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Lecturer(s)
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Masár Machová Dagmar, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Parrott Jeffrey Keith, Ph.D.
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Course content
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The subject covers the following topics: - Levels of analysis of a sentence (semantics, morphology, syntax, information structuring) - Subjects (expletive subjects, pro-drop languages) - Objects (direct vs. indirect) - Passivization (form and function, English vs. Czech) - Negation (types of negation, unique negation vs. negative concord) - English sentence patterns, word order - Subordinate clauses (nominal, relative, adverbial) - Information structuring (theme/rheme, eng-weight princip)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
- Preparation for examination
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 30 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 42 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 28 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Knowledge of Morphology (parts of speech, nouns, NPs, pronouns, APs, verbal morphology, auxiliaries and modals) |
| Knowledge of Morphology (parts of speech, nouns, NPs, pronouns, APs, verbal morphology, auxiliaries and modals) |
| learning outcomes |
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| list the types of sentence functions, semantic roles and phrase types |
| list the types of sentence functions, semantic roles and phrase types |
| define subject and object and their morphological and syntactic properties |
| define subject and object and their morphological and syntactic properties |
| describe morphosyntactically the process of passivization |
| describe morphosyntactically the process of passivization |
| list the types of negation |
| list the types of negation |
| define a subordinate clause and list its types |
| define a subordinate clause and list its types |
| describe the basic principles of information structuring in a sentence (theme - rheme) |
| describe the basic principles of information structuring in a sentence (theme - rheme) |
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| analyze correctly the sentence function, semantic role and phrase type of a given constituent |
| analyze correctly the sentence function, semantic role and phrase type of a given constituent |
| explain the difference in the function of the passive voice in English and Czech |
| explain the difference in the function of the passive voice in English and Czech |
| explain the difference between the negation in English and Czech |
| explain the difference between the negation in English and Czech |
| analyze correctly subordinate clauses and their types |
| analyze correctly subordinate clauses and their types |
| analyze word order in an English sentence |
| analyze word order in an English sentence |
| explain the impact of information structuring principles on the English word order |
| explain the impact of information structuring principles on the English word order |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecturing |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Lecturing |
| Skills |
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| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Written examination |
| Written examination |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Grade (Using a grade system) |
| Essay |
| Essay |
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Recommended literature
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Brinton, L., and Brinton, D. The Linguistic Structure of Modern English. Amsterdam, 2010.
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Dušková, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia, 2012.
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Fromkin, V et al. An Introduction to Language. Cengage Learning, 2013.
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HUDDLESTON, R. and P., GEOFFREY K. A Students Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002.
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Koeneman, O. and Zeijlstra, H. Introducing Syntax. Cambridge, 2017.
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QUIRK, R. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 1994.
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Quirk, R., and Greenbaum, S. A Student´s Grammar of the English language. Longman, 1991.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. English Syntax (1) Syllabi for the Lectures, Examples and Exercises. Olomouc, 2017. ISBN 978-80-244-5127-5.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. English Syntax (2) Syllabi for the Lectures, Examples and Exercises. Olomouc, 2017. ISBN 978-80-244-5128-2.
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