Course: Morphology II

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Course title Morphology II
Course code KAA/BMFA2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Huschová Petra, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Nováková Eva, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
Classification of verbs, verb phrase and its semantics. Morphology of lexical verbs in English and in Czech. The Concept of time and tense, English and Czech tense system. Aspect in English and Czech. Expressing future. Sequence of tenses. Indirect speech in Czech and in English. Indicative, imperative and subjunctive mood. Active and passive voice in English and Czech. Classification of auxiliary verbs. Negation in Czech and in English Modality in Czech and in English. Non-finite verb forms, their properties, function and correspondence to Czech forms. Phrasal, prepositional and phrasal-prepositional verbs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 30 hours per semester
  • Individual project - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The student acquires knowledge of fundamental linguistic concepts and theories used to describe and explain grammatical phenomena related to the morphology of English verbs and the verb phrase. They are able to carry out a comprehensive linguistic analysis of written and spoken English discourse, identifying and describing selected linguistic features at the morpho-syntactic level and explaining their form and use in relation to context. For the text analyses they employ complex interpretative strategies. KPUAJ competence 1.1.3.
Students will gain the ability to use a full range of grammar structures appropriately in context. Students will also be able to compare Czech and English verbal system. Thus, their competence in presenting this part of the English grammar to pupils will be improved.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/BMFA1

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Active participation in seminars Prerequisite for the exam - two written assignments Oral examination (includes the topics covered in BMFA1 and BMFA2) - based on a text analysis
Recommended literature
  • Biber, D., Conrad S., Leech G. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman, 2006.
  • Biber, D., Johansson, S., Leech, G., Conrad, S. and E. Finegan. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman, 1999.
  • Conrad, S., Biber D., Leech G. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English - Workbook. Longman, 2007.
  • Downing, A, and P. Locke. English Grammar: A University Course. New York: Routledge, 2006.
  • Downing, A, and P. Locke. English Grammar: A University Course. New York: Routledge, 2006.
  • Dušková, L., A. Klégr, M. Malá a P. Šaldová. Morfologie současné angličtiny (sbírka cvičení, příkladů a textů k morfologickému rozboru). Praha: Karolinum, nakladatelství UK, 2003.
  • Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Huddleston, R. and G.K. Pullum. A Student's Introduction to English Grammar. Cambridge, 2017.
  • Chalker, S. A Student's English Grammar Workbook. Longman, 2000.
  • Leech, G. A Glossary of English Grammar. Edinburgh, 2007.
  • Leech, G. Meaning and the English Verb. Longman, 2004.
  • Quirk, R., Greenbaum, S., Leech G. and J. Svartvik. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Longman, 1985.
  • Quirk, Randolph and Sidney Greenbaum. A Student's Grammar of English. Longman, 1990.


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