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Lecturer(s)
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Nováková Eva, Mgr. PhD.
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Huschová Petra, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Gradient and indeterminacy: focus on morphological and syntactic level. Modality and modal verbs. Active and passive voice. Typological characteristics of English and Czech. Synthesis and analysis in English morphology and syntax. Nominal tendencies in English: non-finite forms and verbo-nominal constructions. Word order, information packaging and FSP.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities, Skills training
- Contact teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 26 hours per semester
- Independent critical reading
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report) in a foreign language
- 15 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to explore general linguistic concepts (e.g. the notion of gradient) and apply them to various language devices in the language system of English. The course focuses on the typological characteristics of English in comparison with Czech. Additionally, selected language devices are approached from the functional and textual perspective.
Students will acquire knowledge of selected issues of general linguistics and typology, and will be able to apply it to the system of the English language. They will be able to interpret language means functionally and with respect to the textual level of analysis.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/BSYN1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Home assignment evaluation, Presentation
Active participation in seminars + preparedness for seminars (i.e. reading assigned texts in advance). Oral presentation on a selected issue of present-day English. Written assignment (the task will be specified in LMS Moodle).
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Recommended literature
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BIBER, D. et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English . London: Longman, 1999.
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DUŠKOVÁ, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. . Praha: Academia, 2006.
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FIRBAS, J. Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication. . Cambridge: CUP, 1992.
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HUDDLESTON, R. et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English language.. Cambridge: CUP, 2002.
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MATHESIUS, V. A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General Linguistic Basis. Praha: Academia, 1975.
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POPELA, J. Skaličkova jazyková typologie. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006.
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QUIRK, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. . Harlow: Longman, 1985.
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SGALL, P. Language in Its Multifarious Aspects. Praha: Karolinum, 2006.
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TÁRNYIKOVÁ, J. Chapters from Modern English Syntax I. (A communicative approach). Olomouc: Unverzita Palackého v Olomouci, 1993.
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TÁRNYIKOVÁ, J. Chapters from Modern English Syntax II (A communicative approach). Olomouc: Palackého univerzita v Olomouci, 1992.
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TÁRNYIKOVÁ, J. Sentece Complexes in Text: Processing Strategies in English and in Czech. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2007.
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VACHEK, J. Selected Writings in English and general linguistics. Praha: Akademia, 1986.
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