- Description:
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This course accents the communicative approach to language teaching. Therefore, individual lessons are primarily centred around an underlying topic that is complemented by the communicative language function. Further appropriate language aspects (i.e. grammar, lexis, pronunciation, skills) arise from the given communicative need.
Basic communication in common situations is further enriched by communicative skills in a more specific university environment.
The Czech course is intended for students in the English Programme,
who have already gained some basic knowledge in the Czech language, i.e. they are at A1/A2 level.
The course is aimed to provide training in language means necessary for communication in everyday situations and at university.
After successful completion the student gains a credit and exam.
End of course level according to CEFR: A2
- Contents:
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This course is not a lecture but practical session:
Course code: 104 CL2
Duration: 2 hours / 1 semester
For more information see Outline and Syllabus of Exercises
- Seminar contents:
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1. Topic: Timetable (time planning, parts of the day, semester); lexis: adverbs, time expressions
2. Topic: Everyday activities (preferences, schedule); grammar: verb - mít + verb/ noun
3. Topic: Duties (at the faculty, home); grammar: modal verbs (have to/ must/ can-could)
4. Functions: What did you do? (past tense); lexis: specific university courses, activities
5. Topic: Getting around on campus; grammar: genitive/locative; lexis: university vocabulary
6. Functions: Understanding announcements (equipment); grammar: nominative and accusative pl.
7. Functions: Problem solving (study dep., at the doctors); lexis: asking for help in basic situations
8. Functions: Administration (personal info., telephoning); lexis: formulating requirements, giving info
9. Functions: Characterizing study courses (adjectives, idioms); lexis: adj. for spec. uni. courses
10. Topic: Civil Engineer as a profession (description); grammar: specific verbs
11. Topic: Free time activities; grammar: revision of activities, time expressions (kdy/odkdy/dokdy)
12. Functions: CV (applications); lexis: time expressions; revision of spec. vocabulary
13. Revision (credit test)
- Recommended literature:
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Rešková I., Pintarová M.: Communicative Czech Intermadiate, Rešková, Brno, 2009, ISBN 80-902180-9-1
Holá L.: Czech Express 2, Nakladatelství Akropolis, Praha, 2006, ISBN 80-86903-24-9
: Hand-outs given by teacher
- Keywords:
- Czech for foreigners; professional foreign language; communication in everyday situations and at university
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar