Course: Morphology II

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Course title Morphology II
Course code KGER/MOR2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrabcová Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Krovová Eva, Mgr.
Course content
1. Nouns and their classification - morphological, syntactic and semantic criteria. 2. Grammatical categories of nouns, declension. 3. The gender of German nouns. 4. Number. 5.-6. The use of articles. 7. Adjectives, their classification - morphological, syntactic and semantic criteria. 8. Declension and comparison of German adjectives. 9. Pronouns. 10. Adverbs. 11. Prepositions. 12. Conjunctions. 13. Particles. 14. Sentence equivalents.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
In this course, students become familiar with basic terminology and knowledge related to German morphology (except for verbs). Furthermore, the course aims at applying the knowledge gained in the course in text analyses and to practise selected phenomena in grammar exercises.
Students are able to use the terminology related to morphology and describe basic morphological, syntactic and semantic characteristics of the parts of speech in German. They are well-informed about declension as well as comparison, they understand the functions of individual word forms and they can use them in written as well as in oral communication. They are acquainted with the basic literature on morphology.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To obtain credit, students must participate in the seminars actively, complete all assigned tasks and pass the final test (70% of the total points must be achieved). The oral examination (approx. 20 minutes) can be taken only by those students who obtain credit in both Morphology I and Morphology II.
Recommended literature
  • Bussmann, H. Lexikon der Sprachwissenschaft. Stuttgart, 2008.
  • Dreyer, H./ Schmidt, R. Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik. Ismaning, 2009.
  • Dudenredaktion (ed.). Duden: Die Grammatik. Mannheim, Wien, Zürich, 2009.
  • Engel, U. Deutsche Grammatik. München, 2004.
  • Hall, K./Scheiner, B. Übungsgrammatik für Fortgeschrittene. Ismaning, 2001.
  • Helbig, G./Buscha, J. Deutsche Grammatik. Ein Handbuch für den Ausländerunterricht. Berlin, München, 2005.
  • Helbig, G./Buscha, J. Übungsgrammatik Deutsch. Berlin, München, 2000.
  • Hering, A./ Matussek, M./ Perlmann-Balme, M. Übungsgrammatik für die Mittelstufe. Ismaning, 2009.
  • Römer, C. Morphologie der deutschen Sprache. Tübingen, Basel, 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Intercultural German Studies (A14) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter