CJBB191 Information on mother tongue

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michaela Boháčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Pavel Caha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Hlaváčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Karlík, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Pavel Kosek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Linda Krahula Doleží, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Michal Křístek, M.Phil., Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Klára Osolsobě, Dr. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jana Pleskalová, CSc. (lecturer)
PhDr. Jarmila Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zdeňka Hladká, Dr.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 T209
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Kurz je otevřen pro studenty libovolných oborů, avšak doporučuje se, aby si ho zapisovali především nečeštináři (nebohemisté).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present elementary information on mother tongue and its interesting aspects in an attractive way, in the extent accessible to all university-educated people, especially to philologists. The series of lectures will be conducted by foremost experts from the Department of |Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University or, as the case may be, by invited guests. Interaction with students will be the focus, as well as reflection of their questions. This is a newly introduced course, modified according to the particular interests of students.
Syllabus
  • 1. Where does it come from, what are its origins and destinations? Origins and history of Czech, developmental tendencies.
  • 2. Is it unique? Typological characterization of Czech.
  • 3. Where can it be found and is it the same everywhere? Territorial differentiation of Czech, enclaves abroad.
  • 4. With whom is it in touch? “Ours” and “foreign” or language in the heart of Europe – past and present.
  • 5. Who, how and why treats it? Social and functional differentiation of Czech, diversity of means of expression.
  • 6. Who is guarding it and what is correct (I)? Institutions, language laws, language policy; language correctness, adequacy, theory of standard language.
  • 7. Who is guarding it and what is correct (II)? Will knowledge of Standard Czech and orthography become an elite matter? Orthographical and language “gadgets”. Where to look for correct forms? Books and journals of codification.
  • 8. What do dictionaries say about it? Czech lexicography yesterday, today and tomorrow.
  • 9. How does it name? – The system of Czech proper names yesterday, today and tomorrow.
  • 10. How is it doing in the world of computers? Computational and corpus processing of Czech
  • 11. Is it difficult for foreigners? Teaching Czech as a foreign language.
  • 12. Current research of Czech at the Department of |Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University I
  • 13. Current research of Czech at the Department of |Czech Language, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University II an excursion to partner sections of The Institute of the Czech Language of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v.v.i./
Literature
  • Sources focused on the individual topics will be provided in the accompanying materials in the information system.
  • Balhar, Jan a kol. Český jazykový atlas 4. 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0921-3.
  • Balhar, Jan a kol. Český jazykový atlas. Dodatky. 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 2011. ISBN 978-80-200-1967-7.
  • Český národní korpus dostupný z: www: http://ucnk.ff.cuni.cz/cs/.
  • Balhar, Jan a kol. Český jazykový atlas 3. 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0654-0.
  • Balhar, Jan - Jančák, Pavel a kol. Český jazykový atlas 2. 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1997. ISBN 80-200-0574-9.
  • Balhar, Jan a kol. Český jazykový atlas 5. 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-1339-3.
  • Literatura specializovaná na jednotlivá témata bude uváděna v doprovodných materiálech v ISu.
  • Balhar, Jan – Jančák, Pavel a kol. Český jazykový atlas 1. 1. vydání, Praha: Academia, 1992. ISBN 80-200-0014-3.
  • Nový encyklopedický slovník češtiny. Edited by Petr Karlík - Marek Nekula - Jana Pleskalová. První vydání. Praha: NLN, Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 2016, Strana 110. ISBN 9788074224829. info
  • HOFFMANOVÁ, Jana, Jiří HOMOLÁČ, Eliška CHVALOVSKÁ, Lucie JÍLKOVÁ, Petr KADERKA, Petr MAREŠ and Kamila MRÁZKOVÁ. Stylistika mluvené a psané češtiny. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2016, 510 stran. ISBN 9788020025661. info
  • Akademická příručka českého jazyka. Edited by Markéta Pravdová - Ivana Svobodová. Vydání 1., Praha 2014, dot. Praha: Academia, 2014, 533 stran. ISBN 9788020023278. info
  • MARVAN, Jiří. Brána jazykem otvíraná, aneb, O češtině světové. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2004, 433 s. ISBN 8020009329. info
Teaching methods
A series of lectures, discussions with students. Students are given minor motivational and testing assignments relating to the individual topics.
Assessment methods
Active participation in lectures and completing the minor assignments relating to the individual topics are necessary to pass the course successfully (the maximum of two absences is possible). The course ends with a colloquium based on a brief written work on a topic selected by students.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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