CJCC01 Czech Grammar with focus on typological specifics I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Pavel Kosek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Eva Rusínová (lecturer)
PhDr. Lea Vyskočilová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Pavel Kosek, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Muchová
Supplier department: Division of Czech for Foreigners – Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
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
Thorough practice and deepening practical knowledge of Czech grammar, with an emphasis on practicing the declination systém and Czech conjugation through comparison with the student’s mother tongue. The aim is to make Czech grammar instinctive at B2 level in the CEFR and to develop and deepen it in spoken and written expression at C1 level in the CEFR. The ability to write a résumé of Czech texts. Mastering Czech and Latin linguistic terminology (creating one’s own terminological dictionary on the basis of one‘s mother tongue).
Learning outcomes
After completing the course the student will be able to:
- apply the acuired knowledge of Czech grammar in practical real-life communication, both oral and written;
- create a grammatically and lexically correct résumé on the basis of a written or spoken text (of an artistic or non-artistic character);
- identify and describe individual word classes and apply this knowledge in Czech-language communication;
- understand, use and subsequently explain aspects of grammar which were consolidated and analysed once more in the given period; compare the features of Czech grammar they studied with the grammar of their own language;
- use Czech and Latin terminology with no restrictions.
Syllabus
  • 1. The main focus in the lessons is placed on verbs (verb classes – aspectual pairs – transgressive phrases – reflexive and periphrastic passive).
  • 2. Declension of nouns (all genders and types, declension of nouns taken from foreign languages, proper nouns).
  • 3. Declension of adjectives: a/ hard- soft- possessive adjectives, b/ gradation of adjectives.
  • 4. Morphology of pronouns and numbers 5. Verb phrases (with and without prepositions, most common verbs (perfective, imperfective).
  • 6. Main problems in Czech syntax; word order (phrases, enclitics), coordination and determination (+ linking words), one-word sentences, direct and indirect speech.
  • 7. Knowledge of linguistic terminology.
  • 8. Practical exercises related to the above-listed features are linked to texts which the student uses in their practicing (the student also masters the preparation of a résumé of a text they have read).
Literature
  • Švamberk, Zdeněk. Cvičebnice češtiny pro zahraniční studenty - 1. díl. Praha 1991, 142 s.
  • Trnková, Alena: Cvičení z české mluvnice pro cizince. Vyd. 1. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-85866-31-5
  • J. Holub. Čeština jako cizí jazyk - úroveň B2. MŠMT. UK - Ústav bohemistických studií Praha, 2005
  • Švamberk, Zdeněk. Cvičebnice češtiny pro zahraniční studenty - 2. díl, 3. vydání, Praha 1996, 149 s.
  • Čejka, Mirek - Karlík, Petr - Krčmová, Marie - Rusínová, Zdeňka. Cvičení z českého jazyka. 1. Brno : MU, 1994. ISBN 80-210-0006-6.
  • Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. První vydání. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2016, Strana 110. ISBN 9788074224829. info
  • Akademická příručka českého jazyka. Edited by Markéta Pravdová - Ivana Svobodová. Vydání 1., Praha 2014, dot. Praha: Academia, 2014, 533 stran. ISBN 9788020023278. info
  • ŠTÍCHA, František a kol. Akademická gramatika spisovné češtiny. 1st ed. Praha: Academia, 2013, 974 pp. ISBN 978-80-200-2205-9. info
  • ČECHOVÁ, Marie, Miloš DOKULIL, Zdeněk HLAVSA, Josef HRBÁČEK and Zdeňka HRUŠKOVÁ. Čeština - řeč a jazyk. 3., rozšířené a upraven. Praha: SPN - pedagogické nakladatelství, a. s., 2011, 442 stran. ISBN 9788072354139. info
  • Příruční mluvnice češtiny. Edited by Miroslav Grepl - Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Zdenka Rusínová. Vyd. 2., opr. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1996, 799 s. ISBN 8071061344. info
  • ČEJKA, Mirek, Petr KARLÍK, Marie KRČMOVÁ and Zdeňka RUSÍNOVÁ. Cvičení z českého jazyka. 2. Brno: MU, 1991. ISBN 80-210-0009-0. info
  • KARLÍK, Petr and Aleš SVOBODA. Skladba češtiny pro cizince. Brno: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 1982. info
  • POLDAUF, Ivan and Karel ŠPRUNK. Čeština jazyk cizí : mluvnice češtiny pro cizince. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968, 417 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Classes led by the teacher (theoretical training), homework, completing exercises (oral and written), individual work, group work and self-study, a résumé prepared on the basis of a text which the student has read, correction exercises, ‘review lessons‘ – written progress tests.
Assessment methods
To complete the course it is necessary for the student to successfully fulfill the requirements of the closing written test and prepare a résumé of a text they have read. It is also necessary to abide by the following regulations: 1/ Attendance of lessons includes completing work set by the teacher (homework, in-class presentations etc.) Failure to complete this work (student’s lack of preparation) is counted as an absence. 2/ Students are not allowed to change groups, apart from in exceptional cases with the prior written permission of the teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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