CJQ001 Czech Grammar for Foreigners

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 7 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eva Rusínová (lecturer)
PhDr. Lea Vyskočilová (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
Complex practice of Czech grammar, focus is put on reviewing Czech declension system and Czech conjugation. Students are supposed to make summaries of the given texts and do the exercises to the text. They will be taught how to use Czech and Latin linguistic terminology. The aim of the course is to prepare students for qualifying exam in the end of autumn semester that will show their knowledge and skills according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (level B2) and mastering specialistic linguistic terminology.
Syllabus
  • 1/ Focus is put on verb (classification of verbs – aspect – phrases with participles – reflexive passive) 2/ Declension of substantives – all genders and declension types, declension of words taken from foreign languages) 3/ Declension of adjectives: a/ hard adjectives – soft adjectives –possessive adjectives, b/ comparison of adjectives 4/ accidence of pronouns and numerals 5/ Verbal constructions (with prepositions and without prepositions), the most frequent verbs (perfective and imperfective) 6/ Principal problems in Czech syntax, word-order (constructions, enclitics), coordination and determination (+ conjunctions), simple sentence, direct and indirect speech 7/ Orientation in linguistic terminology 8/ Grammar exercises base on texts. Students will be taught how to write a summary of the text.
Literature
  • Švamberk, Zdeněk. Cvičebnice češtiny pro zahraniční studenty - 2. díl, 3. vydání, Praha 1996, 149 s.
  • Švamberk, Zdeněk. Cvičebnice češtiny pro zahraniční studenty - 1. díl. Praha 1991, 142 s.
  • Cvičení z českého jazyka
  • Trnková, Alena: Cvičení z české mluvnice pro cizince. Vyd. 1. Praha, 1998. ISBN 80-85866-31-5
  • Čejka, Mirek - Karlík, Petr - Krčmová, Marie - Rusínová, Zdeňka. Cvičení z českého jazyka. 1. Brno : MU, 1994. ISBN 80-210-0006-6.
  • 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
Teacher-led instruction (theoretical preparation), homework, supplementary exercises (oral and written), summarization based on a text, corrections of mistakes
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 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
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