Basic Czech 4

Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
702BC4	ZK	2	2T	English, Czech

Subject guarantor

Ilona STARÝ KOŘÁNOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Ilona STARÝ KOŘÁNOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

This course is tailored to International students of various linguistic and cultural backgrounds, studying film and/or Photography at FAMU. The course develops the knowledge of Czech pronunciation and speaking, reading, listening and writing in Czech, that was gained during the first academic year of studying Czech. The course begins on the level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The outcome of the course is active knowledge of A2 level (Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing) and passive knowledge of B1 level.

Mode of study

Seminar: individual, pair and team work;

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Successful completion of the level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Course contents

Successful completion of the level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Czech pronunciation; Developing of Czech prosody: intonation, tone, stress, and rhythm.

Verbs: Future tense of být and imperfectives; Future tense of jít and jet; Perfectives and expressing of tense; Prefixes při-, od- with the verbs jít, jet; Further verbal prefixes; Determinate – Indeterminate verbs; Verbal aspect: Perfective – Imperfective pairs; Signal words for the usage of verbal aspect; Reflexive verbs and the function of “se” word; Conditional mood (Kdyby, Aby); Imperative mood; Passive participles

Nouns, Adjectives, Pronouns: The concept of cases: Developing of the knowledge of Accusative, Genitive, Locative and Instrumental singular, Dative singular; Genitive and Accusative plural.

Prepositions, Adverbs: Further developing of the knowledge of Prepositions and cases; Adverbs of time in connection with Verbal aspect

Word order; Position of clitics in Conditional mood; Argument structure

Vocabulary: Development of film-related terminology and phrases and idioms used set; Vocabulary for A2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

Topics: People, their appearance and characterization; Creative activities; Famous Czech filmmakers, Famous people in Czech culture; Czech theatre and music; Prague culture institutions; Our plans, dreams, visions; Lifestyle; Environment; Motion and travelling; Czech mythology; Customs, superstition; Czech folk tales; Czech poetry

Assessment methods and criteria

Grading:

Class participation, homework – 50%

Vocabulary and grammar quizzes – 10%

Final test – 40%

Further information

Course may be repeated

This course is an elective for all AMU students

Schedule for winter semester 2021/2022:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	room 344 Room No. 7 (Lažanský palác) STARÝ KOŘÁNOVÁ I. 09:00–10:35 (parallel1)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	09:00–10:35	Ilona STARÝ KOŘÁNOVÁ	Room No. 7 Lažanský palác		parallel1