Learning of languages of the region: Czech - level B2 3224-DNJRCZB2-90h
After completing the course at this level, the student is able to understand extended speech, lectures, and even complex discussions, provided the topic is familiar.
They can follow most news and current affairs programmes on television.
They understand films in the original version, provided the actors use standard language.
They can comprehend articles and reports on contemporary issues in which the authors present detailed opinions and arguments. They are able to understand contemporary prose.
The student can communicate with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers possible without strain for either party.
They can actively participate in discussions, explaining and defending their views.
They can present clear and detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to their interests.
They are able to express their opinion on a given topic, providing arguments for and against.
They can write clear and well-structured texts on topics related to their interests. They can produce a short essay or report, conveying information or presenting arguments for and against.
They are able to write a letter describing the significance and impact of personal experiences and impressions.
The student can apply the above language skills within topics such as (selected examples based on the coursebook): homeland and migration; communication (misunderstandings, intercultural differences); work (how to search for a job effectively, write a cover letter, participate in a job interview); culture (cultural heritage, institutions, events), and similar themes.
In line with a systemic model of language instruction, which assumes the acquisition of skills related to mastering the language as a set of grammatical, syntactic, and lexical rules, alongside an analysis of the nature of language as a socio-cultural phenomenon and the development of (inter)cultural competence (in accordance with the CEFR and FREPA: https://www.ore.edu.pl/2017/12/frepa-system-opisu-pluralistycznych-podejsc-do-jezykow-i-kultu-kompetencje-i-zasoby/), language education is carried out along two complementary pathways: general thematic content and cultural thematic content. Both dimensions are integrated and mutually reinforcing, ensuring a systematic transmission of knowledge about the culture of the region and the selected target-language country.
Student workload includes:
Classroom participation – 90 hours (3 ECTS)
Preparing for classes – 90 hours (3 ECTS)
Type of course
foreign languages
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
Upon completing the course, the student will know and understand:
- the complex nature of the Czech language with particular emphasis on the cultural context of the countries in the region [K_W09]. [K_W09].
Skills
Upon completing the course, the student is able to:
- search for, select, analyse and use necessary information from various sources [K_U01].
- communicate fluently through various channels and communication techniques on topics related to everyday life as well as more complex cultural issues concerning the countries of the region. [K_U07].
- independently prepare written and oral statements in the foreign language on selected everyday topics and cultural issues, and present the results of their work to the group. [K_U08].
- use the Czech language at the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) [K_U09].
- plan and organize individual and team work, plan and implement the process of independent learning, including specialist knowledge, after graduation [K_U10].
Social Competences
Upon completing the course, the student is prepared to:
- critical assessment of existing knowledge, continuous learning and supplementing acquired knowledge and skills [K_K01]
- effective communication and living in society, including in a culturally diverse society, working in a team, coping with typical professional situations, verifying one's views through factual discussion and evaluating one's knowledge [K_K02].
Assessment criteria
II. Assessment criteria:
1) Attendance at all classes, covered by the plan, shall be compulsory.
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.
3) In case of 90 hours in semester, 3 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 grade is based on:
Participation in classroom sessions – 60 hours (2 ECTS)
Preparation for classes – 30 hours (2 ECTS)
The following components contribute to the final grade for the language course:
- oral verification of learning outcomes/ prepared or spontaneous utterance, dialogue in pairs, short presentation, role-by-play scenario - 25% of the grade,
- written verification of learning outcomes/ e.g. letter, mail, composition, written utterance, comment, note, short tests - 25% of the grade,
results of end-of-unit or end-of-semester tests – 50%.
To obtain a passing grade, the student must demonstrate achievements in each of the above categories (a student who receives 0% in any category—i.e., shows no activity in that area—will not pass the course).
Grading scale:
99–100% – 5.0 (excellent)
93–98% – 5.0 (very good)
87–92% – 4.5 (good plus)
77–86% – 4.0 (good)
71–76% – 3.5 (satisfactory plus)
60–70% – 3.0 (satisfactory)
Bibliography
Primary cursebook: Ana Adamovičová - Milan Hrdlička, Basic Czech III, Praha 2019.
Additional reading (+ radio playes)
B. Bednaříková, J. Sovová, D. Sciortino Drlíková, Flip your teaching. Učebnice pro rozvoj komunikačních kompetencí v českém jazyce, Olomouc 2014.
B. Bednaříková, SLOVO a jeho KOKNVERZE. Olomouc, 2009.
V. Cvrček, Mluvnice současné češtiny, Praha, Karolinum, 2010.
J.Filipec, F. Čermák, Česká lexikologie, Praha, Academia, 1985.
Fr. Štícha (red.), Kapitoly z české gramatiky, Praha, Academia, 2011.
Do wyboru:
Laurent Binet, Sedmá funkce jazyka, Praha 2019.
R. Chandler, Guns at Cyranos/Výstřely u Cyrana. Bilingua crimi, Praha 2007.
Karel Čapek, Kniha apokryfů, Praha1964.
K. Čapek, Povídky z jedné kapsy. Povídky z druhé kapsy, Praha 1964.
R. Denemarková, Hodiny z olova, Brno 2019.
T. Etzler, Novinářem v Čínč, Praha 2022.
J. Gruša, Česko, návod k použití, Brno 2009.
F. Halas, Minulostí bud’ mi tělo tvé, Praha, 1986.
D. Horáková, O Pavlovi, Praha 2020.
Eva Kantůrková, Přítelkyně z domu smutku, Praha 1990.
M. Kundera, Nesmrtelnost, Brno 1993.
M. Kundera, Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí, Brno 2015.
M. Kundera, Nevědění, Brno, 2021.
M. Kundera, Oslava bezvýznamnosti, Brno, 2020.
A. Mornštajnová, Slepá mapa, Brno, 2019.
A. Mornštajnová, Tiché roky, Brno, 2019.
V. Nezval, Moderní básnické směry, Praha 1984.
Jo Nesbo, Žárlivost a jiné povídky, Praha 2019.
Ota Pavel, Kapři pro Wehrmacht, Praha 1985.
Karel Pecka, Motáky nezvěstnému, Brno 1990.
F. Peroutka, Úděl svobody, Praha 1995.
Edgar Allan Poe, Vraždy v ulici Morgue, Praha1964.
T. Šebek, Mise Afghánistán, Český chirurg v zemi lovců draků, Praha 2015.
M. Szczygieł, Gottland, Praha 2018.
M. Szczygieł, Libůstka, Praha 2011
I.Wałaska, Polopravdy a mýty o Polácích a Češích, čili historky přímo ze života, Cieszyn 2020.
Additional information
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