Course: English Morphosyntax 2

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Course title English Morphosyntax 2
Course code KFL/MSA2X
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
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)
  • Černá Petra, Ph.D.
  • Königová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Week 1-3 English sentence structure Week 4 - types of questions Week 5 - the negative Week 6 - midterm test Week 7-10 - sentence structure, types of subordinate clauses Week 11 - semi-clauses Week 12 - functional sentence perspective Week 13 - revision

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 11 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use the English language corresponding to B2 level according to CEFR
to define adequately individual language levels
to identify the basic characteristics of the English word order
to have the command of specialist linguistic terminology
to identify basic syntactic phenomena
Skills
to use the basic terminology from the field of English syntax
to use specialist linguistic terminology for the fundamental description of grammatical phenomena
to identify the basic features of English sentence structure
to form questions correctly
to form questions and negatives correctly
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterise in depth the patterns of English word order
to identify simple sentence types
to identify question types
define types of clauses and subordinate clauses
to explain the basic principles of functional sentence perspective
Skills
to analyze English text on the syntactic level
to apply appropriate syntactic devices in relation to the linguistic register
to use semi-clauses
to translate into Czech typical English sentence structures
to apply theoretical knwoledge in spoken and written discourse
to translate with respect to functional sentence perspective
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Competences
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Oral exam
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Skills
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Oral exam
Competences
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Cruse, Alan. Meaning in language : an introduktion to semanticsnd pragmatics. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-19-926306-X.
  • Crystal, D. English as a Global Language.. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
  • Dušková, L., Klégr, A., Malá, M., Šaldová, P. Morfologie současné angličtiny. Praha, 2001.
  • Hewings, Martin. Advanced grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English : with answers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-61403-1.
  • McCARTHY, M.; McCARTEN J. Grammar for Business. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,, 2009. ISBN 9780521727204.
  • Ronald Carter & Michael McCarthy. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2006.
  • Vince, Michael. Advanced langugage practice : English grammar and vocabulary : with key. Oxford : Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 978-0-2307-2703-8.


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