Course: Czech for Academic Purposes 3

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Course title Czech for Academic Purposes 3
Course code UJP/CAU3
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svatoňová Iva, 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
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • E-learning (given by an e-learning course) - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 10 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
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 4 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
N/A
N/A
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
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Collaborative instruction
E-learning
Skills
Individual study
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
E-learning
Practicum
Competences
Practicum
Individual study
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Oral exam
Skills
Continuous assessment
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Test
Oral exam
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Oral exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • Bischofová, Jana; Hrdlička, Milan. Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1793-0.
  • 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.
  • Kestřánková, Marie; Hlínová, Kateřina; Pečený, Pavel; Štěpánková, D. Čeština pro cizince : úroveň B2. 1. vydání. 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0178-4.
  • 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.
  • Kraus, Jiří a kol. Nový akademický slovník cizích slov A-Ž. Praha, 2005. ISBN 978-80-200-1351-4.


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