JSBmk210 Macedonian for Beginners I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kristýna Dufková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Elena Krejčová, 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
Wed 12:00–13:40 L11
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
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 (mainly 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.).
Learning outcomes
Absolvent will be able to communicate in Macedonian at a level correspondent to 24 hours of language course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction – general characteristics of the Macedonian language (member of the South Slavic language 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 oneself, 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 according 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
seminar, discussion
Assessment methods
written test, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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