Czech Language 2

Course guarantor:

Jana Kovářová

Lecturer:

Slavěna Brownová

Tutor:

Slavěna Brownová

Supervisor:

Department of Humanities and Languages

Synopsis:

The language and communication competences acquired in D04CJ1 are further developed. Students deepen their knowledge of the declension and conjugation system and practise basic communication topics. The course covers roughly lessons 3-5 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.

Passing an oral exam, which is a dialogue on two topics covered in 04DCJ1 and 04DCJ2.

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

Syllabus of lectures:

Outline:

accusative singular,

conjugation of verbs „dát si, mít rád, číst, pít, jíst, jmenovat se“,

conjugation of modal verbs „chtít, moct, muset“,

numbers 100-10000,

possessive pronouns,

-í and -ý adjectives,

syntax - subject x object,

prepositions v/ve, do x na x k/ke,

mít rád x rád dělat,

multiple negative.

Topics:

in a restaurant,

How much is it?,

my family,

How old are you?,

time, parts of a day /week, months, dates - When is it? When will we meet?

hobbies and favourite activities.

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:

Completion of D04CJ1 is required before starting the course.

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: