Bakalsk sttn zvren zkouka

Jednooborov bakali
Tmata bakalsk sttn zvren zkouky z lingvistiky:
1. a/ The inventory of English vowels and diphthongs with a special emphasis on problematic
sounds for Czech learners of English.
b/ The structure of the compound sentence. Coordination.
2. a/ The inventory of English consonants with a special emphasis on problematic sounds for
Czech learners of English. The concept of the phoneme.
b/ The structure of the complex sentence. Subordination.
3. a/ Aspects of connected speech: linking, assimilation and elision. Weak syllables.
b/ Modality in English.
4. a/ Standard English and non-standard English.
b/ Syntactic and semantic functions of subordinate clauses in English.
5. a/ Varieties of English: Scottish, Irish, and American.
b/ Sentence types and discourse functions.
6. a/ Diachronic and synchronic approaches to the study of language (a profile of one
representation of each approach).
b/ Types of sentences (the complex sentence, the compound sentence).
7. a/ Major and minor classes of questions.
b/ Grammatical cohesive devices reference and substitution.
8. a/ Sense relations.
b/ Grammatical cohesive devices conjunction and ellipsis.
9. a/ Ways of expressing future in English and their comparison.
b/ Condensation in English.
10. a/ Open word classes. Nouns, adjectives, adverbs and full verbs.
b/ Markers of formality and politeness in written discourse.
11. a/ Closed word classes. Auxiliary verbs, pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, and particles.
b/ Markers of informality, politeness and familiarity in spoken discourse.
12. a/ The active and passive voice in English and Czech.
b/ Linguistic sign. Reference and denotation.
13. a/ Clause types and verb classes.
b/ Information processing. Theme and focus.
14. a/ Stress, rhythm and intonation in English. Basic functions of the individual tones.
b/ Word-formation processes in English. Abbreviation main types (blends, clippings,
acronyms).
15. a/ The base form of a verb. The present and past subjunctive.
b/ Origins and development of English word-stock.
16. a/ Phraseological units in English.
b/ Markers of objectivity/subjectivity and explicitness/implicitness in discourse.
17. a/ The structure of the simple sentence. The relationships between phrases and sentence
elements
b/ Word-formation processes in English and Czech. Main types and comparison.
18. a/ Written language general characteristics of the variety.
b/ The semantics and grammar of adverbials.
20. a/ Spoken language general characteristics of the variety.
b/ Complementation of verbs and adjectives.

Recommended Literature:
Adams, V. (1973) An Introduction to Modern English Word-Formation. London: Longman.
Biber, D., Johansson, S., Leech, G., Conrad, S., Finegan, E. (1999) Longman Grammar of Spoken
and Written English. London: Longman.
Brown, G., Yule, G. (1983) Discourse Analysis. Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Cruttenden, A. (1994) Gimsons Pronunciation of English. Arnold.
Crystal, D. (1995) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Dontcheva-Navrtilova, O. (2005) Grammatical Structures in English: Meaning in Context. Brno:
Masarykova univerzita.
Gethin, H. (1992) Grammar in Context, Proficiency Level English. Nelson Collins Ltd.
Greenbaum, S., Quirk, R. (1991) A Students Grammar of the English Language. London:
Longman.
Halliday, M. A. K., Hasan, R. (1992) Cohesion in English. London: Longman.
Hladk, J., Ruicka, M. (1998) A Functional Onomatology of English. Brno: Masarykova
univerzita
Leech, G. N., Deuchar, M., Hoogenraad, R. (1982) English Grammar for Today. A New
Introduction. Macmillan Press Ltd.
McCarthy, M. (1991). Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Palmer, F. R. (1976) Semantics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Roach, P. (2000) English Phonetics and Phonology. A Practical Course. Cambridge: Cambridge
Univesity Press.
Svartvik, J. Leech, G. N. (1994) A Communicative Grammar of English. 2nd ed. London:
Longman.
Urbanov, L. (1998) A Handbook of English Phonetics and Phonology. Brno: Masarykova
univerzita.
Yule, G. (1996) The Study of Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

BRITISH LITERATURE
1. Old English Literature.
2. Middle English Literature (poetry, prose, the origins of drama)
3. Renaissance poetry and prose.
4. Elizabethan and Jacobean drama.
5. The development of the novel.
6. Restoration and the Enlightement era.
7. Romanticism: poetry.
8. The 19th-century novelists.
9. Poetry, prose and drama of the second half of the 19th century and at the turn of the century.

AMERICAN LITERATURE
1. Literature of the early settlers.
2. Literature of the Age of Reason.
3. Transcendentalism and romanticism.
4. 19th-century realism and local color.
5. Naturalism and muckraking.
6. American poetry of the 19th century.

Methodology
1. Language and language learning background
Describing language
- language systems (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, spelling, functions)
- language skills (and sub-skills)
Why do people learn languages? EFL, ESL, ESP, EAP
2. Theories and approaches learning and acquisition, grammar- translation, behavourism,
communicative approach, task-based learning, new trends in ELT.
3. Learner motivation and interest
4. Different types and categories of learners
5. The teacher and the learner
Roles, rapport
6. Lesson planning
Aims, objectives, format
7. Lesson management
8. Selection, evaluation and use of teaching material
9. Teaching vocabulary
10. Teaching grammar
11. Teaching pronunciation
12. Teaching reading
13. Teaching listening
14. Teaching speaking
15. Teaching writing
16. Mistakes and errors, giving feedback
17. Testing and assessment
18. Topic based syllabus
19. Classroom language
20. A reflective teacher, PPD personal, professional development