Course: Czech as a Foreign Language

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Course title Czech as a Foreign Language
Course code KBH/CFFLA
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hradilová Darina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Kopečková Michaela, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Course aim: to present the specific features of teaching Czech to non-native speakers and to highlight the differences inherent in this field. Topics: 1. Native language, foreign language, second language, and target language. 2. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). 3. Communicative competence and its components. 4. Modes of communication and language skills. 5. Fluency in a foreign language. 6. Grammatical accuracy in a foreign language. 7. Reading comprehension strategies. 8. Listening comprehension strategies. 9. Mediation and interaction. 10. Sociocultural competence. 11. Compensatory strategies. 12. The development of academic language skills.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
Learning outcomes
Course aim: to present the specific features of teaching Czech to non-native speakers and to highlight the differences inherent in this field. Topics: 1. Native language, foreign language, second language, and target language. 2. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). 3. Communicative competence and its components. 4. Modes of communication and language skills. 5. Fluency in a foreign language. 6. Grammatical accuracy in a foreign language. 7. Reading comprehension strategies. 8. Listening comprehension strategies. 9. Mediation and interaction. 10. Sociocultural competence. 11. Compensatory strategies. 12. The development of academic language skills.
Learning outcomes: graduates of the course are prepared to convey the system of the Czech language to non-native speakers, with particular emphasis on pronunciation, noun declension, and verb conjugation.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Systematic Observation of Student

Regular attendance, active participation in seminars, and collaboration on seminar projects.
Recommended literature
  • Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/level-descriptions.
  • Golková, D. Productive skills in second language learning. , 2014.
  • HENDRICH, J. (1988). Didaktika cizích jazyků. Praha.
  • Hradilová, D. a kol. Didaktika češtiny jako cizího a druhého jazyka. Olomouc. 2023.
  • Hrdlička, M. (2002). Cizí jazyk ČEŠTINA.. Praha.
  • CHODĚRA, Radomír. (2001). Didaktika cizích jazyků na přelomu století. Rudná u Prahy.
  • Šebesta, K. Space, Time and Motion in Czech as a Second Language. , 2020.
  • Thornbury, S. (2009). How to Teach Speaking. Harlow.
  • Thorner, N. (2017). Motivational Teaching.


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): Czech for Foreigners (2019) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Czech for Foreigners (2024) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -