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Course: Contrastive Grammar

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Course title Contrastive Grammar
Course code KAA/KOGA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nováková Eva, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
A brief survey of the development of contrastive linguistics. Comparative and contrastive linguistics. Language universals, universal language laws. Socio-cultural links between languages. Identification of similarities and differences between English and Czech. Comparison of forms and functions. Interference and negative transfer. Contrastive approach to stylistics. The use of corpora in contrastive linguistics. Comparison of spoken and written discourse features. The impact of contrastive analysis results on translation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with in-depth knowledge about contrastive analysis and its role in theoretical and applied linguistics. The analysis concentrates on comparison of forms and functions, with an emphasis on Czech and English, and its aim is to explore the differences and similarities between the two languages, particularly in the areas where Czech users of English make frequent errors.
Students will acquire knowledge and insight into contrastive analysis. They will be able to compare languages systematically, to notice potential areas of interference, to explain differences and similarities between English and Czech in the area of grammar and their influence on language acquisition. They will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in translation and in their further development.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

active participation in seminars (only 2 seminars can be missed) translation tasks seminar paper - contrastive analysis
Recommended literature
  • Aijmer, K., Altenberg, B., and M. Johansson. Languages in Contrast. Papers from a Symposium on Text-based Cross-linguistic Studies in Lund. Lund University Press, 1996.
  • Biber, D., Johansson, S., Leech, G., Conrad, S. and E. Finegan. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Pearson Education, 1999.
  • Dušková, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia, 2006.
  • Fisiak, J. Further Insights into Contrastive Analysis. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1990.
  • Granger, S., Lerot, J. and S. Petch-Tyson. Corpus-based Approaches to Contrastive Linguistics and Translation Studies. Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2003.
  • Halliday, M.A. K. Spoken and Written Language. Oxford University Press, 1989.
  • Karlík, P., Nekula, M. a J. Pleskalová. Encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2002.
  • Knittlová, D. a kol. Překlad a překládádní. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2010.
  • Malmkjaer, K., and K. Windle (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Translation Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • Mathesius, V. A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General Linguistic Basis. Praha: Academia, 1975.
  • Nickel, G. Papers in Contrastive Linguistics. Cambridge University Press, 1971.
  • Tárnyiková, J. Sentence Complexes in Text. Processing Strategies in English and Czech. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2007.
  • Unger, J.W, Krzyzanowski, M, and R. Wodak (Eds.). Multilingual Encounters in Europe's Insitutional Spaces. London: Bloomsbury, 2014.
  • Vachek, J. A Functional Syntax of Modern English. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994.
  • Vilikovský, J. Překlad jako tvorba. Praha, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English Language Teacher Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English Language Teacher Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): - (2015) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
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