UCJGIKA1 Grammar 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavel Heisig, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Contact Person: Ferdinand Podpora
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
Grammar 1 is the first course in a series of courses on English grammar. It aims to provide an account of the English morphology, focusing on verbs, nouns, and pronouns.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: a discourse perspective on grammar
    2. Verbs - verbal forms and the verb phrase
    3. Verbs - the primary auxiliaries - do, have, be
    4. Verbs - the modal auxiliaries
    5. Verbs - tense and aspect
    6. Verbs - mood and voice
    7. Nouns - number
    8. Nouns - gender and case
    9. Nouns - countability
    10. Pronouns - specific pronouns
    11. Pronouns - indefinite pronouns
    12. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Svoboda, A., Kučera, K. English Parts of Speech. Opava, 2003. info
    recommended literature
  • Carter, R., McCarthy, M. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge: CUP, 2006. info
  • Dušková, L. et. al. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia, 2003. info
    not specified
  • Biber, D., Johanson S., Leech G., Conrad S., Finegan E. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow, 1999. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
To pass the course, the students are required to achieve at least 70% in a written test based on Svoboda&Kučera (verbs, nouns, and pronouns) and the materials covered in the seminars.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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