KJIB007 Use of Catalan I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Cristina Rodríguez García, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. David Utrera Domínguez (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. David Utrera Domínguez
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 L33
Prerequisites
Practical Catalan II (seminar)
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
Course objectives
The main goal of this subject is that students acquire communicative resources related to oral expression and reading comprehension, so that they are capable of producing spoken and written texts at an intermediate level (B1). At the same time, listening comprehension will be important in this course, with listenings that will help students increase their knowledge about culture and literature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the students will be able:
- to speak more fluently and with a higher level of vocabulary;
- to understand better written texts of an intermediate level;
- to work in small groups using Catalan as the language of communication;
- to write texts in an organized way.
Syllabus
  • The course will be divided in 6 thematic units. Students will be required to elaborate and interpret dialogs and texts related to different kinds of discourse. 1. Phonetics.
  • 2. Vocabulary.
  • 3. Grammar review.
  • 4. Listening.
  • 5. Writing.
  • 6. Comprehension of written texts.
Literature
    required literature
  • Carrera-Sabaté, Josefina; Clàudia Pons & Joan Solà (2014): Els sons del català [recurs en línia]. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. (Consulta: 3-9-2015).
  • TV3 (2015): Nit i dia (sèrie de televisió). Disponible a (Consulta: 26-7-2016).
    recommended literature
  • UTRERA DOMINGUEZ, David. Cvičení z katalánštiny (Exercises in Catalan). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 145 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7436-1. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • BAU, Montserrat. Curs de pronunciació : exercicis de correcció fonètica. Edited by Montserrat Pujol - Agnès Rius. Barcelona: Publicacions de L’Abadia de Montserrat, 2007, 147 s. ISBN 9788484159636. info
    not specified
  • Marí, Isidor (1983): “Registres i varietats de la llengua”, COM ensenyar català als adults, 3. Disponible a (Consulta: 26-7-2016).
Teaching methods
Lectures, group projects, presentations by students, homework, reading, listening
Assessment methods
- Compulsory attendance (80% of the course). - Essays. - Active participation in class. - Final test.
Language of instruction
Catalan
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017.
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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