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Course title Syntax II
Course code KAA/SYN2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
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
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.

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 English compound and complex sentence, relation of coordination and subordination and formal realization of individual clauses.
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.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/SYN1 and KAA/JCA2

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Active participation (maximum 2 classes can be missed) assignments according to instructions specified in lessons The examination consists of two parts: written test and oral examination. Students can sign for the oral interview if they got 60% of the points in the written test.
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, London, 1999.
  • DUŠKOVÁ, L. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha : Academia, 2. vydání, 1994.
  • DUŠKOVÁ, L. Studies in the English Language, Part 2.. Praha : Karolinum, 1999.
  • FIRBAS, J. Functional sentence perspective in written and spoken communication. CUP, 1992.
  • 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.
  • MATHESIUS, V. A Functional Analysis of Present Day English on a General Linguistic Basis.. Praha : Academia, ISBN 509-21-858, 1975.
  • MATTHEWS, P. H. Syntax. CUP, 1992.
  • Parrot, M. Grammar for English Language Teachers. CUP, 2000.
  • QUIRK, R. ? GREENBAUM, S. A University Grammar of English. Harlow : Longman, 1973.
  • QUIRK, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. Harlow: Longman, 1985.
  • Quirk, R, Greenbaum, S. A Student's Grammar of English. Longman, 1994.
  • TÁRNYIKOVÁ J. Chapters from Modern English Syntax I. (A communicative approach). Olomouc : Palackého univerzita v Olomouci, 2nd edition, 1993.
  • TÁRNYIKOVÁ J. Chapters from Modern English Syntax II. (A communicative approach). Olomouc : Palackého univerzita v Olomouci, 1992.


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 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Education (2013) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
University of Pardubice, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2016/2017