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Course Description
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Course Name
Elementary Czech
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Host University
Prague University of Economics and Business
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Location
Prague, Czech Republic
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Area of Study
Czech
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Language Level
Beginning
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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US Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
DESCRIPTION
Students 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 pronouns3. 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 5: Dialogy
G: The Verbs: ZNÁT, V?D?T, UM?T6. a) Lekce 5: Text I: Cizinec v Praze
G: Cardinal numerals.
Dialogy. Text II.
b) Lekce 6: Revision lesson 4 - 57. a) MID TERM TEST
b) Lekce 7: Text I: Obchody, nakupování
G: Ordinal numerals. The Nominative plural8. a) Lekce 7: Dialogy. Text II: Obchodní d?m.
G: Indefinite and negative pronouns.
PRESENTATION I (My country)9. a) Lekce 8: Text: Dopis
G: Accusative plural. Questions: KDE? KAM?
b) Lekce 8: PRESENTATION II (A letter to my friend).
G: Adverbs denoting quantity. Question: KDY?10. a) Lekce 9: Dialogy: Hotel
G: Modal verbs11. 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:
Class Attendance and Active Participation: 30%
Midterm Test: 20%
Final Test: 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. Anto?ová, 2009
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
Availability of courses is based on enrollment numbers. All students should seek pre-approval for alternate courses in the event of last minute class cancellations