UCJAOPBP02 Introduction to grammar

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Thu 13:05–13:50 H3
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UCJAOPBP02/A: Thu 13:55–14:40 H3, P. Kolář
Prerequisites
Registration
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
Course objectives
To acquaint students with the rules and principles of English grammar in the course, students will learn how language is structured and what the term grammar includes, as well as how the prescriptive and descriptive approach to grammar differs. Students will learn to distinguish between different word types and phrases, sentence members and sentence types.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- navigate the field of grammar;
- identify and describe how the language works and what are the approaches to grammar;
- distinguish individual word types and phrases, sentence members and sentence types;
Syllabus
  • 1. What is grammar? Standard and non-standard English. Prescriptive vs descriptive grammar. 2. Structure of language. Morphology vs syntax. Types of words. 3. Families of words. Structures of words. 4. Content words: nouns, lexical verbs, adjectives, adverbs. 5. Function words: determiners, pronouns, auxiliary verbs. 6. Function words: prepositions, conjunctions. 7. Function words: particles, interjections. 8. Special classes of words. Word class ambiguities. 9. Phrases: defining a phrase, identifying a phrase. 10. Phrases: types of phrases. Clause patterns. 11. Clause elements: subject, verb, object. 12. Clause elements: complement, adverbial. 13. Clause vs sentence. Types of clauses.
Literature
    required literature
  • Aarts, B. (2011). Oxford Modern English Grammar. Oxford: OUP.
  • Biber, D., Johanson, S., Conrad, S., Leech, G. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Pearson Education Limited, 2002. info
    recommended literature
  • Carter, R. and M. McCarthy. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge, 2006. info
  • Dušková, L. (2012). Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects, presentations
Assessment methods
participation in seminars, written test
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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