Study programmes

Teaching Czech as a Second Language
Graduates of the follow-up Master’s degree programme Teaching Czech as a Second Language are prepared to work as beginning teachers of Czech as a second language at lower secondary schools and upper secondary schools, including lower grades of multi-year grammar schools and other relevant educational institutions, as well as in adult education. The programme prepares graduates for independent teaching practice and supports their further professional development.
Professional Profile of the Graduate
The programme systematically develops professional competences required for planning, implementing and reflecting on teaching, working with diverse groups of learners and shaping a professional teacher identity. Graduates have a well-formed professional attitude, are oriented in the aims and values of education, and are prepared to enter school practice as reflective and responsible teachers.
Thanks to well-structured teaching placements and their reflection, graduates are able to smoothly transition into school practice and adapt to various educational contexts, including linguistically and culturally diverse learning environments. The programme also supports lifelong learning and continuous professional development.
Subject-Specific and Subject-Didactic Profile
In the subject-specific area, graduates deepen their knowledge of the Czech language with a focus on its acquisition as a second language. The programme concentrates on developing a solid disciplinary and methodological foundation in Czech linguistics, second language acquisition and the didactics of Czech as a second language, as well as on their broader connections to pedagogical, psychological and sociocultural aspects of education. Graduates develop skills in analysing linguistic material, understanding language phenomena in the context of multilingualism, and reflecting on teaching practice.
In the subject-didactic area, graduates acquire competences necessary for high-quality teaching of Czech as a second language. They are prepared to appropriately select and combine teaching methods, adapt instruction to learners’ language needs and proficiency levels, work with heterogeneous groups of learners, and meaningfully mediate the Czech language in its communicative, cultural and social dimensions.
Professional Perspectives
Graduates of the follow-up Master’s degree programme are fully qualified to enter the teaching profession and may find employment primarily in institutions providing lower and upper secondary education, especially in the field of teaching Czech as a second language. Their competences are also applicable in other educational contexts, including adult language education, public administration, and institutions focused on the education and integration of migrants, where a Master’s-level teaching qualification is required.
An integral part of the programme is systematic work with a professional portfolio, which integrates outputs from subject-specific, subject-didactic and pedagogical-psychological courses as well as teaching placements. Graduates enter professional practice with a solid set of teaching materials and reflected experiences and are prepared to further develop their professional competences as defined in the Competence Framework for Graduate Teachers (KRAAU, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, 2023). The programme also creates prerequisites for further academic study, including doctoral programmes.