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Lecturer(s)
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Veselovská Ludmila, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Čakányová Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The aim of the course is to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge in the field of syntax. The course follows on from the English Morphosyntax course and also assumes a comprehensive knowledge of practical English grammar. The aim of this stage is to acquire knowledge and skills related to the basic theoretical description of grammatical phenomena in the field of English syntax. Students will be guided towards independent scientific analysis of specific examples and phenomena and towards deriving descriptively adequate rules within the framework of a general structural approach to language. The course will continuously apply the contrastive method in comparison with Czech with the aim of generalizing the acquired knowledge and taking into account possible translation practice. Topics: 1. the meaning and role of syntax within grammar, 2. the structure of syntactic phrases, 3. the structure of a simple sentence, 4. classification of sentence elements, 5. properties of the subject, 6. syntactic functions of the subject, 7. syntactic functions of the object, 8. passive voice and mediopassive 9. comparison of the passive and active voice in English and Czech 10. function of the attribute, 11. lexical, member, and sentence negation, 12. classification of sentence patterns in terms of form and use 13. typology of subordinate clauses
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
- Preparation for the Exam
- 24 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 24 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course is intended for full-time students of English philology. Its aim is to provide students with basic theoretical knowledge in the field of syntax. Topics are studied in detail using examples from English in comparison with Czech. The course follows on from the English Morphosyntax course and also assumes a comprehensive knowledge of practical English grammar. The aim of this stage is to acquire knowledge and skills related to the basic theoretical description of grammatical phenomena in the field of English syntax. Students will be guided to independently analyze specific examples and phenomena and to derive descriptively adequate rules within a general structural approach to language. The course will continuously apply the contrastive method in comparison with Czech in order to generalize the acquired knowledge and take into account possible translation practice.
The topics covered (together with the topics covered in the MOST and AMOR course) are one of the main components of the state final exam in grammar.
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Prerequisites
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The course SNT1 is one ot the three theoretical grammar courses which deal with topics required for the exam in English Grammar (GRFZ) - those three courses are AMOR: Morphology, AMOS: Morphosyntax,and SNT1:Syntax. These courses are preparing students for the final exam GRFZ and for the state exam. To attend the seminar in SNT1, the students should have passed the course in Introduction to Language (UJ00) and Practical English Grammar (APGR). Given the topics, they are also expected to have passed the seminars in Morphology AMOR and Morphosyntax AMOS. The working language in the seminar is English and the students are expected to master basic terminology describing English grammar. We recommend the attendance of all three courses, however, if a student choses to attend only some of them,
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam, Essay
The requirements include regular attendance at the course, preparation for individual seminars, completion of several ongoing written homework assignments, and study of assigned reading. The requirements for final credit ("zápočet") include completion of all ongoing assignments and assigned reading, and submission of at least one essay or PPT presentation related to independent reading of a academic text in the appropriate format - see Moodle for text and instructions. The final exam takes the form of a written test (credit test).
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Recommended literature
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Aarts, Bas, April McMahon, and Lars Hinrichs. (2021). The Handbook of English Linguistics. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Balckwell.
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Biber, D.; Conrad, S.; Leech, G. (2006). Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow.
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Dušková, L. (1994). Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny.. Praha.
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Huddleston, Rodney and Pullum, Geoffrey K. (2002). The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language.. Cambridge.
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Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech, G. & Svartvik, J. (2004). A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London.
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Tallerman, Maggie. (2020). Understanding Syntax. New York: Routledge.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2017). English Syntax 1. UP Olomouc.
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Veselovská, Ludmila. (2019). Form and Functions in English Grammar. Olomouc, UP Press.
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