CJQM01 Czech for Foreigners: Pre-intermediate I - grammar

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/5/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jitka Brešová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Rusínová
Division of Czech for Foreigners – Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Bc. Petr Šipka
Supplier department: Division of Czech for Foreigners – Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 15:00–16:50 D43, Wed 11:00–13:50 D43
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
Applicants enrol in courses of Czech for foreigners via an application form submitted at the Department of Czech for Foreigners (not via the MU Information System).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The course content is based on the level of Czech language proficiency determined by the entrance test
The entrance test takes place on the first day of the semester (Department of Czech for Foreigners, Arna Nováka 1, building D, 4th floor).

The aim of the course is to review the already acquired basics of the Czech language (building on the courses CJQZ05 and CJQZ09) and to expand the existing language competencies:
- improvement of both spoken and written expression in Czech
- acquisition of the basics of Czech orthography

Entry level of Czech language proficiency: A1/A2 or A2 ~according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Exit level of Czech language proficiency: A2 or A2/B1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to actively use the grammatical structures listed in the course syllabus, including those covered in the courses CJQZ05 and CJQZ09.
Based on the grammar studied, the participant will be able to form more complex sentence structures while maintaining correct grammatical form in everyday communicative situations.
Syllabus
  • (all content is covered within the scope of the textbook M. Pintarová, I. Rešková: Communicative Czech (Intermediate Czech), lessons 1-6)
  • revision and practice of the material from lessons 1–12 of the textbook M. Pintarová, I. Rešková: Communicative Czech (Elementary Czech)
Literature
    required literature
  • REŠKOVÁ, Ivana and Magdalena PINTAROVÁ. Communicative Czech (Intermediate Czech). 2.dotisk 2.vydání. PhDr. Ivana Rešková, 2006, 196 pp. ISBN 80-902180-9-1. info
    recommended literature
  • REŠKOVÁ, Ivana and Magdalena PINTAROVÁ. Communicative Czech (Elementary Czech) (Communicative Czech). Nové opravené vydání. PhDr. Ivana Rešková, 2007, 262 pp. ISBN 80-239-6575-1. URL info
  • REŠKOVÁ, Ivana. Communicative Czech (Elementary Czech): Workbook. (Communicative Czech (IElementary Czech): Workbook.). 1. vydání. Praha: Nakladatelství Karolinum, 1998, 111 pp. ISBN 80-246-0574-0. info
  • REŠKOVÁ, Ivana. Communicative Czech (Intermediate Czech): Workbook. 3. vydání. Brno: Ivana Rešková, 2014. ISBN 978-80-239-6576-6. info
    not specified
  • ADAMOVIĆ, Ana and Darina IVANOVOVÁ. Basic Czech I. Third edition. Prague: Karolinum, 2013, 181 stran. ISBN 9788024623344. info
  • ADAMOVIĆ, Ana; Darina IVANOVOVÁ and Milan HRDLIČKA. Basic Czech II. 3. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2014, 253 stran. ISBN 9788024625140. info
  • BOCCOU KESTŘÁNKOVÁ, Marie; Dagmar ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ and Kateřina VODIČKOVÁ. Čeština pro cizince. 1. vydání. Brno: Edika, 2017, 570 stran. ISBN 9788026611875. info
  • BOCCOU KESTŘÁNKOVÁ, Marie; Kateřina KOPICOVÁ and Gabriela ŠNAIDAUFOVÁ. Čeština pro cizince. 2., aktualizované vydání. Brno: Edika, 2019, ix, 394. ISBN 9788026614777. info
  • ČEJKA, Mirek. Cvičení z českého jazyka. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1993. ISBN 8021000090. info
  • HOLÁ, Lída. Czech step by step 1. 1. vydání. Praha: Akropolis, 2016, 204 stran. ISBN 9788074701290. info
  • 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
Tuition conducted by the teacher (theoretical preparation), reading comprehension, listening comprehension, dialogue, independent speech, individual work, pair work and team work, homework, additional exercises (oral and written), translation, work with the textbook and exercises for a given level of knowledge of the Czech language, language games, online exercises, continuous assessment.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with a final written examination.
Course participant must have 75 % active class attendance to be allowed to take the final examination.
Late arrival to in-person classes or joining an online class late also counts as an absence. Only absence due to illness (backed up by a medical confirmation) does not count.
Active attendance means readiness for teaching (completed homework, having a textbook and study materials, prepared presentation, etc.) and fulfillment of tasks set by the teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2026.
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