Course: Czech for Foreigners 3

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Course title Czech for Foreigners 3
Course code UJP/CPC3
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaněk Zdeněk
  • Sosnová Václava, Mgr. et Mgr.
Course content
Week 1 Introductory class. Presentation of the course, familiarization with the curriculum and requirements for completing the course. Scientific style - revision and summarizing previous knowledge. Week 2 Sources of information, types of scientific style, used language. Week 3 Annotation, abstract, summary, keywords. Week 4 The structure of the scientific paper. Quotations and paraphrases. Week 5 Technical description. Passive voice - reflexive. Week 6 Passive voice - descriptive. Week 7 Midterm test. Week 8 Word formation with suffixes - verbal nouns. Week 9 Word formation with suffixes - verbal adjectives. Week 10 Secondary prepositions. Clause transformations. Week 11 Formal correspondence - complaint letter. Week 12 Course revision. Final test. Week 13 Test correction. Evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- list the principles of making and delivering a presentation, point out the common mistakes - distinguish forms of relative pronouns - list basic vocabulary related to use of computer in daily life - name the basic features and linguistic means of scientific style - distinguish words of foreign origin - distinguish between prepositions expressing cause and consequence - distinguish between standard and sub-standard linguistic means - enumerate different ways and strategies of taking efficient notes during lectures - distinguish (written) lecture and essay
Skills
- make and deliver a presentation on a familiar topic - properly use the forms of relative pronouns - properly define objects, people, phenomena and activities - describe activities performed when working on computer, explain work procedure - analyze the words of foreign origin both in written and spoken language - analyze a text from the point of view of linguistic means used and assign it to the scientific or administrative style - analyze the prepositions expressing cause and consequence both in written and spoken text - capture the main ideas and make notes of a lecture
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
- name the individual parts of a scholarly text - distinguish selected genres of scientific style (paper, presentation, scientific article, technical description, etc.) - distinguish annotation, abstract, summary and name their basic features - distinguish the forms of secondary prepositions - distinguish the forms of verbal nouns and adjectives - name the main ways of word formation in Czech - distinguish meanings of the most used prefixes and suffixes in Czech - name the basic features of sentence structure in Czech
Skills
- analyze selected genres of the scientific style based on their charateristic features - write a short annotation, abstract and summary of a selected scientific text - use the most widely used secondary prepositions - actively use the proper forms of verbal nouns and adjectives - actively use the most widely used prefixes and suffixes in their proper meaning - make sentences in accordance with the basic rules of sentence structure in Czech
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Competences
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Portfolio
Skills
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bischofová, Jana; Hrdlička, Milan; Hasil, Jiří; Kramářová, Jitka. Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé.. Praha: Karolinum, 2011.
  • Boccou Kestřánková, Marie; Hlínová, Kateřina; Pečený, Pavel; Štěpánková, Dagmar. Čeština pro cizince : úroveň B2. 2., aktualizované vydání. 2020. ISBN 978-80-266-1512-5.
  • Filipec, Josef. Slovník spisovné češtiny pro školu a veřejnost.. Praha: Academia, 2012.
  • Hradilová, Dana. Czech it up! 4. Olomouc, 2020. ISBN 9788024457703.
  • Jana Hoffmannová, Jaroslava Ježková, Jana Vaňková. Komunikace a sloh: učebnice českého jazyka pro střední školy. Plzeň, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-780-9.
  • Kraus, Jiří. Nový akademický slovník cizích slov. Vyd. 1. studentské. Praha : Academia, 2006. ISBN 80-200-1415-2.


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