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Lecturer(s)
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Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Zatloukalová Leslie Joy
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Nováková Eva, Mgr.
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Řeřicha Václav, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Babická Blanka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Szcześniak Konrad, DR HAB
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Course content
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In this follow-up course students will concentrate on compound and complex sentences, types of subordinate clauses and their structure. English condensed clauses will be compared with their correct Czech equivalents. Sentences will be analysed according to the rules of Functional Sentence Perspective and the distribution of communicative dynamism. Students are supposed to learn the rules about punctuation in English and the position of theme and rheme in highlighting structures.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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This follow-up course concentrates on complex and compound sentences, types of subordinate clauses, ellipsis, highlighting structures and the role of sentence condensers, functional sentence perspective and punctuation. Emphasis is put on basic structural differences between the English and Czech languages.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
written exam - theory and practice (KBSY1 and KBSY2 syllabi)
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Recommended literature
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Biber,D.; Conrad, S.; Leech,G. (1999). Longman 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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Greenbaum, S.; Quirk, R. (1990). Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Harlow.
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Hewings, M. (2005). Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge.
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Chalker, S. (2005). A Student´s English Grammar Workbook. Harlow.
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Van Valin Jr., R.D. (2001). An Introduction to Syntax. Cambridge.
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