UIIABP0003 Grammar 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Petr Hájek (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Hájek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Jan Chovanec, Ph.D.
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable
Mon 12:15–13:00 M10
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
UIIABP0003/A: Mon 13:05–13:50 M10, P. Hájek
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
Dobrá středoškolská znalost anglické gramatiky se předpokládá již při přijetí studenta ke studiu, proto se výuka na bázi jednotlivých slovních druhů zabývá především kontrastní analýzou anglických gramatických kategorií a aspektů, které nějakým způsobem kontrastují s českým gramatickým systémem.
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
  • CARTER, Ronald a Michael McCARTHY. Cambridge grammar of English: a comprehensive guide: spoken and written English grammar and usage. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0521588461
  • BIBER, Douglas, Susan CONRAD a Geoffrey LEECH. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. 4. impr. Harlow [u.a.]: Longman, 2005. ISBN 9780582237261.
    recommended literature
  • Swan, M.:. Pracitcal English Usage, 3rd ed., Oxford. 2005. info
  • Quirk, R., S. Greenbaum, G. Leech and J. Svartvik ():. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language, London.1985. info
  • BIBER, Douglas, Susan CONRAD a Geoffrey LEECH. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English. 7. impr. Harlow [u.a.]: Longman, 2007. ISBN 9780582539426
  • Dušková, L. et. al. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Academia, 2003. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
Písemný test: teoretická a praktická část (min. 70 % pro každou část)
Povinná účast na cvičeních min. 80 %.
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024, Winter 2025.
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