Course: Normative Grammar 2

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Course title Normative Grammar 2
Course code KRI/NM2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, Italian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klimová Katarína, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kováčová Lenka, Mgr.
Course content
The aim of this course is to provide students with basic and systematic knowledge of contemporary Italian grammar. The student should be able to define basic grammatical terminology. They should also be able to use this terminology in exercises and an analysis of specific texts, apply it, evaluate observed phenomena and make adequate conclusions. At the end of this course, the student will be able to derive and explain rules of the discussed grammatical phenomena and identify digressions from the norm. The student will be able to explain their observations with arguments and eventually propose a solution compliant to the norm. Close attention will be paid especially to these thematic areas: 1. Imperatives, 2. Relative pronouns, 3. Subjunctive tenses, 4. Conditional compound sentences, 5. Gradation of adjectives and adverbs, 6. Passato remoto, 7. Passive voice, 8. Tense harmony in indicative and subjunctive, 9. Indirect speech, 10. Implicit form.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 52 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 18 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide students with basic and systematic knowledge of contemporary Italian grammar.
At the end of this course, the student will be able to derive and explain the rules of the discussed grammatical phenomena, indicate digressions from the norm. They will be able to provide adequate arguments for their observations and eventually propose a solution that is compliant to the norm.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam, Student performance, Written exam

Active participation in class, preparation for each class. Written test and oral exam evaluate the student's knowledge of the course content.
Recommended literature
  • Andorno, Cecilia. (2003). La grammatica italiana. Milano: Bruno Mondadori.
  • Dardano, M., Trifone, P. (2004). La nuova grammatica della lingua italiana. Zanichelli, Bologna.
  • Hamplová, D. ?Čemu Češi věří: dimenze soudobé české religiozity?. Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review 44/2008: 271-294..
  • L. Serianni. (1989). Grammatica italiana. Torino.
  • Pospíšilová, V., Ferrarová, M. (2009). Učebnice současné italštiny - 1. díl. CPRESS - Brno.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Italian Philology (2020) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Summer