Course: Czech Language 1

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Course title Czech Language 1
Course code KSO/7CJ1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Machalová Milena, PhDr.
  • Hradilová Darina, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
The evolution of the orthographic norms, orthographic handbooks. The lexical orthography, i/y after selected consonants. Writing the letters ú,ů,u and the groups bje, vje, bě, vě, mě, mně. Writing the prepositions s (se), z (ze). Prefixes s-, se-, z-, ze-, vz-, vze-. Alternating of the vowel quantity in word-foramtion. Alternating vowel quantity in different types of adjectives. Writing n/nn. Signs and abbreviations. The orthography of groups of consonants, the orthography of compounds. The orthography and orthoepy of the borrowed words with s/z. The orthography of borrowed words. Capital letters. Comma in a simple sentence. Comma in complex sentence and in infinitive clauses. The credit test.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Homework for Teaching - 13 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 13 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
In this course we shall focus on exercising and broadening the knowledge of orthography which the students should have acquired during their studies at high school, we shall deal mostly with the aspects of orthography applicable for interpreting and translating practice. During the term we shall address the topics of lexical, morphological and syntactic orthography, the orthographical norms and the exceptions. Special attention is paid to the problematic of writing capital letters, consonant groups and borrowed words. Another important topic will be the interpunction. We shall work not only with the student?s books, but also with newly published short articles about linguistic phenomena.
The students shall understand the lexial, morphological and syntactic orthography and will be able to apply them in their own written texts.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Czech, at least C1 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, which is the level of language required at the school-leaving examination.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Written exam

Attendance, max. 2 absences Written or oral assignments, (looking for solution of problematic issues, preparing short presentations on a given topic etc.) Active participation in discussion Passing the credit test
Recommended literature
  • Pravidla českého pravopisu, 1993..
  • Slovník spisovné češtiny pro školu a veřejnost. Academia, Praha 1994..
  • Čechová, M. a kol. Čeština - řeč a jazyk. Praha 1996..
  • Čmejrková, S. (1996). Čeština, jak ji znáte i neznáte. Praha: Academia.
  • Daneš, F. (1997). Čecký jazyk na přelomu tisíciletí. Praha.
  • Svozilová N. (2000). Jak dnes píšeme/mluvíme a jak hřešíme proti dobré češtině.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology Aimed at Translation and Business (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Polish Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter