Course: English Morphosyntax 3

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Course title English Morphosyntax 3
Course code KFL/MSA3X
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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.
Course content
Week 1-2 Repetition and practice of MSA1 and MSA2 course content Week 3-6 Pragmatics Cooperative and courtesy principles. Speech acts. Strategies of the speaker and writer toward the recipient. Cultural schemata. Professional schemata. Week 7-9 Textual Analysis Week 10-12 Practice, student presentations 12 Word-order and functional sentence perspective 13 Conclusion and final test

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use the English language corresponding to B2+ level according to CEFR
to define adequately individual language levels
to explain the basics of language typology
use the basic specialized linguistic terminology
to define grammatical categories of verbs
Skills
to use the basic specialist terminology from the field of English morphosyntax
to use specialist linguistic terminology for the fundamental description of grammatical phenomena
to demonstrate the basic knowledge of verb patterns in English language
to prove the knowledge of basic phrasal verbs in English
to use correctly fundamental English conjunctions
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
identify adequate linguistic resources in response to a given communicative situation
to explain the difference gerund, participle and infinitive
to formulate the rules of reported speech
to prove the knowledge of sentence types and parts of the sentence
to use actively English phrasal verbs
Skills
to identify discourse types
to apply the basic principles of text linguistics
to create coherent and cohesive texts
to carry out the sentence analysis in English
to identify the aim of the speaker
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Textual studies
Competences
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Continuous assessment
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Crystal, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-521-82348-X.
  • 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.
  • Johansson, S., Leech, G., Condra, S., Finegan, E. Longman grammar of spoken and written English. London: Longman, UK, 2000.
  • Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53762-2.
  • Vince, Michael. Advanced langugage practice : English grammar and vocabulary : with key. Oxford : Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 978-0-2307-2703-8.


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