Cz4A_Beg2 Czech for Foreign MU Staff: Beginners 2

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 0 credit(s) (plus 2 for the colloquium). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Alena Habrová (seminar tutor)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Otychová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Linda Krahula Doleží, Ph.D.
Language Centre Unit for Pan-university Studies and Life-long Learning – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Alena Habrová
Supplier department: Language Centre Unit for Pan-university Studies and Life-long Learning – Language Centre
Timetable
Tue 1. 10. to Tue 10. 12. Tue 16:30–18:00 107
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
The course is aimed at foreign Masaryk University employees and Ph.D. students at A1/1 level. The applicants who did not participate in the previous course will take an entrance test. Please complete the entrance test on the website https://www.cjv.muni.cz/zamestnanci-mu/jazykove-kurzy/jazykove-kurzy. Your teacher will contact you after the deadline for registration and arrange the oral part of the test. The students who attended Beginners 1 course in the previous semester do not need to take the entrance test. The teacher will contact you by e-mail. Students should be familiar with units 1–4 from Čeština expres 1 by Lída Holá and Pavla Bořilová. These include the following topics: pronunciation rules, greetings, formal and informal dialogues, introduction of oneself, numbers 0-1000, verbs in present tense, orientation in the town, positions and directions, grammatical gender, food and drinks, how to order in the restaurant, my family and possessive pronouns.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will get familiar with the following topics: arranging a meeting, time expressions, modal verbs, expressing liking, speaking and asking about places. Students will understand the basics of the Czech language system, although the focus will be mainly on speaking and using the language in practice and the communication in everyday as well as in the academic environment.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: make an appointment, master expressions of time, modal verbs, expressing sympathy, speaking and questioning places. Students understand the basics of the Czech language system, although the emphasis will be on speaking and using the language in practice and communication in everyday and academic environments.
Syllabus
  • Čeština expres 1 – Lída Holá, Pavla Bořilová: Units 5–7
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLÁ, Lída and Pavla BOŘILOVÁ. Čeština expres 1 : A1/1. Praha: Akropolis, 2011, 96 stran. ISBN 9788087481226. info
Teaching methods
interaction, conversation, group work, pair work, individual work, using digital tools, homework
Assessment methods
Ph.D. students can receive credits for this course. To receive the credits, the following requirements have to be fulfilled: active participation, 70% attendance and successful completion of the final test (colloquium).
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
https://www.cjv.muni.cz/en/mu-staff-1/czech-courses
The course takes place at the Language Centre, Komenského nám. 2. The room will be specified.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, spring 2023, Autumn 2023, spring 2024.
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