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Lecturer(s)
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Ježková Šárka, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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MULTIPLE SENTENCE STRUCTURE: compound, complex and compound-complex sentence; relations of clauses within the sentence coordination and subordination NOMINAL CLAUSES: object clauses, direct and indirect speech, backshift, subject and complement clauses, nominal relative and appositive clauses; raising RELATIVE CLAUSES: adnominal, sentential, nominal; restrictive, non-restrictive; appositive clauses ADVERBIAL CLAUSES: position, semantic relations to other clauses within the sentence; comparison with their Czech equivalents SENTENCE MANIPULATION: ellipsis, substitution, condensation; absolute structures; unattached participle NON-FINITE VERB FORMS AS SENTENCE ELEMENTS: syntactic roles of the infinitive, its grammatical categories; Czech equivalents GERUND AND PARTICIPLES: nominal and verbal features of gerund; syntactic functions of all the -ing forms and -ed participle; varieties of Czech translation STRUCTURING INFORMATION: principles of functional sentence perspective; theme (topic), rheme (focus), transition, communicative dynamism, grammatical and lexical means passive structures, existential sentences, structural variations HIGHLIGHTING STRUCTURES: changing the position of thematic and rhematic parts of sentences; Czech counterparts PUNCTUATION: full stop, comma, colon, semicolon, etc.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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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
- 38 hours per semester
- Individual project
- 14 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 32 hours per semester
- Preparation for an exam
- 40 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with detailed theoretical knowledge concerning the sentence structure in English, especially the English compound and complex sentence, relation of coordination and subordination and formal realization of individual clauses. Students will learn about various functions of word order, especially in the context of functional sentence perspective, and the use of highlighting structures.
On the basis of authentic text analysis students will learn to identify form and function of particular clauses, define the principles of word order in English (grammatical principle, functional sentence perspective, etc.). They will acquire skills of sentence analysis and creating sentence exemplifying emphasis, reduction and concord. They will also acquire a competence for comparative study of the English and Czech sentence structure and for teaching grammar of EFL.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KAA/BSYN1
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation
credit: active participation in seminars assignments according to instructions specified in lessons, submitted via Moodle credit test (for the oral examination, a minimum of 60% of points must be obtained) exam: oral interview - based on the analysis of an authentic text and application of theoretical knowledge from BSYN1 + BSYN2
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Recommended literature
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Biber, D., Conrad, S., Leech, G. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English - Workbook. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2007.
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Biber, D., Conrad, S., Leech, G. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English.. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2006.
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Biber, D., Johansson, S., Leech G., Conrad, S., Finegan, E. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. London: Longman, 1999.
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Carter, Ronald . English grammar today : an A-Z of spoken and written grammar : with CD-ROM. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-521-73175-1.
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DUŠKOVÁ, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia, 2. vydání, 1994.
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DUŠKOVÁ, L. Studies in the English Language, Part 2.. Praha: Karolinum, 1999.
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FIRBAS, J. Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication. CUP, 1992.
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Hornová, L., Ježková, Š. An Introduction to English Syntax. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7395-884-8.
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HUDDLESTON, R., GEOFFREY, K. Pullum et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English language. Cambridge: CUP, 2002.
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Chalker S. A Student's English Grammar Workbook. London: Longman, 2000.
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MATHESIUS, V. A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General Linguistic Basis.. Praha: Academia, ISBN 509-21-858, 1975.
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QUIRK, R. ? GREENBAUM, S. A University Grammar of English. Harlow: Longman, 1973.
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QUIRK, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow: Longman, 1985.
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Quirk, R, Greenbaum, S. A Student's Grammar of English. Longman, 1994.
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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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