aZLCJ0888 Czech Language for Foreigners VIII - practice

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Maria Možná (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Magdalena Pintarová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Jana Vyorálková (assistant)
Mgr. Eva Kozáková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Maria Možná
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
aZLCJ0787 Czech for Foreigners VII
The main aim of the course Czech for Foreigners is to teach students to communicate with patients in Czech without any help from English speaking doctors or interpreters and independently write case history. Students can understand information related to very familiar topics that they regularly encounter at school, in the hospital, and in their free time, provided the information is communicated clearly. Students can write simple texts on familiar topics and topics related to their interest, and understand texts that consist of high-frequency everyday or job-related language. 3rd and 4th-year course focus lie in specialized terminology. The seminars concentrate on practicing thematic doctor-patient dialogues and specialised medical terminology with the use of course book based and teacher created exercises.
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 B1/B2 level of the "Common European Framework of Reference" (CEFR)(Independent User) checked by an examination.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- use practical dentistry vocabulary
- apply dentistry language in doctor-patient and doctor-nursing staff communication;
- present and discuss specialized topics
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Vocabulary and grammar revision. Dental hygiene. Ortodontics. Prosthetics. Implantology.
  • Week 2: Conversation:CHARAKTEROVÉ VLASTNOSTI. DENTISTRY: Dentistry studies in the Czech republic. GRAMMAR: Verbs with prefixes I. Declension in plural.
  • Week 3: DENTISTRY: Endodontics - revision GRAMMAR: Verbs with prefixes II. Relative clauses with KTERÝ in singular and plural.
  • Week 4:CO BYCH DĚLAL/A, KDYBYCH NESTUDOVAL/A V BRNĚ? DENTISTRY: Endodontics II. GRAMMAR: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
  • Week 5: PROGRESS TEST 1. CONVERSATION: Film, music, literature and arts.GRAMMAR: Declension of "den", "člověk" and "dítě".
  • Week 6: DENTISTRY: Hospitalizace pacienta. Přijímací a propouštěcí zpráva GRAMMAR: Věty s KDYBY a JESTLI.
  • Week 7:CONVERSATION: My home country/home city. GRAMMAR: Věty s ABY I-účelové.
  • Week 8: PROGRESS TEST 2 (oral). DENTISTRY: Diseases and injuries. Grammar: Slovesné vazby genitiv - dativ.
  • Week 9: DENTISTRY: Taking history - Family history GRAMMAR:Věty s ABY II - předmětné.
  • Week 10: CONVERSATION: Brno. Grammar: Modal verbs and expressions. Conjuctions and linking words. Project.
  • Week 11: DENTISTRY: Laboratory + dental surgery equipment GRAMMAR: Relative clauses in sg, pl.
  • Week 12: DENTISTRY:My future career. Revision GRAMMAR: Relative clauses in Dentistry. Week 13:Final revision I. Project - rating and comments
  • Week 14: Final revision II.
  • Week 15: Written part of Final exam.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HOLÁ, Lída and Pavla BOŘILOVÁ. Česky krok za krokem 2. 1st ed. Praha: Akropolis, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86903-92-7. URL 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; a maximum of two unexcused absences is tolerated. Students are allowed to substitute a maximum of TWO classes with another group. Substitutions are not possible in the weeks when Progress Test take place. Students must inform the teacher of the group in which they intend to substitute their missed class in writing in advance. If they fail to do so, they will not be allowed to attend the class. If a student has more than two unexcused absences, they will not be allowed to take the Final test. A student is obliged to provide a written excuse letter to the faculty Office for Studies justifying his/her absence within five workdays of the teaching activity he/she was absent from. 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%.There will be three Progress tests (2 written, 1 oral), each for 50 points (altogether 150 points). In case of passing three Progress tests (passmark for each test is 35/50 points) the basic limit in the credit test is reduced by 10%. If students a) succesfully pass all progress tests (must be taken only during test week), b) get at least 135 points in total (both conditions must be met), they do not have to take the written part of Colloquium. 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)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Credit evaluation note: kredity B.
Teacher's information
Information about the subject, consultation hours, etc. is accessible on the notice boards at the Language Center, Faculty of Medicine Division. Contact with teachers is provided by the secretary of the department (Kamenice 5, A15), tel.: 549 498 170.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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