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. Work and employment, practice and internships - labor law relations. Week 2 Job search, supply and demand. Doing business in the Czech Republic. Week 3 Structured CV, upper and lower case writing. Week 4 Curriculum vitae - time expressions, adverbs and prepositions. Week 5 Cover letter. Week 6 Job interview, rules of formal communication. Week 7 Midterm test. Week 8 Expression of agreement / disagreement, assertive communication. Week 9 Verbal and non-verbal communication. Week 10 Starting a job, health insurance system, contracts. Week 11 Formal phone call. Week 12 Course revision. Final test. Week 13 Test correction. Evaluation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- unspecified
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 4 hours per semester
- 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
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 30 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 10 hours per semester
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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- distinguish between simple and compound sentences |
- distinguish the forms of nouns of foreign origin |
- distinguish members of so-called second position and explain their hierarchy |
- explain the rules for expressing quantity (numerals, forms of the nouns) |
- distinguish forms of common declension types and widely used nouns of foreign origin |
Skills |
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- follow the basic rules of Czech punctuation |
- properly use linguistic means for expressing quantity |
- properly use grammatical forms within the appropriate level |
Competences |
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N/A |
N/A |
learning outcomes |
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Knowledge |
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- list some of the important events, object and personalities of Czech science and technology |
- list some masterpieces and personalities of Czech culture (visual arts, architecture, music, literature, cinematography) |
- list the relevant vocabulary in the field of science and technology |
- explain basic rules of both objective and subjective word order in Czech |
- explain basic rules of Czech punctuation |
- distinguish between objective and subjective word order |
- describe purpose, structure and linguistic means of a cover letter |
- describe purpose, structure and linguistic means of a CV |
Skills |
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- present works of art, technical objects, etc. and their authors. |
- distinguish topic and focus, i.e., to identify the new, crucial information in a sentence |
- actively and properly use the nouns of foreing origin and more difficult declensional types of nouns |
- properly express quantity |
- follow the basic rules of Czech othography (incl. punctuation and use of capital letters) |
- present the content of a literary work / film |
Competences |
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N/A |
N/A |
teaching methods |
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Knowledge |
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Multimedia supported teaching |
Individual study |
Collaborative instruction |
E-learning |
Practicum |
Skills |
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Individual study |
Discussion |
Collaborative instruction |
E-learning |
Practicum |
Competences |
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Practicum |
E-learning |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Collaborative instruction |
Discussion |
Individual study |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Continuous assessment |
Seminar work |
Test |
Oral exam |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
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 |
Seminar work |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Continuous assessment |
Recommended literature
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Adamović, Ana; Hrdlička, Milan. Basic Czech III. 1. vyd. Praha : Karolinum, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1796-1.
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Bischofová, Jana; Hrdlička, Milan; Hasil, Jiří; Kramářová, Jitka. Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé.. Praha: Karolinum, 2011.
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Hradilová, Dana. Czech it up! 4. Olomouc, 2020. ISBN 9788024457703.
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Hradilová, Dana. Czech it up! 5. Olomouc, 2019. ISBN 9788024455921.
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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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