Course: Syntax

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Course title Syntax
Course code KAJ/SYN1Q
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar + On-line Activities
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Dömischová Ivona, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Babická Blanka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Szcześniak Konrad, DR HAB
Course content
Essential information on basic sentence elements, their definitions and syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations within sentences. Sentence structure, various roles of the subject in the sentence and the structure of the predicate according to the complementation of the verb by objects, adverbials and complements. Because of the structural differences between English and Czech, great attention will also be paid to complex noun phrases and negation in English and Czech.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The aims of the course are to introduce one of the linguistic disciplines - syntax - and its basic terminology, to make students understand the structure of the sentence as a basic unit of communication, and help them identify its parts and their relations; to introduce the relations within the complex noun phrase, to introduce negation and Czech one-element sentences and their English equivalents.
Students will learn basic terminology of English syntax.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAJ/MORFQ and KAJ/ULINQ

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic, Systematic Observation of Student

Credit requirements 80% active attendance in seminars (70% ISP) meticulous home preparation including written homework or a credit test
Recommended literature
  • Biber,D.; Conrad, S.; Leech,G. (1999). Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow.
  • Dušková, L. (1994). Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha.
  • Greenbaum, S.; Quirk, R. (1990). Student´s Grammar of the English Language. Harlow.
  • Hewings, M. (2005). Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge.
  • Chalker, S. (2005). A Student´s English Grammar Workbook. Harlow.
  • Van Valin Jr., R.D. (2001). An Introduction to Syntax. Cambridge.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English with an Emphasis on Educational Aspects (BB17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter