Czech

Not applicable.

Student is able to:
- compare Czech and English linguistic means and apply this knowledge in translation and everyday usage of the foreign language
- recognize, define and correctly use different features of professional discourse, either in Czech or in English
- better understand, translate and analyze the meaning of English texts

Secondary school level knowledge and lower intermediate knowledge of English are required.

Not applicable.

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in Article 7 of BUT for Studies and Examinations.

Both the examination and exam will use an in-class writen tests to test the abiloity of the students to realize and analyze the differences between English and Czech texts. The examination focuses on practical skills, while the exam test the ability of the students to apply theoretical linguistic methodology and knowledge. The maximum number of points for the examination is 40 and the maximum possible number of points for the exam is 60.

The difference between analytic and synthetic languages - general consequences as far as expressing meaning is concerned.
Culural specifics in professional discourse.
Case in English and Czech.
Nominalization, word-formation.
Utterance modality.
Aspect.
The passive.
The repertoire of tenses in English and Czech.
Syntax I – types of sentences, complex and compound sentences.
Syntax II: word order, intricate syntactic constructions
What makes a style?
Different genres and sub-genres of professional discourse and their specifics.

Not applicable.

The course offers an insight into different problems concerning the diverse ways of expressing meaning in Czech and English. Students will be able to get to know, understand and test in practice the variety of both languages starting from grammar through pragmatic aspects up to cultural dimensions of given languages. The course will futher perfect students’ acquaintance with different genres and sub-genres of prosfessional discourse by their practical analysis.

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Not applicable.

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Dušková, L.: Mluvnice současné angličtiny na pozadí češtiny. Praha 1994
Kol. autorů: Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Praha 1995, 1996, 2000.
Krhutová, M. The Language of Electrical Engineering as a Special Province. Brno 2007.
Urbanová, L.: Stylistika anglického jazyka. Brno 2008.

Not applicable.