Prague, Czech Republic - Course Descriptions - Elementary Czech Language

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The student living in a foreign country will at some point need to ask directions, order food or just say hello. The language classes will introduce the student to the Czech language and ease his or her transition into Prague life through basic knowledge of the language. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the basic elements of Czech. The class will enable the students to begin to understand and speak very basic conversational Czech.

THE COURSE SYLLABUS

1. a)    Introduction. Pronunciation. Stress.
    b)    Czech Alphabet. Assimilation. Reading Exercises.

2. a)    Lekce 1    Dialogy
            Grammar (G): Personal pronouns and the Verb To Be
    b)    Lekce 1    Dialogy
            G: Demonstrative pronouns

3. a)    Lekce 2    Text
            G: Adjectives. Possessive pronouns.
    b)    Lekce 2    Text
            G: Adverbs. Feminine nouns.

4. a)    Lekce 3    Revision lesson 1 - 2 
    b)    Lekce 4    Dialogy.
            G: Verbs in present tense.

5. a)    Lekce 4    Dialogy
            G: The Accusative singular
    b)    Lekce 4    Dialogy
            G: The Verbs: ZNÁT, VĚDĚT, UMĚT

6. a)    Lekce 5    Text I: Cizinec v Praze
            G: The Nominative plural. Cardinal numerals.
    b)    Lekce 5    Dialogy. Text II.
            G: The usage of the accusative case.
   
7. a)     Lekce 6    Revision lesson 4 - 5
    b)    MID-TERM TEST
    PRESENTATION I (My country)

8. a)     Lekce 7     Text I: Obchody, nakupování
            G: Ordinal numerals.
    b)    Lekce 7    Dialogy. Text II: Obchodní dům.
            G: Indefinite and negative pronouns.

9. a)    Public Holiday
    b)    Lekce 8    G: Accusative plural. Questions: KDE? KAM?
            Text: Dopis

10. a)    Lekce 8    PRESENTATION II (A letter to my friend).
G: Adverbs denoting quantity. Question: KDY?
     b)      Lekce 9    Dialogy: Hotel.
            G: Modal verbs.

 11 a)    Lekce 9    Dialogy: Restaurace.
            G: Likes and dislikes.
      b) Lekce 10    Dialogy: Rodina. Povolání.
            PRESENTATION III (My family).

12. a)    Lekce 10    Text: Rodina. Povolání. Presentations.
            G: Comparison of adjectives.
      b)    Lekce 11    Revision lesson 1 - 10 (Ex. 1 - 12)

13. a)    FINAL
      b)    Presentations. Dialogues. Evaluation.

Grading Sheme:
Clas Attendance and Active Participation    30%
Midterm Test     1st April    20%
Final Test     11th  May    20%
3Assignements (Presentations I, II, III, min. 150 words each)     30%

Grading Scale:
90-100    A (Excellent)
75-89    B (Very Good)
60-74    C (Average)
59- and less    F (Failure)

Textbook:    ELEMENTARY CZECH - A. Antošová, 2007

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