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Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
The goal of the course is to provide students with understanding of how Czech works in daily life and an ability to communicate in Czech at a very basic level. We don’t aim at comprehending how Czechs talk to each other on tram but at grasping worldviews residing in the language so that students get by in the daily culture and develop empathy for identity of a small nation. Students will collect photographs of various language contexts, posters, fliers, tickets and overheard conversations, and analyze them collectively in class. The classes will be run as classroom sessions to study Czech through contextual situations, phrases, vocabulary and grammatical rudiments, and workshops in and out of the classroom to discuss language related topics, deal with practical questions, work with language bits brought to class, visit real-life places and use the language with Czechs. To be able to communicate on a basic level means to comprehend daily life, survive in it with dignity and joy, react appropriately, ask simple questions and be polite. A goal of the course is also to develop readiness to study additional foreign languages and gain an international perspective. |
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Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
Required materials: English-Czech / Czech-English Dictionary Recommended readings: Karen von Kunes: 240 Ways of Looking at Czech Karen von Kunes: Everything You Wanted to Know about Czech and Were Afraid to Ask Laura Janda and Steven Clancy: The Casebook for Czech Derek Sayer: The Coasts of Bohemia |
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Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
Grading: Attendance is mandatory. Missing more than two classes during the semester will be reflected by dropping a final grade progressively. quizzes 20% tests (3) 30% active participation 20% Diary/ portfolio / interdisciplinary project component 30% |
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Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
Course Schedule: Week 1 Cizinec na CESTĚ Personal information. Social rituals and habits. Czech - My God, what is that? Čeština, český, česky, česká, Češka, Čechy, Čech. /Basic information about Czech grammar./ Week 2 CESTA městem. Around the town. Information about events and asking for directions. Notes, signs and posters in town. Week 3 Na CESTĚ do obchodu. In a store. Where to get "stuff". Are shopping malls universal? Week 4 CESTA Evropou. Where have you been? Activities and verbs. Towns and places. Places in Europe./ Week 5 "CESTA" v restauraci Restaurant: Dinning, feasting, drinking and eating Week 6 Budu CESTOvat. Activities and verbs. What will you do? To do or to make? Borrow or lend? Czech verbs Week 7 Na CESTĚ Post office, station, transport May I sit in a tram at all?! Being polite. Week 8 Review Week 9 CESTA do ČR Where are you from? Am I stranger or foreigner? Misunderstanding caused by translation. False friends Week 10 Rok na CESTĚ Calendar Czech habits and traditions Week 11 CESTOVAT Verbal aspect. Verbs. How come they have only 3 tenses? Are they able to express EVERYTHING?! Week 12 ČESKÁ CESTA Typical Czech. Adjectives. Qualities. "That is typical!" But what does it actually mean? Week 13 AMERICKÁ CESTA The same like. - Different from. The Czech Republic and the U.S.A. Week 14 Rok na CESTĚ 2. Calendar.2 Czech habits and traditions. 2 Week 15 Review Tests / quizzes: final orientation test midterm test final semester test occasional quizzes on topics vocabulary / phrases / memory quizzes |
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Last update: CERNOCHO/PEDF.CUNI.CZ (11.02.2011)
The subject is taught by the experts from UJOP. You can find more details including the timetable of the course on http://it.pedf.cuni.cz/socrates/index.php?link=32〈=en. If you want to be enrolled in the course please contact immediatelly by e-mail Mrs Stanislava Vlckova (stanislava.vlckova@pedf.cuni.cz). |