Czech for Foreigners - Seminars
Syllabus for the 1st year - 3 lessons per week, each term assessed by a credit.
Lecturers: Assoc.Prof. Dr. J. Přívratská, E. Lahodová, M.D., Kristina Hellerová
Winter Term:
Week:
Topic.
1
Czech alphabet. Pronunciation and spelling.Grammatical terminology. Greetings.
Introducing.
2
A word and its forms (word-classes). Personal pronouns. Verb „být“, demonst.
pronouns, numeral „jeden“. Sentence structure. Pronunciation. Formal and informal
style. (ty jsi... x vy jste...)
3
Questions: Kdo je to? Co je to? Kde je to ?
A classroom (description) - vlevo, vpravo, vpředu.....
4
Revision of grammar and vocabulary, oral exercises. Masculine animate and inanimate
gender. Gender of substantives - masculine, feminine and neuter. Motion of the gender.
( cizinec - cizinka, Řek - Řekyně)
5
Hard and soft adjectives ( mladý, á, é, moderní).
Colours. Family members. Introducing to a patient.
6
Locative singular. Prepositions with locative. Transport. Orientation in a town.
„Řekněte mně prosím....“ Name of days, months. Time. Numbers 1–1000.
7
Revision of grammmar and vocabulary. Dialogues. Price and money.
8
Test. Vocabulary. Basic communication in a hospital.
9
Vocabulary – Human body I. Basic communication in a hospital.
10
Verbs. Conjugation in the present tense. Illness. Pain. Feelings.
11
Accusative sg. of nouns and adjectives. Prepositions used with the accusative.
Shopping.
12
Dialogues. Reflexive verbs. Possessive pronouns. Infinitive of verbs (regular, irregular).
Meals
13
Revision.
14
Credit test.
15
Consultation hours.
Summer Term:
Week :
Topic:
1
Past tense. Czech Republic. Apartment.
2
Perfective and imperfective verbs. (Píšu - napíšu.) In a restaurant.
3
Future tense of verbs. (Budu číst - přečtu.) Going for a trip.
4
The accusative and nominative pl. The human body II.
5
The genitive sg. and pl. in nouns and adjectives. Prepositions with the genitive.
Travelling.
6
Possessive/partitive genitive. Cooking.
7
Revision of grammar and vocabulary. Dialogues in a hospital.
8
Test. Basic communication with a patient.
9
The analysis of the test results. Oral exercises. Daily programme.
10
Numbers 1000–10 000. Post office. Mail. Telephone, letters.
11
Modal verbs (positive and negative form). Studies. University.
12
Exercises in communicative skills. Vision and hearing. Limitation in motion.
13
Revision.
14
Credit test.
15
Consultations.
Literature:
Holá, L.: New Czech Step by Step. Praha, Akropolis 2004
Grundová, D.: Needs of Patients. Eurolex Bohemia 2004.
www.lf3.cuni.cz/cestina