MK_11 Macedonian for Beginners

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Katerina Dimovska (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Stehlík, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Pavel Krejčí, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:30–14:05 128A
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
Course objectives
This course presents the basics of Macedonian, in both its written and spoken form. In the first lesson, students learn about the basic characteristics of this South Slavic language and its distinctive features in confrontation with other Slavic languages (most of all Czech); the rest of the course is dedicated to Macedonian phonology, morphology and syntax. Step by step, students acquire basic vocabulary and learn to speak in Macedonian about simple topics (meeting new people, family, in the restaurant, talking on the phone etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – general characteristics of the Macedonian language (member of the South Slavic languages group, Balto-Slavic family, codification of literary Macedonian, system of names and verbs, accent, the category of definiteness), Cyrillic alphabet. 2. Basic conversation – saying hello, introducing, saying good-bye; verb to be in present tense, personal pronouns. 3. Demonstrative pronouns, questions, nationalities, daily routine. 4. Verb to be in future tense, treba da + bide, adverbs of place and time, days of the week, months. 5. My family, verb to be in past tense, questions with pronouns, possessive pronouns. 6. System of verb classes based on the present ending, present tense. 7. Nouns – masculine, feminine and neuter endings; plural. 8. Article – three forms of the definite article (unspecified form, proximate and distal forms – proximity to the speaker); distribution of the post-fixed article accordin to noun endings; using the article. 9. Adjectives – forms, article, comparing adjectives. 10. Prepositions and their use.
Literature
  • Bicevska, Kita: Početen kurs po makedonski jazik za stranci, Skopje 1995.
  • DOROVSKÝ, Ivan and Dragi STEFANIJA. Češko-makedonski i makedonsko-češki rečnik. 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 317 s. ISBN 8021029943. info
  • HORA, Karel and František Václav MAREŠ. Makedonsko-češki rečnik. Vyd. 1. Praha: Euroslavica, 1999, 638 s. ISBN 80-85494-51-5. info
  • MAREŠ, František Václav. Makedonská gramatika (Přít.) : Makedonska gramatika (Souběž.) : Makedonsko-český slovník. info
  • Cvičebnice makedonštiny. Edited by Zdeňka Ribarová. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, 166 s. ISBN 8021018895. info
  • TASEVSKA, Roza. Makedonski so maka. Skopje: Univerzitet "Sv. Kiril i Metodij", 2007, 206 pp. info
  • VIDOESKI, Božidar. Pravopis na makedonskiot literaturen jazik. 12. izm. izd. Skopje: Prosvetno delo, 1994, 151 s. info
Teaching methods
workshop, discussion
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
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