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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Week 1 Introductory class. Presentation of the course, familiarization with the curriculum and requirements for completing the course. Education system in the Czech Republic. Week 2 University studies. The University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, the structure of the university and its bodies. Organization of the academic year. University courses. Time expressions. Week 3 Academic etiquette - addressing, academic titles, vocative, informal and formal communication. Week 4 Study correspondence - formal email, request, apology. Week 5 Rhetorical style: report. Present conditional - expression of politeness and other uses. Week 6 Orientation at the university. Giving direction and giving instructions. Week 7 Midterm test. Administrative style: forms, study regulations. Week 8 Study department. Week 9 Conditional clauses. Week 10 Czech language and its stratification - levels of formality. Week 11 Student and professional slang, slang word formation. Week 12 Course revision. Final test. Week 13 Test correction. Evaluation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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E-learning, Collaborative instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Individual study, Seminar, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
- E-learning (given by an e-learning course)
- 5 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 4 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 10 hours per semester
- unspecified
- 10 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - identify forms of nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals in all cases in singular and plural |
| - identify the verb forms of the present, past and future tense |
| - identify the forms of the indicative, imperative and conditional verb mood |
| - identify perfective and progressive verb forms |
| - name objects, people, events and activities related to everyday life activities, such as meeting new people, housing, weather, shopping, dining, services, health, leisure activities |
| Skills |
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| - use nouns, adjectives, pronouns and numerals in all cases in singular and plural |
| - use the verb forms of the present, past and future tense |
| - use the forms of the indicative, imperative and conditional verb mood |
| - use perfective and progressive verb forms with regard to their meaning |
| - summarize or analyse information obtained by listening to an easy text related to everyday life activities, such as meeting new people, housing, weather, shopping, dining, services, health, leisure activities |
| - search for relevant information in a short text focused on everyday life activities |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - organization of the university (both in general and of UWB) and university studies - basic features and linguistic means of administrative style - grammatical structures and vocabulary on B1.1 level - linguistic means of expressing local and temporal relations - linguistic means of expressing condition - linguistic means for expressing politeness |
| - name the basic academic degrees and functions and distinguish their forms in the vocative case |
| - name various components of a university, identify their abbreviations |
| - identify expressions used to describe local relations and route description |
| - identify the basic terms related to the organization of university studies |
| - identify the basic terms used in study regulations |
| - name the principles for the preparation and presentation of a paper, and identify the most common errors |
| - name basic rules for writing essays and identify the most common errors |
| - name basic phenomena of the administrative style |
| - name the rules for writing a formal letter and e-mail |
| Skills |
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| - can use grammatical and lexical means on the B1.1 level with an emphasis on the content of the course - can choose the appropriate linguistic means with regard to communicative situation - can identify basic flaws in the administrative texts and correct them - can write a short administrative (request, apology, complaint) with an emphasis on study related situations - can deliver a short report related to the content of the course - masters the use of academic etiquette - can describe the campus of the university, ask and tell the way to university buildings, auditories, etc. - understands the study regulations and the timetable of the academic year - can communicate study-related issues (conversation at the study department, etc.) - can introduce the university, faculty, field of study - can communicate issues related to a university dormitory, cafeteria and other study-related services |
| - prepare and present a paper on a well-known topic |
| - write an essay on a selected topic |
| - write a formal letter and e-mail with all particulars |
| - write a request, an apology |
| - correctly address the members of the academic community |
| - explain local relations, describe a route and ask for this information |
| - search for, summarize and analyse information obtained by listening to a simple text related to student's life |
| - search for, summarize and analyse information obtained from a text related to university studies (description of the university and its components, organization of studies, organization of courses and conditions for their fulfilment, study regulations, etc.) |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| E-learning |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Individual study |
| Practicum |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Skills |
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| E-learning |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Practicum |
| Competences |
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| Collaborative instruction |
| Discussion |
| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| E-learning |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Bischofová, Jana; Hrdlička, Milan. Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-17.
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Boccou Kestřánková, Marie; Hlínová, Kateřina; Pečený, Pavel; Štěpánková, Dagmar. Čeština pro cizince: úroveň B2. Brno, 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0178-4.
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Hradilová, Dana. Czech it up! 4. Olomouc, 2020. ISBN 9788024457710.
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Kestřánková, Marie; Šnaidaufová, Gabriela; Kopicová, Kateřina. Čeština pro cizince : úroveň B1 : [vhodná pro všechny národnosti]. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-251-3345-3.
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