JCE20 Czech language II

University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.
summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Karel Kulich, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Karel Kulich, Ph.D.
Katedra jazyků – University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.
Prerequisites
To learn the Czech languagae at levels A2-B1 according to CEFR.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
To continue studies of the JCE10 and learn more grammar rules and their practical use in an oral form of the language. To give students more opportunities to communicate and overcome difficulties in pronunciation of "hard" consonants. To study in more details problems of grammatic genders and declension.
Syllabus
  • Topics based on the textbook – lesons 3–4: 1. Family, age, possesive pronouns, visiting Czechs at home 2. Principles of nouns and adjectives - their forms according to their gender 3. Accusative singular, elementary accusative syntactic constructions, present tense of verbs 4. Likes and dislikes, food charakteristics 5. Types of verbs, reflexive verbs, word order, ordering food 6. Past tense, temporal adverbs, selected prepositions 7. Nominative, genitive and numeral expressions in practice 8. People and their jobs, addressing in communicative situations, social intercourse, vocative 9. Time, dates, days and months, birthdays, holidays 10. Question and answer, weather, functions of the locative 11. Revision and final written test 12. General evaluation of the final written test (the most common mistakes, etc.)
Literature
    required literature
  • BOCCOU KESTŘÁNKOVÁ, Marie, ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Dagmar, VODIČKOVÁ, Kateřina. Čeština pro cizince: úroveň A1 a A2. Brno: Edika, 2017.
    recommended literature
  • HOLÁ, Lída a BOŘILOVÁ, Pavla. Čeština expres 1. Praha: Akropolis, 2015. [level] A1/1 + Appendix: Czech Express [english version].
Teaching methods
Class instruction is based on active student participation in learning essentials of vocabulary, as well as of grammar rules through particualr exercises which are in each lesson. The rest of exercises is a part of students´homework. During class instruction students simulate practical situations of daily life. These are prezented in individual lessons as texts, articles, dialogues, as well as in the listening programme.
Assessment methods
Homework and attendance 75%, written test 70%
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Compulsory textbook: BOCCOU KESTŘÁNKOVÁ, Marie, ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Dagmar a VODIČKOVÁ, Kateřina. Čeština pro cizince: úroveň A1 a A2. Brno: Edika, 2017. Additional optional textbook: HOLÁ, Lída a BOŘILOVÁ, Pavla. Čeština expres 1. Praha: Akropolis, 2015. [level] A1/1 + Appendix: Czech Express [english version]. (The Appendix of the textbook covers basic information about the Czech language in English and basic communicative phrases.)
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011, winter 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, summer 2015, summer 2016, summer 2017, summer 2018, summer 2019, summer 2021, summer 2022, summer 2023, summer 2024.
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