University of Pardubice
Study programmes & Course catalogue
for academic year 2016/2017
University of Pardubice
Česky
Search
FAQ

Course: Syntax I

« Back
Course title Syntax I
Course code KAA/SYN1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Ježková Šárka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
SYNTAX: terminology, relations within the phrase and sentence SENTENCE ELEMENTS, SENTENCE PATTERNS, SENTENCE vs. CLAUSE, SUBJECT: form, semantic functions, grammatical, notional and general subject PREDICATE: form; auxiliary and lexical verbs; terminology varieties; finite x non-finite verb forms; syntactic types of the verb: transitive, intransitive, linking OBJECT: transitive verbs and their complementation; direct and indirect object, complement to the object. ADVERBIALS: form, position within the sentence; adjuncts semantic functions ADVERBIALS as sentence modifiers: conjuncts and disjuncts; comment clauses NEGATION IN ENGLISH AND CZECH: scope and focus of negation CONCORD / AGREEMENT: grammatical and notional, proximity rules CONCORD AND COORDINATION: apposition, appositive clauses COMPLEX NOUN PHRASE: head, pre- and post-modification; discontinuous noun phrases; Czech equivalents COMMUNICATIVE TYPES OF SIMPLE SENTENCE: statements, questions, commands, exclamations ENGLISH FRAGMENTARY SENTENCES: English Equivalents of Czech Subject-less Sentences: Czech verbal and verbo-nominal sentences; a variety of subjects in English

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), 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 detailed theoretical knowledge concerning the sentence structure in English, especially the structure of a simple sentence, clause elements and intentional modality of sentences.
Students will get the theoretical knowledge; will be able to analyze a sentence, to identify individual clauses elements, to describe sentence patterns. They will skills for clause elements analysis and clause elements production. They will also acquire a competence for comparative study of the English and Czech sentence structure and for teaching grammar of EFL.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/MFA2 and KAA/JCA1

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

Active participation (maximum 2 classes can be missed) assignments according to instructions specified in lessons written test (90 minutes): application of their knowledge in the syntactic analysis and creating specified syntactic structures
Recommended literature
  • Biber, D., Conrad, S., Leech, G. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English - Workbook. Harlow : Pearson Education, 2007.
  • Biber, D., Conrad, S., Leech, G. Longman student grammar of spoken and written English.. Harlow : Pearson Education, 2006.
  • BIBER, D., JOHANSSON, S., LEECH, G., CONRAD, S., FINEGAN, E. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Longman, 1999.
  • Close, R.A. A University grammar of English Workbook. Essex: Longman, 1974. ISBN 0582522803.
  • DUŠKOVÁ, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha, 1989.
  • DUŠKOVÁ, L. Studies in the English Language, Part 2. Praha : Karolinum, ISBN 80-7184-613-9, 1999.
  • FIRBAS, J. Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication. CUP, 1992.
  • GREENBAUM, S. An Introduction to English Grammar. Longman, 1991.
  • GRENBAUM, S., QUIRK, R. A Student's Grammar of English. Longman, 1994.
  • Hornová, L., Ježková, Š. An Introduction to English Syntax. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7395-884-8.
  • HUDDLESTON, R., GEOFFREY, K. Pullum et al. The Cambridge Grammar of the English language. Cambridge: CUP, 2002.
  • Chalker S. A Student's English Grammar Workbook. Longman, 2000.
  • JACOBS, R. A. English Syntax, A Grammar for English Language Professionals. OUP, 1995.
  • MATHESIUS, V. A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General Linguistic Basis.. Praha : Academia, ISBN 509-21-858, 1975.
  • QUIRK, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow: Longman, 1985.
  • TÁRNYIKOVÁ J. Chapters from Modern English Syntax I. (A communicative approach). Olomouc : Palackého univerzita v Olomouci, 2nd edition, 1993.


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 for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
University of Pardubice, date of update: 02.11.2024 23:51. Data created for academic year 2016/2017