Czech for Foreigners - Advanced

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Ivana Pavlíková (gar.)

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The course develops the student´s knowledge from CESP2. It includes working with authentic specialist materials, their interpretation and presentation, and, finally, presentation of the student´s project. Writing skills necessary for professional communication are trained.

Requirements:

competence at CESP2 level

Syllabus of lectures:

Based on the required and recommended sources, the course is focused on training syntax and style of formal scientific writings, writing a CV, letter of application, description of the faculty

preparing a presentation, basic principles of writing a bachelor´s degree project

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see sylabus

Syllabus of tutorials:

The course is run as a series of seminars following the topics and scope of the syllabus mentioned above.

Study Objective:

Knowledge:

Morphology, syntax, and lexis at the level appropriate to the course, particularly more complex compound sentences, terms and their usage, condensed writing.

Skills:

To use the acquired knowledge in everyday communication and in more professional contexts, namely to structure and write an article on a specialised topic including an abstract, correct citation referring to bibliography, use audiovisuals in presentations. To write a CV, letter of application, personal statement, use adequate language in an inerview.

To qualify for CESP examination,

to reach CEFR B2 level extended to technical language.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1]Rules of Czech ortography

[2]Styblík, Melichar, Český jazyk SPN 1991

[3]V. Bělohlávková, 33 základních rad jak úspěšně prezentovat, Press 2004

Recommended references:

[4]I. Pavlíková, Čeština pro techniky

Technical study materials, Pražská technika, Technický týdeník - texts

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audivisuals, PC lab

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: