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Course title Syntax
Course code KAN/ASYN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Petrlíková Jarmila, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. The position of syntax in the grammatical system of English; the basic syntactic terminology (sentence, clause, phrase, constituent of a clause, word); 2. Individual sentence types by the word order and by the communicative function 3. The structure of a simple sentence: obligatory clause elements (clause patterns), optional clause elements; 4. Characteristics of individual clause elements, means of realization, semantic roles: subject, verb, obligatory subject and object complements, adverbial, modifier, optional subject and object complements; 5. Negation in English: means of negation; clausal, local negation; multiple negation; negative concord; 6. Sentence consisiting of two or more clauses: paratactic and hypotactic relations; coordinators, subordinators; 7. Compound sentence: coordinators, semantic relations between the main clauses, 8. Complex sentence: main clause, matrix clause, subordinate clause; types of dependent clauses; 9. Dependent adverbial clauses: semantic categories, subordinating conjunctions; 10. Dependent adjectival clauses: restrictive, non-restrictive; 11. Dependent nominal clauses: content, relative

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Seminar
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 11 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
-určit jednotlivé slovní druhy
-identifikovat základní větné členy anglické věty
Skills
- vytvořit jednotlivé typy vět dle gramatického slovního pořádku
- vytvořit jednotlivé typy vět dle komunikativní funkce
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- znát základní pravidla výstavby anglické věty jednoduché a souvětí
- chápat vzájemné vazby a souvislosti morfologické, syntaktické a pragmatické roviny
- znát obligatorní i fakultativní větné členy, jejich sémantiku a prostředky jejich realizace
- znát jednotlivé typy vedlejších vět určitých i neurčitých a jejich možné syntaktické role v souvětí
Skills
- vytvořit jednotlivé druhy souvětí podle charakteru vět
- vytvořit jednotlivé typy vedlejších vět
- realizovat jednotlivé větné členy různými strukturními prostředky
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Dušková, Libuše. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny.. Praha, Academia, 1994.
  • Dušková, Libuše. Syntax současné angličtiny : sbírka textů a příkladů k syntaktickému rozboru. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 1995. ISBN 80-7184-133-1.
  • Greenbaum, Sidney; Quirk, Randolph. A student`s grammar of the English language. 1st pub. Harlow : Longman, 1990. ISBN 0-582-05971-2.
  • Johansson, S., Leech, G., Condra, S., Finegan, E. Longman grammar of spoken and written English. London: Longman, UK, 2000.
  • Quirk R., Greenbaum S., Leech G. & J. Svartvik. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language.. London & New York, Longman, 1985.


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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): History in Education (16) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Russian Language in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (15) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Psychology in Education (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Visual Culture in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (17) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Czech Language in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (16) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): German Language in Education (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Music in Education (19) Category: Art and applied art 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Russian Language in Education (1) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Information Technologies in Education (18) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): Geography in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): - (18) Category: History courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (19) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Education Study plan (Version): English Language in Education (14) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025