Course: Morphosyntax I

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Course title Morphosyntax I
Course code KNJ/7M1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction German
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)
  • Kusová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Hofmannová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Morphosyntax as a language discipline, definition of basic concepts 2. Verbs and their classification 3. Separable and inseparable verb prefixes 4. Transitive and intransitive verbs 5. Reflexive verbs 6.-10. Tempus (present, past, perfect, past perfect, future I, future II) - Creation of grammatical forms with emphasis on irregular verbs; perfect participle of irregular verbs; use of tenses 11. Imperative and its descriptions 12.-14. Modal verbs and modality expressions in contemporary German

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
German as a foreign language teachers need a reliable orientation in the entire grammar system, knowledge of the rules, understanding of their role in the grammar system and their interrelationships. The aim of the course is to provide detailed theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of German verbal inflection, namely the topics listed below. An important goal of the course is also to provide students with a contrastive comparison of the grammar system of Czech and German. Lectures and seminars are held in German.
Upon completion of the course, students will have sufficient orientation in the discussed areas of verbal inflection in contemporary German (grammatical tenses, peculiarities of prefix verbs, transitivity and its consequences for the formation and use of verb forms, reflexivity, modality). Due to the above-mentioned emphasis on the perception of the grammar subsystem as a whole and thanks to the contrastive view of Czech and German, students can identify potential critical issues in German as a foreign language teaching in the discussed area of verbal inflection, which enables them to convey these to students in a correct and didactically sound manner.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of German at the level B1

Assessment methods and criteria
Test

Written tests (successful completion of two of the three ongoing tests; in case of failure, completion of the semester test - there are three attempts here); continuous preparation for teaching in the form of self-study of the assigned compulsory and recommended literature; active participation in the seminar. The knowledge review is conducted in German language.
Recommended literature
  • Duden - Die Grammatik, Bd. 4. 9. Aufl.. Mannheim, 2016. ISBN 978-3-411-04049-0.
  • BUSCHA, Anne a Szilvia SZITA. B-Grammatik. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch als Fremdsprache (B1-B2). Leipzig, 2011. ISBN 978-3-941323-10-0.
  • DREYER, Hilke a Richard SCHMITT. Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik aktuell. Die Gelbe aktuell. Ismaning, 2012. ISBN 978-3-19-307255-9.
  • POVEJŠIL, Jaromír. Mluvnice současné němčiny. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-200-0076-3.
  • THIEROFF, Rolf a Petra M. VOGEL. Flexion. Heidelberg, 2009. ISBN 978-3-8253-5489-3.


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