VSCJ0181 Czech Language for Foreigners I - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Maria Možná (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Magdalena Pintarová (seminar tutor), PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (deputy)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor), Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (deputy)
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Lenka Řitičková (seminar tutor), Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (deputy)
Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šafránková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
VSCJ0181/30: Mon 7:40–10:10 B11/211
VSCJ0181/31: Thu 8:00–10:30 B11/327, J. Šafránková
VSCJ0181/32: Mon 7:40–10:10 B11/228
VSCJ0181/33: Wed 7:30–10:00 B11/327
VSCJ0181/34: Tue 14:30–17:00 105
VSCJ0181/35: Tue 7:30–10:00 B11/228
VSCJ0181/36: Thu 7:45–10:15 B11/228
VSCJ0181/37: Tue 14:00–16:30 B11/228, J. Šafránková
VSCJ0181/38: Thu 7:00–9:30 B11/334
VSCJ0181/39: Tue 10:00–12:30 B11/334
Prerequisites
The main aim of the course Czech for Foreigners is to teach students communicate with patients in Czech without any help of English speaking doctors or interpreters and independently take case history. First year students can understand vocabulary and basic phrases related to students, their families, and their immediate specific surrounding, provided people speak clearly and at a slow rate. The knowledge enables students to communicate in common routine tasks, such as shopping, accommodation, using public transport, orientation in the city, asking the way, being able to describe their place of living and people they know by simple phrases and sentences. Students should also be able to fill in forms with personal data, such as name, nationality and address when applying for residence accommodation.
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
The aim of the tuition is working knowledge of the Czech language on the A1 level of the "Common European Framework of Reference"(CEFR/Independent User) checked by an examination. After first year students can understand vocabulary and basic phrases related to students, their families, and their immediate specific surrounding, provided people speak clearly and at a slow rate. The knowledge enables students to communicate in common routine tasks, such as shopping, accommodation, using public transport, orientation in the city, asking the way, being able to describe their place of living and people they know by simple phrases and sentences. Students should also be able to fill in forms with personal data, such as name, nationality and address when applying for residence accommodation. Emphasis put on knowůedge of parts of body and basic useful phrases in medical communication.
Syllabus
  • 1st week: Communicative Competency: Introduction, Greetings. Where are you from? Phrases in the classroom. Grammar: Czech alphabet. The sounds of Czech and their pronunciation and spelling. Vowels, diphthongs. Consonants, assimilation of consonants in groups. The verb "to be".
  • 2nd week: Communicative Competency: What do you do in Brno?. Grammar: Word and its forms in Czech. Natural/grammatical genders in Czech. Cardinal numerals 1 - 20.
  • 3rd week: TEST 1 (L1). Communicative Competency: What is my friend like? Grammar: Three genders of Czech nouns. Nominative of singular in nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and numeral "one". Who is it? What is it? Where is ....?
  • 4th week: Communicative Competency: My family. Grammar: Demonstrative pronouns. Possesive pronouns. Adjectives: hard and soft. Jaký, -á, -é? Cardinal numerals 21-1000.
  • 5th week: TEST 2 (L2). Communicative Competency: Time and activities. Grammar: What time is it? Present tense of verbs (conjugation "-ám","-uji, -ím, -u").The verb "to have". Verb negation. Time expressions, days of the week, months. Project 1: My family.
  • 6th week: Communicative Competency: I like/dislike doing st, I like/don't like st. Grammar: Modal verbs. Accusative case in singular (introduction),see 10th week. Project 2: Likes and dislikes.
  • 7th week: Communicative Competency: Where is it? How can I get there? Orientation in the City. Grammar: Adverbs of place. Conjugation of verbs. Present tense, infinitive. The verb "to go".
  • 8th weeks: TEST 3 (L3-4). Communicative Competency: My daily routine. University city Brno. Grammar: Locative case of nouns in singular (introduction). Where do you go versus Where are you?
  • 9th week: Communicative Competency: How to write an informal letter in Czech. Grammar: Parts of body I. Revision. Project 3: My life in Brno.
  • 10th weeks: TEST 4 (L1-4). Communicative Competency: Meals. Café, Restaurant. Likes and dislikes: rád+verb, mít rád, líbit se, chutnat. Grammar: Present tense, infinitive. Accusative of singular in nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and numeral "one". Verbs nad prepositions used with the accusative.
  • 11th week: Communicative Competency: Conversation at restaurant. Personal pronouns in the accusative. Bolí mě... .Parts of body II.
  • 12th -13th weeks: TEST 5. Communicative Competency: Visit. Czech traditions. Christmas.Grammar: Modal verb "to want". Prepositons do-na -v. Revision.
  • 14th week: Final test.
Literature
    required literature
  • HOLÁ LÍDA. New Czech Step by Step. 4. opr. vyd. Praha: Akropolis, 2008, 256 pp. ISBN 978-80-86903-73-6. info
  • HOLÁ, Lída. New Czech step by step. 3., opr. vyd. Praha: Filip Tomáš - Akropolis, 2006, 127 s. ISBN 8086903338. info
    recommended literature
  • REMEDIOSOVÁ, H. and E. ČECHOVÁ. Chcete mluvit česky? / Do you want to speak Czech? Textbook 1. A communicative course of contemporary Czech for English speakers (beginning to intermediate level). 5th ed. Liberec: Harry Putz, 2005, 414 pp. ISBN 80-86727-04-1. info
  • GRUNDOVÁ, Dominika. Needs of Patients. Czech-English Phrasebook for Beginners. 2., revid. vyd. Praha: Eurolex Bohemia, 2004, 104 pp. ISBN 80-86432-86-6. 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. Emphasis put on selfstudy!
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 are tolerated provided a letter of excuse is handed in at the Department of Studies. It is highly recommended to make up for the absence in the same week. The tuition is finished by a course-unit credit given on the basis of the students' presence, preparation for classes, sitting for Progress Tests and their successful passing of a Final test. The basic limit for passing all tests is 70%. In case of passing five class tests, which are obligatory for all students, the basic limit in the credit test is reduced by 10%. Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of Final test will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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