PL_25 Upper Sorbian Language for Slavists and Bohemists I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. František Březina (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Kalina, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Josef Šaur, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 8:20–9:55 A48
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to acquire the basics of this West Slavonic language, both in its written and spoken form. Participants of this course are supposed to acquire knowledge of the phonology and morphology of the Upper Sorbian language and an ability to communicate in this language on everyday life topics.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to Upper Sorbian phonology & phonetics, the Upper Sorbian alphabet and pronunciation Introduction to Upper Sorbian morphology, Upper Sorbian noun a adjective declination and verb conjugation patterns Conversation: greetings, wishes, expressions of gratitude, in various conversational situations Upper Sorbian music and poetry: examples of songs and poems, listening exercises Vocabulary from the semantic fields ‘Life in the Country’ and ‘Animals and Plants’ Vocabulary from the semantic fields ‘Human Body’ and ‘Clothing’ Numerals Personal and demonstrative pronouns, question words Writing a letter
Literature
  • Witajće do Łužicy : (úvod do horní lužické srbštiny). Edited by Svatopluk Pastyřík. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2002, 96 s. ISBN 8070419644. info
  • Siatkowska, E. a Meškank, T., O języku Łużyczan prawie wszystko. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2001.
  • Vydra, F., Česko-hornolužický, hornolužicko-český slovník. Základy gramatiky a konverzace. Chrastava: vlastním nákladem, 2005.
  • Mohelský, V., Mluvnice hornolužické srbštiny a slovník hornosrbsko-český. Olomouc: Kroužek přátel Lužických Srbů, 1948.
  • Siatkowska, et al., Słownik polsko-górnołużycki i górnołużycko-polski. / Pólsko-hornjoserbski a hornjoserbsko-pólski słownik. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2002.
  • Šołćina, J. a Wornar, E., Hornjoserbšćina za samostudij. Rěčny kurs za njebojaznych. / Obersorbisch im Selbststudium. Ein Sprachkurs für Unerschrockene. Budyšin/Bautzen: Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina / Domowina-Verlag, 2000.
Teaching methods
Seminar - theoretical information, language exercises, conversation.
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
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