oxford : Macmillan, 2003. ISBN 1405007621.


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