UCJAOPBK09 Grammar 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
English B1+ level
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
The Grammar 1 course follows on from Introduction to the Study of Language. The aim of the course is to deepen knowledge of the English language. The content of the course is nouns and noun phrases, categories of determination, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs and numerals. The lecture offers a theoretical overview of the issue, and in the following seminar, students consolidate the acquired theoretical knowledge with the help of practical exercises.
Learning outcomes
Improved knowledge of the English language system
Syllabus
  • Syllabus 1. Structure of language. Morphology vs syntax. Types of words. Phrases. Clause vs sentence. 2. Nouns: types of nouns, proper vs common nouns, countable vs uncountable nouns. 3. Nouns: number, gender. 4. Nouns: case, countability. 5. Determiners: articles, possesive and demonstrative determiners. 6. Determiners: quantifiers, numerals as determiners, semi-determiners. 7. Pronouns: types of pronouns, possessive, reflexive, reciprocal pronouns. 8. Pronouns: demonstrative, indefinite, and other pronouns. 9. Noun phrase: simple vs complex noun phrase. 10. Adjectives: characteristics and formation of adjectives, adjective phrases, syntactic roles of adjective phrases. 11. Adverbs: characteristics and formation of adverbs, adverb phrases, syntactis roles of adverb phrases. 12. Adjectives and adverbs: comparison of adjectives and adverbs, adverbs and adjectives with the same form. 13. Numerals: cardinal and ordinal numbers, dates, special uses of numerals.
Literature
    required literature
  • Biber, D., Conrad, S. and Leech, G. (2002). Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
  • Aarts, B. (2011). Oxford Modern English Grammar. Oxford: OUP.
Teaching methods
Lecture and seminar
Assessment methods
Attendance, written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hod/cv/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2024.
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