aVLEC041 Essential Czech

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Punčochář (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Punčochář
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Martin Punčochář
Timetable
Wed 17:30–19:10 KOM S116
Prerequisites
The main aim of the course Essential Czech is to teach students communicate with patients in Czech without any help of English speaking doctors or interpreters and independently write case history. Second year students can understand basic vocabulary and phrases related to their immediate specific surrounding, such as personal information, information about their studies and jobs. Students are also able to understand the meaning of short, simple notes and messages, read short, simple texts, find specific information in simple materials, and understand short, simple personal letters. Students can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. Students can use a series of phrases to describe in simple terms their family, educational background and their job. Students can write short, simple notes and messages related to matters in areas of their immediate needs and very simple letters. Third years students are able to take patient's history in Czech languade.
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
The aim of the tuition is working knowledge of the Czech language on the A2/B1 level of the "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR)(Independent User) checked by an examination.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
- understand and use the vocabulary for given topics (Hospital, Human Body and its Parts, Injuries, Treatment, Pains)
- create and use in speaking basic grammar forms (singular declension, conjugation in all three tenses)
- understand better the future topics of Czech language courses (typicaly Czech V--Czech VIII)
Syllabus
  • 1.Introduction: Czech Sentence and its Structure.
  • 2.Hospital. Who is who. Grammar: Verb and Object.
  • 3.Human Body and its Parts I. Pains.
  • 4.Hospital II. Grammar: Locative and locations.
  • 5.Human Body and its Parts II. Review.
  • 6.Problems and their solutions. Grammar: instrumental.
  • 7.Injuries. Grammar: Past Tense.
  • 8.Treatment I. Grammar: Dative.
  • 9.Treatment II. Grammar: Future Tense.
  • 10.Injuries and Treatments. Review.
  • 11.Hospital III. Navigation. Grammar: Genitive.
  • 12.Pains. Grammar: Genitive of singular.
  • 13.Pains II. Grammar: Genitive of plural.
  • 14.Review.
  • 15.Credit test.
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLÁ, Lída. New Czech step by step. V nakl. Akropolis 4., opr. v. Praha: Akropolis, 2008, 256 s. ISBN 9788086903736. info
  • HOLÁ, Lída. New Czech step by step. V nakl. Akropolis 4., opr. v. Praha: Akropolis, 2008, 127 s. ISBN 9788086903736. info
  • ČERMÁKOVÁ, Iveta. Talking medicine : Czech for medical students. 3., rev. English ed. Prague: Karolinum Press, 2012, 261 s. ISBN 9788024621043. info
Teaching methods
The tuition is realised in the form of practical courses. The following teaching methods are used: class discussion, roleplay, work in groups, reading, listening, writing HW (including Projects), word study.
Assessment methods
The tuition is realised in the form of practical courses. The students' presence in these courses is strictly required, maximally two properly apologised absences (i.e. via the Study Department of the Faculty of Medicine) are tolerated. The tuition is finished by an end-of-term examination (ETE) consisting of a WRITTEN and an ORAL part. Passing the examination is conditioned by proper attendance, active participation in practical courses, sitting for Progress Tests and successful passing of written and oral exams. The basic limit for passing all tests is 70%. Without successful passing the written exam students will not be allowed to sit for the oral part! Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam by awarding grade "F" in the Information System.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, spring 2019, spring 2020.
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