PJ_06 Polish for Advanced Students - Proficiency

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Malgorzata Balcerzak, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Roman Madecki, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Malgorzata Balcerzak, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PJ_05 Polish for Advanced Students
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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Polish course for intermediate students, designed for interested students from other faculties. The main stress is put on conversations, exercising grammar issues presented in former courses and presenting new issues. The teacher uses original texts, audio and video materials, Polish poets’ poems. The students have opportunities to deal closer with facts from Polish history and culture. To enroll on these classes, students have to know the language on the B2 level. The level of Polish knowledge after this course is C1 ‘upper-intermediate level’.
After completing the course students will be able to:
- understand and explain grammatical structures adequate to the course level
- use information and lexis in communication with native speakers
- build correct grammatical structures
- interprete Polish texts
- read, write and speak in proper Polish
- know Polish orthography rules
Syllabus
  • 1. Test.
  • 2. What bothers Europeans today? Grammar exercises.
  • 3. Challenges of education Grammar exercises.
  • 4. IT and Internet – new ways of communication. Grammar exercises.
  • 5. Does helping other people make our lives meaningful? Grammar exercises.
  • 6. May holidays in Poland. Grammar exercises.
  • 7. Obesity and anorexia –eating habits. Grammar exercises.
  • 8. Preparation for the certification tests. Exercises.
  • 9. Projection of Kieślowski, Wajda, Holland, Polański, Piekorz lub in. movie.
  • 10. What our future is going to be like? Futuristic visions – will they become reality? Grammar exercises.
  • 11. Politics in Poland. Exercises.
  • 12. What’s new in Polish literature? What is worth to read.
  • 13. Reviev.
Literature
  • Náhradní obsah: Lipińska, Ewa. Z polskim na ty : Poziom progowy. Kraków 2003
  • Náhradní obsah: Garncarek, Piotr. Czas na czasownik : Poziom średni ogólny. Kraków 2002
  • Náhradní obsah: Pyzik, Józef. Przygoda z gramatyką. Kraków 2000
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparing, oral and writing exercises, group projects, presentations, homeworks, reading, conversations, class discussion, reading, drills
Assessment methods
written test
The condition to pass this subject is passing the test. The later is conducted in the term agreed with the lecturer and students. Additionally students have to prepare all written works assigned by the teacher. There are possible two absences in each semester.
Language of instruction
Polish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Předmět mohou zapsat posluchači všech oborů FF MU.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Minimální počet zaregistrovaných: 6
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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