CJQ003 Pronunciation Practice

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eva Rusínová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Rusínová
Division of Czech for Foreigners – 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
The aim of the seminar is to improve students’ pronunciation in Czech language.
Syllabus
  • The following topics will be covered during the course: 1/ stress and rhythm 2/ vocals (vocalic quantity) 3/ diphthong ou (diphthong in words taken from foreign languages) 4/ quantity that can change the meaning 5/ vowels in foreign words 6/ consonant system 7/ pronunciation of difficult consonants : ď, ť, ň; j; s-z, ž-š, c-č; r-l (syllabic r, l); h-ch 8/ consonant ř 9/ voiced consonants 10/ modulation of continual speech (stress, words without stress, stress in a sentence, modulation of tones, stress in complementary questions) Students will begin with reading particular words and then they will interpret more difficult texts.
Literature
  • Čejka Mirek, Karlík Petr, Krčmová Marie, Rusínová Zdeňka. Cvičení z českého jazyka I. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1994, ISBN 80-210-006-6.
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie : zvuková stavba současné češtiny. 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 148 s. ISBN 8021013761. info
Teaching methods
During the course students are taught how to pronounce correctly (they read given texts loudly) and they practice the interpretation of the Czech text.
Assessment methods
Final written test. Besides the test, the following rules must be observed: 1/ In order to successfully finish the course, student's participation in the course must be at least 75 %. If student's participation drops below 75 %, he will not be allowed to write the final test. 2/ The students fullfils all tasks given by the teacher (homeworks, presentations etc.) Unpreparedness is judged as absence. 3/ Students must not switch study groups, unless the Head of Department of Czech for Foreigners explicitly approved it.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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