UCJANK09 Overview of English Grammar 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/12/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. hab. Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(N)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives
This course is intented for the students who need to solidify their knowledge of the system of the English grammar. The course focuses on the individual word classes and various English grammatical categories and aspects which in various ways differ from the Czech grammatical system. The second aim of this course is for the students to acquire systematic as well as practical knowledge of English sytax. Emphasis is on their understanding of syntactic terminology and their ability to apply their knowledge when syntactically analyzing English sentences and texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Verbs
    2. Nouns, pronouns
    3. Articles
    4. Adjectives, adverbs
    5. Numerals
    6. Prepositions, conjunctions, interjections
    7. Phrase, clause, sentence, syntactic functions
    8. Verb classes, tense, aspect, voice
    9. Mood, modality
    10. Negation, questions, commands
    11. Agreement, word order
    12. Subordination and coordination
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Carter, R. and M. McCarthy. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge University Press, 2006. info
  • Biber D, et al. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman, 2002. info
  • Dušková, L. et al. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha, 1988. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Oral exam based on materials covered in the seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2019, recent)
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