Learning of languages of the region: Czech - level A1 3224-DNJRCZA1-60h
Czech Language Workshops at A1 Level
The aim of the Czech language workshops at the A1 level is to develop the
ability to communicate effectively in Czech and to expand the students’
vocabulary. The proposed format of the classes will be conversations on
topics assigned to students, related to everyday life (including colloquial
speech), cultural events, and communication in their future workplace, in
line with the graduate profile.
The thematic scope of the classes includes learning vocabulary related to
communication situations and cultural events / selected elements of Czech
culture and realia:
1. History, present day, and the stratification of the Czech language
2. False friends – myths, facts, and pitfalls
3. Czech humor and mentality – stereotypes vs. reality
4. Poles on Czechs, Czechs on Poles – how do we perceive each
other?
5. Appearance, fashion, and beauty
6. Character, relationships, and behavior
7. Czech holidays, customs, and traditions
8. Visiting Czech homes
9. Cuisine and gastronomy
10. At the doctor’s, at the dentist’s – services in the Czech Republic
11. Sports and leisure in the Czech Republic
12. Family and pets
13. Famous Czech men and women
14. Czech inventions and “vychytávky” (clever tricks/inventions)
15. Czech geography in a nutshell
16. Czech national symbols
17. Tangible UNESCO heritage
18. Intangible UNESCO heritage
19. Traveling, sightseeing, emigrating
20. Working and studying in the Czech Republic
21. Czech rock and pop
22. Czech classical and musical music
23. Czech country and folk
24. Czech alternative music
25. The Karel Gott phenomenon
26. The Jaromír Nohavica phenomenon and singer-songwriters
27. Czech fairy tales and animations
28. The Little Mole (Krtek) and friends
29. Czech legends
30. Czech media (mainstream and social media)
Other topics related to students’ interests or proposed by students are also
possible.
Classes will be conducted in the following formats: discussion of assigned
texts or materials presented by the instructor (lectures), group and pair
work / plenary discussions, and individual work (where possible with
instructor support).
The development of specific language skills will take place in the
following ways:
1. Speaking: individual monologues on topics discussed during the
semester, dialogues, role-playing games
2. Listening comprehension: various types of texts (dialogues,
monologues in different communicative situations) and tasks
adapted to the level
3. Use of language: vocabulary and grammar exercises assessing the
level of mastery of the material
4. Writing: written tasks (e.g. short description, email, invitation) of
50–80 words on one of the topics covered during the course.
Student workload includes:
Classroom participation – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Preparing for classes – 30 hours (1 ECTS)
Zajęcia realizowane w ramach projektu „Zintegrowany Program Rozwoju Dydaktyki – ZIP 2.0”, współfinansowanego ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego – Program Fundusze Europejskie dla Rozwoju Społecznego 2021-2027 (FERS) (nr umowy: FERS.01.05-IP.08-0365/23-00).
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
A student is practicing without having to fear his/her speech
communication on the elementary level.
On completing the course, the student:
KNOWLEDGE:
● makes use of knowledge, acquired during the course, of culture of
a given lingusitic region;
● a graduate knows and understands at an elementary level the
sophisticated nature of a language;
● one has elementary vocabulary necessary to manage in language
environment (See: Full description);
● one has elementary knowledge about the description of a language
system;
● one knows selected issues (See: Full description).
SKILLS:
● one can communicate in simple and routine tasks connected with
topics included in Full description;
● one can recognize familiar words and messages in selected, simple
materials of different types as well as in verbal communication;
● one understands information contained in selected, simple
materials of everyday life;
● one presents information in oral and in written form using certain
language constructions.
COMPETENCES:
● one is able to collaborate in pair as well as in a group of people;
one knows learning strategies and understands the need for
lifelong learning;
● one knows basic social norms and their relevant verbal and
nonverbal reactions which are obligatory in the definite cultural
and linguistic area;
● one detects cultural differences and demonstrates the tolerance for
users of other languages.
Assessment criteria
I. The organization of classes:
According to The detailed rules of studies at the Faculty of Applied
Linguistics (The Resolution No. 114 by the Faculty of Applied
Linguistics Board of 19 December, 2017):
1) Attendance at all classes, covered by the plan, shall be compulsory (§
9 (2)).
2) It is not possible to have a resit if the reason of failing the credit was
noncompliance with the requirement to participate in them. In such a
case a student can be conditionally registered in an successive stage of
study and can repeat the failed course.
According to the University Foreign Language Teaching System (the
Resolution No. 119 from 17 June, 2009).
3) In case of 30 hours in semester, 2 absences without justifying are
acceptable. Missed classes must be made up in accordance with the
requirements of the lecturer. The requirements are provided by the
lecturer during the first class.
II. Assessment criteria:
The final mark comprises the following elements:
Substantive participation in the class (40%)
Presentation of the topic fixed by the lecturer (60%)
It must be taken into account that in order to complete the course
successfully a student needs to demonstrate achievements in every the
above mentioned categories (a student who receives the 0% in one of
the categories, won't complete the course, which means that he/she
did not demonstrate any activity in none of them).
The unsatisfactory grade can be awarded as a result of unsatisfactory
learning achievements based on partial grades
Grading system:
99 – 100% - 5 (excellent)
93 - 98% - 5 (very good)
87 - 92% - 4,5 (fairly good)
77 - 86% - 4 (good)
71 - 76% - 3,5 (satisfactory plus)
60 - 70% - 3 (satisfactory)
Additionally, the workshop lecturer introduces the detailed principles and
criteria of credit during the first class.
Bibliography
Books in Czech:
● Čapek, Josef, Silvie Převrátilová, and Petra Bujelčíková. About the
Doggie and the Pussycat. Akropolis, Prague, 2019.
● Trchová, Martina. Legends of Brno. Akropolis, Prague, 2017.
● Holá, Lída. Fairy Tales. Akropolis, Prague, 2013.
● Holá, Lída. Old Bohemian and Moravian Legends. Akropolis,
2012.
● Holá, Lída. Legends of Prague. Akropolis, 2011.
● Kořánková, Ilona. Czech Reader. Akropolis, Prague, 2012.
Books in Polish:
● Szczygieł, Mariusz. Gottland. Wydawnictwo Czarne, Warsaw,
2006.
● Szczygieł, Mariusz. Make Your Own Paradise (Zrób sobie raj).
Dowody, Warsaw, 2019.
Language Textbook:
● Czech it up: Czech for Foreigners. Collective work, Olomouc,
2020.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: