CJV_BIP1 Play with Languages!

Pan-university studies
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Athena Alchazidu, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radim Herout (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Barbara Staffolani, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (seminar tutor)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Otychová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
English at B2 level = working (not target language) language in the course
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
This course aims to acquaint students with a variety of tools and approaches that will help them:
develop a plurilingual competence at A2-B1 level of CEFR adopt intercomprehension strategies
In other words, in this course you will be encouraged to reflect on languages and learn how to use efficiently your personal linguistic repertoire (= languages you already master at different levels) so you understand languages you have not learnt in formal education or you have not learnt them at all.
You will also learn the basics of several languages of your choice:
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech and German
Learning outcomes
- deduce the probable meaning of unknown words from the above mentionned languages by identifying their basis or other lexical elements such as prefixes or suffixes;
- to orientate oneself in basic life situations and to respond to them adequately (even in another language) in order to achieve one's goal;
- work with the general meaning of short texts dealing with familiar topics;
- basic reactions in common situations.
Syllabus
  • We will work through the following themes: 1) Starting Point (21/02/2022)
  • 2) First Contact with Languages (28/02/2022)
  • 3) Languages and Cultures in Contact (07/03/2022)
  • 4) At the Airport/Railway Station (14/03/2022)
  • 5) Getting around the city (21/03/2022)
  • 6) Food & Cuisine (28/03/2022)
  • 7) Restaurants and cafés (04/04/2022)
  • 8) Ordering from the menu (11/04/2022)
  • 9) Accomodation (18/04/2022)
  • 10) Student Life (25/04/2022)
  • 11) University (02/05/2022)
  • 12) Melting Pot (09/05/2022)
  • 13) Final Recapitulation (16/05/2022)
Teaching methods
asynchronous on-line course
on Moodle platform
Students from foreign universities (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Cergy Paris Université, OTH Regensburg) will be involved in the course thanks to the Erasmus + BIP (Blended Intensive Program) grant. This is a mobility scheme, where students work together in an online environment during the semester and then meet at an intensive summer school, which is the full-time completion of the course.
The summer school will be held in Brno, 25-29 July 2022. 3 credits ECTS
Assessment methods
completion of 70% of tasks in Moodle
written reflexion in the end of the course
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
Students from foreign universities (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Cergy Paris Université, OTH Regensburg) will be involved in the course thanks to the Erasmus + BIP (Blended Intensive Program) grant. This is a mobility scheme, where students work together in an online environment during the semester and then meet at an intensive summer school, which is the full-time completion of the course.

The summer school will be held in Brno, 25-29 June 2022. 3 credits ECTS

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2022, spring 2023, Autumn 2023, spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2022, recent)
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