Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical and contrastive grammar III Field of study: Romance Philology
Programme code: W1-S1FN19.2021

Module name: Descriptive grammar of English with elements of historical and contrastive grammar III
Module code: W1-FNFW-S1-GOAHK-3
Programme code: W1-S1FN19.2021
Semester:
  • winter semester 2023/2024
  • winter semester 2022/2023
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: exam
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the terminology and analytic methods of syntax as a field of linguistics. During the course students learn about the types and structure of English phrases, clauses and sentences. Also, analytic methods used in syntax to show the internal structure of syntactic units are presented and discussed.
Prerequisites:
Students must get a credit at semester 2
Key reading:
Radford, Andrew 2009. An Introduction to English Sentence Structure. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Radford, A. 2006. English Syntax. An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
is interested in linguistic phenomena [K10]
 K_K10 [3/5]
has elementary research skills which allow him or her to solve typical tasks and problems in the field of the subjects studied [U03]
 K_U03 [5/5]
is able to interpret and connect linguistic facts in the historical and contrastive perspective [U13]
 K_U13 [3/5]
knows basic linguistic terminology and identifies its sources [W02]
 K_W02 [5/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Praca na zajęciach [w-1]
Students do analytic tasks on phrase and sentence structure
 K10 U03 U13
Zaliczenie na ocenę [w-2]
Students sit the written test
 W02
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
discussion classes [f-1]
Power-point presentation
 10
Students acquire relevant terminology
 8 Zaliczenie na ocenę [w-2]
discussion classes [f-2]
Analytic tasks
 10
Students work on academic texts
 10 Praca na zajęciach [w-1]
discussion classes [f-3]
Reading academic articles on syntax
 10
Students perform the analyses of complex sentences in English
 7 Praca na zajęciach [w-1]
Attachments
Module description (PDF)
Information concerning module syllabuses might be changed during studies.
Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
winter semester 2023/2024 Descriptive grammar of English with the elements of historical and contrastive linguistics [W1-FNSW-S1-GOAHK-3] English
winter semester 2023/2024 Descriptive grammar of English with the elements of historical and contrastive linguistics 3 [W1-FNSF-S1-GOAHK-3] English
winter semester 2022/2023 Descriptive grammar of English with the elements of historical and contrastive linguistics [W1-FNSW-S1-GOAHK-3] English
winter semester 2022/2023 Descriptive grammar of English with the elements of historical and contrastive linguistics 3 [W1-FNSF-S1-GOAHK-3] English