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Selected chapters from English linguistics I - OPNA3A035B

Title:	Vybrané kapitoly z lingvistiky I
Guaranteed by:	Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty:	Faculty of Education
Actual:	from 2022
Semester:	winter
E-Credits:	2
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:0/1, C [HT]
Extent per academic year:	0 [hours]
Capacity:	unknown / 20 (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan

Guarantor:	doc. PhDr. Markéta Malá, Ph.D. doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc.
Teacher(s):	doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc.
Pre-requisite :	OPNA3A011A

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Annotation -

Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (07.09.2023)

The function of the course is partly to remedy, partly to motivate and partly to enhance the students’ understanding of selected areas of the English language. It focuses mainly on the langue disciplines. It interlinks the theoretical background with the analysis of authentic texts, employing a contrastive approach. Topics: Introduction; (Hi)Story of English impacting its current shape; levels and units Phonology Morphology: Word classes; Closed Classes Morphology: Morphological Categories of Open Classes Lexicology: Word-formation Processes Lexical Semantics. Lexicography Syntax: Simple Sentence; Valency Syntax: Complex and Compound Sentences Comprehensive Analysis of a Sample

Descriptors -

Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (09.09.2022)

Self-study of literature 5 hours

Work with study materials 12 hours

Assignments 12 hours

Seminar project 10 hours

Revision for the credit test 5 hours

Literature -

Last update: MALAM7CF (08.09.2022)

AARTS, B. and MCMAHON, A. (eds) The Handbook of English Linguistics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-4051-1382-3.

BIBER, D. et al. Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Harlow: Longman, 1999. ISBN: 978-0-5822-3725-4.

CONRAD, S., BIBER, D. and LEECH, G. Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English. Workbook. Harlow: Longman, 2002. ISBN: 978-0-5825-3942-6.

DUŠKOVÁ, L. a kol. Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha: Academia, 4. vyd., 2012. ISBN: 978-80-200-2211-0.

MURPHY, M.L. Lexical Meaning. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-521-67764-6.

PLAG, I. Word-Formation in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018. ISBN: 978-1-107-17209-8.

QUIRK, R. et al. A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman, 1985. ISBN: 978-0-5825-1734-9.

ROACH, P. Phonetics and Phonology. A Practical Course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 4th ed., 2009. ISBN 978-0-521-71740-3.

YULE, G.: The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 7th ed., 2020. ISBN 978-1-1085-8288-9.

Syllabus -

Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (07.09.2023)

Syllabus 23

12/10/23 Introduction; The (Hi)Story of English Impacting its Current Shape; Levels and Units

19/10/23 Phonology

26/10/23 Morphology: Word Classes; Closed Classes

(2/11/23-23/11/23 Teaching Practice – missed classes)

30/11/23 Morphology: Morphological Categories of Open Classes

7/12/23 Lexicology: Word-formation processes

14/12/23 Lexical Semantics. Lexicography

21/12/23 Syntax - Simple Sentence; Valency

4/1/24 Syntax - Complex and Compound Sentences; Review

Course completion requirements -

Last update: doc. PhDr. Renata Pípalová, CSc. (07.09.2023)

a) Active participation in class activities (two missed seminars per semester are tolerated)

b) Depending on the number of course participants one or two presentations on (a) selected syllabus topic(s); an outline of the presentation has to be sent electronically at least two days before the presentation for approval

c) Depending on the number of course participants one or two peer-reviews of presentations per semester

d) Submitting a finalized written version of the presentation in hard copy by the end of the first week of the exam period

e) Written test. The student may get up to 10pts for their seminar paper, up to 10 pts for their theoretical test and up to 20 pts for the practical-analytical part of the test based on a text sample. For a successful completion of the course there is a minimum requirement of 28/40pts. The assessment criteria in all parts include the student´s proficiency and their formulation skills.