Comparative Czech-English analysis of written English (KAPA): Transforming linguistic expertise into a practical EAP course
Comparative Czech-English analysis of written English (KAPA): Transforming linguistic expertise into a practical EAP course

Author(s): Radek Vogel, Martin Adam
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Syntax, Semantics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: comparative; EAP; lexico-semantic; syntax; written English;
Summary/Abstract: The paper proposes to present the design of a new course, the aim of which is concerned with the functional syntax and vocabulary in the English-Czech comparative approach. It offers students a functional comparison of the two languages in which they will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the bachelor programmes of English studies against the background of their mother tongue, i.e. the Czech language. After completing the course the students will be able to functionally distinguish the main features of English and Czech (with the emphasis on syntactic and lexico-semantic plan in both languages) and to use this linguistic expertise practically in the production of written English or in translation. The paper outlines the key syntactic and lexico-semantic areas which were identifi ed as potential causes of interferential problems and which thus compose the core of the course syllabus.

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