FF:JSBhr210 Croatian for Beginners I - Course Information

JSBhr210 Croatian for Beginners I

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Mirna Stehlíková Đurasek (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Mirna Stehlíková Đurasek
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! OBOR(FBJBSpSCR) || ! OBOR(FBJBSpSSB)
Předmět NENÍ URČEN STUDENTŮM SPECIALIZACE CHORVATŠTINA (FBJBSpSCR)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Abstract

This course is intended for beginners. Students will learn basic grammar of Croatian language, as well as basics of its phonetics and morphology. By the end of this course, students should be able to use simple sentences in this language.

Learning outcomes

Absolvent will be able to communicate in Croatian at a level correspondent to 24 hours of language course.

Key topics

• 1. Article: "Familiarization", Pronoun, Verb "biti" (positive clause), Noun - gender, Nominative
• 2. Article: "Impersonation", Pronoun "Tko?" "Što?", Verb "biti" (negative clause), Nominative, Genitive, Preposition (+ Genitive)
• 3. Article: "In the classroom", Genitive, Possessive Pronoun
• 4. Article: Dialogue, Accusative, Locative, Verb "imati" (positive form, questions)
• 5. Article: "On the Street", Present tense (-am, -aš, -a, -amo, -ate, -aju), Questions
• 6. Article: "In a Flat", Dative, Locative, Verb "imati" (negative clause), Possesive Pronoun "njihov"
• 7. Article: "Before leaving"; Thyself "svoj", Present tense (-em, -eš, -e, -emo, -ete, -u), Negative cause
• 8. Article: "Before going to School", Instrumental, Present tense (-im, -iš, -i, -imo, -ite, -e)
• 9. Article: "At the airport", Present tense (-jem, -ješ, -je, -jemo, -jete, -ju), Possessive Adjective

Study resources and literature

• Sanda Lucija Udier, Dinka Pasini, Marica Čilaš-Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata: Hrvatski za početnike 1. Udžbenik hrvatskoga kao drugog i stranog jezika. Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada 2006.
• Sanda Lucija Udier, Dinka Pasini, Marica Čilaš-Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata: Hrvatski za početnike 1. Vježbenica i gramatički pregled hrvatskoga kao drugog i stranog jezika. Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada 2006.
• Barešić, Jasna: Dobro došli 1-2. Udžbenik i rječnik. Zagreb, Sova 2002.
• Chorvatsko-český česko-chorvatský slovník. Edited by Dubravka Dorotić Sesar. 1. vyd. Ostrava: MONTANEX, 2004, 464 s. ISBN 8072251295. info
• Srbocharvátsko-český slovník. Edited by Anna Jeníková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1982, 987 s. URL info
• SEDLÁČEK, Jan. Stručná mluvnice srbocharvátštiny. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1989, 269 s. ISBN 8020001719. info

Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

This course makes use of several various didactic methods and teaching is based on active involvement of students and their cooperation with teacher. Lessons consist of teacher´s explanations, students´ own work (individual as well as a group one), practising grammar, conversation and listening exercises, games etc. There are also authentic Croatian materials used in the course, by means of which students gain knowledge of Croatian area studies.

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Active participation in seminars (maximum of 3 absences), fulfilling all tasks in e-learning course. Upon fulfilling all these requirements, student can pass the final test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught every week.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• JSBhr220 Croatian for Beginners II
  JSBhr210 || ! OBOR(FBJBSpSCR) || ! OBOR(FBJBSpSSB)  

Teacher's information

https://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf2/course/view.php?id=2729

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