LF:VSCJ0181 Czech for Foreigners I -p - Course Information

VSCJ0181 Czech Language for Foreigners I - practice

Extent and Intensity

0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Bušíková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Magdalena Pintarová (seminar tutor), PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (deputy)
PhDr. Renata Prucklová (seminar tutor), PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Martin Punčochář (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor), PhDr. Ivana Rešková, Ph.D. (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. Robert Helán, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Medicine Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

VSCJ0181/30: Mon 7:40–10:10 B11/211, M. Punčochář
VSCJ0181/31: Thu 7:30–10:10 B11/327, R. Prucklová
VSCJ0181/32: Tue 15:00–17:30 C15/114, P. Stejskalová
VSCJ0181/33: Wed 7:30–10:00 B11/327, I. Rešková
VSCJ0181/34: Tue 14:30–17:00 KOM 409, M. Pintarová
VSCJ0181/35: Tue 7:30–10:00 B11/228, M. Punčochář
VSCJ0181/36: Mon 11:20–13:30 KOM 200, Z. Bušíková
VSCJ0181/37: Tue 14:00–16:30 B11/228, M. Punčochář
VSCJ0181/38: Mon 22. 9. to Sun 21. 12. Thu 7:00–9:45 B11/114, M. Punčochář
VSCJ0181/39: Tue 10:00–12:30 B11/334, M. Pintarová

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

• General Medicine (eng.) (programme LF, M-VL)
• General Medicine (programme LF, M-VL)

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". Cardinal numerals 1 - 20.
• 2nd week: Communicative Competency: What do you do in Brno?. Grammar: Word and its forms in Czech. Natural/grammatical genders in Czech. Three genders of Czech nouns. Nominative of singular in nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and numeral "one".Demonstrative pronouns "ten, ta, to". Cardinal numerals 21-1000.
• 3rd week: Communicative Competency: What is my friend like? Grammar: Who is it? What is it? Adjectives: hard and soft. Jaký, -á, -é? Possesive pronouns.
• 4th week: TEST 1 (L1 and 2). Communicative Competency: My family. Grammar: What time is it? Czech verbs (introduction). Project 1: My family.
• 5th week: Communicative Competency: Time and activities. Grammar: Present tense of verbs (conjugation "-ám","-uji, -ím, -u"). Verb negation. Time expressions, days of the week, months. Project 2: Likes and dislikes.
• 6th week: TEST 2 (L3). Communicative Competency: I like/dislike doing st, I like/don't like st. Grammar: Modal verbs. The verb "to have". Accusative case in singular (introduction), see 10th week.
• 7th week: Communicative Competency: Where is it? How can I get there? Orientation in the City. Grammar: Adverbs of place. The verb "to go". Locative case of nouns in singular (introduction)
• 8th weeks: Communicative Competency: My daily routine. University city Brno. Grammar: . Where do you go versus Where are you? Project 3: My life in Brno.
• 9th week: TEST 3 (L4). Communicative Competency: How to write an informal letter in Czech. Telephone calls. Grammar: Parts of body I. Revision.
• 10th week: 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: TEST 4 (ORAL TEST).Communicative Competency: Conversation at restaurant. Personal pronouns in the accusative. Bolí mě... .Parts of body II.
• 12th week:Communicative Competency: Visit. Czech traditions. Christmas.Grammar: Modal verb "to want". Prepositons do-na-v.
• 13th week: TEST 5 (L 1-5). 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.

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