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. 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.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- 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
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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Knowledge |
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- 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 |
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- 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 |
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Knowledge |
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Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Individual study |
Collaborative instruction |
E-learning |
Skills |
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Individual study |
Discussion |
Collaborative instruction |
E-learning |
Practicum |
Competences |
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Practicum |
Individual study |
Collaborative instruction |
Discussion |
E-learning |
Multimedia supported teaching |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Continuous assessment |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Test |
Oral exam |
Skills |
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Continuous assessment |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Test |
Oral exam |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Competences |
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Oral exam |
Test |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Seminar work |
Continuous assessment |
Recommended literature
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Bischofová, Jana; Hrdlička, Milan. Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-246-1793-0.
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Hradilová, Dana. Czech it up! 4. Olomouc, 2020. ISBN 9788024457703.
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Jana Hoffmannová, Jaroslava Ježková, Jana Vaňková. Komunikace a sloh: učebnice českého jazyka pro střední školy. Plzeň, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7238-780-9.
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Kestřánková, Marie; Hlínová, Kateřina; Pečený, Pavel; Štěpánková, D. Čeština pro cizince : úroveň B2. 1. vydání. 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0178-4.
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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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Kraus, Jiří a kol. Nový akademický slovník cizích slov A-Ž. Praha, 2005. ISBN 978-80-200-1351-4.
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