Course: Czech for Academic Purposes 5

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Course title Czech for Academic Purposes 5
Course code UJP/CAU5
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. Science, research and experiment - working with text. Week 2 Aspect - more complex cases, aspect triads. Week 3 Instructions and description of the workflow. Week 4 Imperative and modal verbs - revision and practice. Week 5 Direct and indirect speech. Week 6 Singularia and pluralia tantum and their grammatical aspects. Week 7 Midterm test. Week 8 Possessive adjectives and their declension. Week 9 Essay - structure, language used. Week 10 Subordinate relative clauses. Week 11 Subordinate relative clauses - clause transformations. Week 12 Course revision. Final test. Week 13 Test correction. Evaluation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • E-learning (given by an e-learning course) - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
- name the basic features of a formal text
- distinguish forms and use of conditional and imperative
- distinguish adverbial meanings
- name the principles of etiquette in formal communicative situations
Skills
- distinguish between the linguistic means of both Standard and substandard Czech with respect to the communicative situation
- correctly interpret the most widespread gestures of Czech non-verbal communication, or even actively use them
- properly use the grammatical forms within the appropriate language level
- follow the principles of etiquette
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
- describe purpose, structure and linguistic means of a C.V.
- describe purpose and structure of an admission interview and proper conduct during it
- name most common employment relationships and related documents
- name both positive and negative character traits
- name the basic conjunctions used in the adverbial clauses
Skills
- properly write a C.V.
- properly write a cover letter
- properly pass an admission interview
- use linguistic means of assertive communication (expressing opinion, consent, different opinion, rejection, apology, (un)certainty, etc.)
- perform transformations between verbal clauses and non-verbal expressions.
- properly use the verbal aspect and verbal prefixes (within the appropriate language level)
- actively use the linguistic means for expressing courtesy (esp. phrases with conditional)
- properly express the adverbial meanings (using both verbal clauses and non-verbal expressions)
- to write a cover letter
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
E-learning
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Seminar work
Test
Oral exam
Individual presentation at a seminar
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
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
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.
  • 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.


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