FF:CJQZ03 Czech: Beginners 2 - grammar - Course Information

CJQZ03 Czech for Foreigners: Beginners II - grammar

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Gorana Kameníková (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

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 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

• Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to learn the basics of the Czech language - grammatical phenomena listed in the course syllabus as a follow-up to course CJQZ01.

Learning outcomes

The course participant is acquainted with the basics of the Czech language and upon successful completion of the course, the course participant will be able to actively use grammatical phenomena listed in the course syllabus.
Upon successful completion of the course, the course participant will be able to:
- use the genitive singular and plural
- distinguish between countable and uncountable nouns (including the genitive case)
- use adverbs of quantity (including the genitive case) and use the nominative plural for masculine animate nouns
- distinguish between questions with "kde" and "kam" using adverbs of place and nouns describing place (include the correct case and the preposition)
- use the past tense of regular and of some irregular verbs
- use compound future tense
- use verbs of motion

Syllabus

• past tense
• locative singular
• adverbs (expressing place)
• verbs with accusative
• nominative and accusative plural
• numerals 1 and 2
• future tense
• expressing direction
• verbs "jít" x "chodit", "jet" x "jezdit"
• irregular nominative plural verb forms
• personal pronouns in dative and accusative
• prepositions (pro, za, na) prepositions with genitive
• genitive singular
• expressions (už, ještě, až)

Literature

required literature
• HOLÁ, Lída. Czech step by step 1. 1. vydání. Praha: Akropolis, 2016, 204 stran. ISBN 9788074701290. info

recommended literature
• HOLÁ, Lída, Petra BULEJČÍKOVÁ and Silvie PŘEVRÁTILOVÁ. Česky krok za krokem 1 : pracovní sešit 1-12. 1. vydání. Praha: Akropolis, 2016, 160 stran. ISBN 9788074701337. info

Teaching methods

Tuition conducted by teacher (teaching theory), reading for understanding, listening to understand, dialogue, discrete speech, individual and team work, homework, additional exercises (oral and written), translation, work with the textbook and exercises for the given level of knowledge of the Czech language.

Assessment methods

The course is completed with a final 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

Further Comments

The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.

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