Course: Morphology II

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Course title Morphology II
Course code KAA/MFA2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
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
  • Independent critical reading - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 26 hours per semester
  • Individual project - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main objective of the course is to introduce the grammatical system of the English language, particularly in the area of the English verb, grammatical categories, the system of tenses, non-finite verb forms and modality. The matter is approached from a functional and communicative point of view.
Students will gain the ability to use a full range of grammar structures appropriately in context. Students will also be able to contrast Czech and English verbal systems, and they improve their competence in teaching these features of the English grammar at schools.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/MFA1

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Active participation in seminars (students are allowed to miss 2 seminars) Two written assignments Oral examination (includes the topics covered in MFA1 and MFA2) - based on a text analysis In case of distant learning: seminars organized in MS Teams, Moodle system support, individual online meetings
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.
  • 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.
  • 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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