LF:aVLTA01 Language tandem - Course Information

aVLTA01 Language tandem

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Linda Krahula Doleží, Ph.D. (assistant)
PhDr. Magdalena Pintarová (assistant)
Mgr. Martin Punčochář (assistant)
prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Stejskalová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine

Prerequisites

The minimum acceptable Czech level for an international student of General Medicine, Dentistry or Physiotherapy enrolling in Language Tandem is A2 level (CEFR). Successful completion of Czech for Foreigners II is a prerequisite for enrolment in Language Tandem. Czech native speakers in the Czech programme are expected to be at B2/C1 level (CEFR) in English.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The aim of the Language Tandem is to encourage liaising between students of the Czech and English programmes. It should provide students of the English programmes with real communication situations that neither their required 8-semester Czech course nor their hospital training can provide. The Language Tandem Course will consist in students (tandem partners) meeting regularly, communicating primarily in Czech, with English (or German, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Arabic etc., depending on the interest or nationality of the tandem partners) as a working language.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, international students should be able to talk about:
- their everyday activities,
- spending their free time,
- traditions in the Czech republic and their home country,
- life in Brno and in their hometown,
- studying in the Czech Republic,
and they should be aware of communication conventions, both face-to-face and written.

Czech students should be familiarized with:
- the culture in their tandem partner’s country,
- life of international students in Brno.

Syllabus

• 1. Seznámení
• 2. Interkulturní komunikace
• 3. Sport a volný čas
• 4. Řekni mi, co jíš, a já ti řeknu, jaký jsi
• 5. České tradice versus svátky v jiných zemích
• 6. Brno a moje rodné město
• 7. Studium na LF v ČR a v mé zemi
• 8. Osobní kontakt (oslovování, zdvořilost, psaní mailů)
• 9. Kolik jazyků znáš, tolikrát jsi člověkem
• 10. Životní styl

Literature

recommended literature
• HOLÁ, Lída. Czech step by step 1. 1. vydání. Praha: Akropolis, 2016, 204 stran. ISBN 9788074701290. info
• HOLÁ, Lída and Pavla BOŘILOVÁ. Česky krok za krokem 2. 1st ed. Praha: Akropolis, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86903-92-7. URL info

Teaching methods

International students will receive 10 worksheets/topics (corresponding to their level of Czech) from their teachers, on which they will collaborate with Czech students. Tandem partners will arrange their meetings depending on their time commitments. At the beginning of the course, one session with teachers will be organized.

Assessment methods

Evaluation will take place in the credit week, i.e. in the last week of the autumn/spring semester of the academic year.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: flexibilní setkání tandemových skupin.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: total 20 hours.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
  
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