Czech Language 1

Course guarantor:

Jana Kovářová

Lecturer:

Jana Kovářová

Tutor:

Jana Kovářová

Supervisor:

Department of Humanities and Languages

Synopsis:

The course is designed for students of the English programme. Students will become acquainted with the main characteristics of Czech (phonetic and grammar features) and they will acquire basic language and speaking skills. The course focuses on pronunciation exercises, simple social phrases, and oral and written communication in the most common everyday situations. The course covers roughly lessons 1-3 of Čeština Express (Czech Express) by L. Holá and P. Bořilová.

Requirements:

Mastery of the material covered in the syllabus for the given semester.

Active participation in class.

Regular attendance, i.e. a maximum of 3 absences per semester

Proper preparation for each class, even in the case of previous absences.

Students must be prepared for each lesson. This means that they must have the necessary materials with them each week, including a textbook or other study materials. The materials can be also accessed electronically using a laptop or tablet (not a mobile phone). If a student attends class without the required study materials, this situation is considered an absence.

Independent and timely completion of all homework assignments .

Final semester test with a minimum score of 60%. In case of failure, the test may be repeated once.

Without the express permission of the instructor, students may not use any aids during the test.

Syllabus of lectures:

Outline:

pronunciation exercises,

personal pronouns,

gender of nouns, demonstrative pronouns and adjectives,

conjugation of verbs „být, dělat, rozumět, mluvit, vědět, vidět“ in present tense,

verbs „jít x jet“

adverbs expressing direction/motion vs location

numbers 1-100.

Topics:

greetings, social phrases, addressing,

orientation in city, giving/understanding directions, means of transport,

food and drink

Syllabus of tutorials:

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

Study Objective:

The aim of the course is to equip the student with linguistic and cultural competences to be able to get oriented and react in common everyday situations.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] HOLÁ, Lída, BOŘILOVÁ, Pavla. Czech Express 1. Praha: Akropolis, 2020.

[2] BOCCOU KESTŘÁNKOVÁ, Marie, ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ, Dagmar a VODIČKOVÁ, Kateřina. Čeština pro cizince: úroveň A1 a A2. Brno: Edika, 2017.

[3] http://prirucka.ujc.cas.cz/

Recommended references:

[4] HOLÁ, Lída. Česky krok za krokem 1. Praha: Akropolis, 2018.

[5] ŠVARCOVÁ, Tereza, WENZEL, Jakub. Czech it UP! 1. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2021.

[6] https://www.czechonline.org/

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: