JSB221 Language Course B4

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Mirna Stehlíková Đurasek (lecturer)
Mgr. Pavel Pilch, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JSB211 Language Course B3
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Slovenian/Croatian/Serbian/Bulgarian language course focused on extending the vocabulary (with special emphasis on abstract notions), stress on active speech abilities and perfection of grammar knowledge.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to describe new grammar phenomena acquired in this semester and use the knowledge in spoken and written interaction. By the means of acquiring new vocabulary and grammar they can create text or speak about related topics. Students are able to understand written text and interpret it.
Syllabus
  • Slovenian:
  • Language themes (basic and more difficult examples):
  • 1. gender in Slovene,
  • 2. Numeral in Slovene,
  • 3. Cases, declination of nouns,
  • 4. conjugation of verbs, negation,
  • 5. tenses in Slovene (present, past and future tense),
  • 6. Personal pronouns, declination,
  • 7. graduation of adjective,
  • 8. imperative,
  • 9. propositions z, s, k, h,
  • 10. the use of modal verbs,
  • 11. writing cardinal and ordinal numeral,
  • 12. direct and indirect speech.
  • Croatian:
  • Masculine nouns (type -i, -io, -o, -e, -u), numbers, present and past conditional, potential and unreal conditional sentences, formal and informal style, congruence, verbal regimen.
  • Serbian:
  • Grammar: repetition of knowledge gained in previous courses of Serbian language and also learning more tenses (aorist, imperfekat, pluskvamperfekat, futur II).
  • Text: In the train. A couple talk. Indirect and direct speech.
  • Text: Kalemegdan. Future tense, affirmative, negative and interrogative forms; perfect tense of verb "hteti (to want)".
  • Text: Serbian regions. The relative pronouns - declination; demonstrative pronouns - declination.
  • Text: Belgrade, a historic city. Aspects of verbs.
  • Text: Tourist agency. Adverbs: time, way, cause, amount, comparison of adverbs.
  • Text: Caution is the mother of wisdom.
  • Text: New building site. Future II. (exact), forming; future sentences; perfect tense(repetition); correct writing of comas.
  • Bulgarian:
  • Reading comprehension and translation of short texts.
  • 1. Grammar exercises on past tenses in Bulgarian language.
  • 2. The passive.
  • 3. Prepositions.
  • 4. Verbs - transitive and intransitive.
  • 5. Grammar exercises.
  • 6. Tests. Basic phraseology.
  • 7. Specific prepositions.
  • 8. The system of numbers.
  • 9. Specific usage of Bulgarian past tenses.
  • 10. Verbs and specific prepositions.
  • 11. The infinitive.
  • 12. Revision.
Literature
  • MARKOVIČ, Andreja; ŠKAPIN, Danuša; KNEZ, Mihaela; ŠOBA, Nina: Slovenska beseda v živo 2. Ljubljana: Center za slovenščino kot drugi/tuji jezik, 2004.
  • MARKOVIČ, Andreja: UČIMO SE SLOVENŠČINO II. Ljubljana: Center za slovenščino kot drugi/tuji jezik, 2000.
  • Barešić, Jasna: Dobro došli 1-2. Zagreb 2002.
  • Cesarec, Marijana: Sintaksa padeža. Zagreb: Filozofski fakultet, 1997.
  • VIĆENTIJEVIĆ, Gordana and Ljubica ŽIVANIĆ. Srpski jezik za strance. Beograd: Institut za strane jezike, 2001, 217 s. ISBN 8671460458. info
  • JOKANOVIĆ-MICHAJLOV, Jelica and Vesna LOMPAR. Govorimo srpski : udžbenik srpskog jezika za strance. Beograd: Mećunarodni slavistički centar na Filološkom fakultetu, 2001, 96 s. info
  • BUROV, Stojan Panajotov. Bălgarski ezik za čuždenci. 2. izd. V. Tărnovo: Faber, 2000, 292 s. ISBN 954954116X. info
  • GLADKOVA, Hana. Učebnice bulharštiny. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1996, 173 s. ISBN 8071842184. info
  • KREJČOVÁ, Elena. Česko-bulharský a bulharsko-český tematický slovník s úkoly na procvičování slovní zásoby. Lexikální minimum ke státní závěrečné zkoušce (Czech-Bulgarian and Bulgarian-Czech thematical dictionary with excersises. Lexical minimum for state exams). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 270 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6742-4. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • KREJČOVÁ, Elena. Příručka pro výuku bulharské stylistiky (Textbook on Bulgarian stylistics). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 204 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7095-0. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
Teaching methods
Seminar (four hours per week), home preparation, in the seminar a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered/group learning activities will be employed.
Assessment methods
Regular attendance, homework and home preparation required. Upon fulfilling all the listed requirements students must pass a final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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