UBKCJLBK58 Czech as a foreign language

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Magdaléna Lapúniková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Magdaléna Lapúniková, Ph.D.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Knowledge of completed courses in linguistic bohemistics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides students with a basic orientation in the field of Czech as a foreign language. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the description of the levels of Czech language, with the major departments dealing with Czech for foreigners and with the most commonly used textbooks. Students will gain an understanding of the sociocultural aspect of teaching as well as the presentation of phonetics, grammar and vocabulary in Czech for foreigners. Students will get a practical introduction to the teaching of individual speech skills as well as language diagnostics and testing. Students will prepare a lesson plan in Czech for foreigners and create their own teaching material.
Learning outcomes
Basic overview of Czech as a foreign language, ability to compare teaching Czech as a foreign language with teaching Czech as a mother tongue, orientation in the basic literature on the subject and in the most used textbooks. Ability to create a lesson plan and own teaching material.
Syllabus
  • 1. Czech as a foreign language – history, aims, methods 2. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and reference descriptions of Czech as a foreign language 3. Departments and organisations specialising in Czech for foreigners 4. The influence of the mother tongue in Czech for foreigners, the question of the mediating language 5. Sociocultural aspect 6. Phonetics in Czech for foreigners 7. Grammar in Czech for foreigners I (verbs) 8. Grammar in Czech for foreigners II (nouns) 9. Vocabulary in Czech for foreigners 10. Speaking skills 11. Language diagnostics and testing 12. Textbooks and other teaching materials, use of modern technologies 13. Practical preparation of lessons and teaching material
Literature
  • CVEJNOVÁ, J. a kol. Diagnostika úrovně znalosti českého jazyka (diagnostická příručka). Praha 2007.
  • ČADSKÁ, M. Úroveň A2 – čeština jako cizí jazyk. Praha 2005.
  • HÁDKOVÁ, M. – LÍNEK, J. – VLASÁKOVÁ, K. Úroveň A1 – čeština jako cizí jazyk. Praha 2005.
  • HEJHAL, J. Stručný úvod do didaktiky češtiny jako cizího jazyka. Brno 1980.
  • HOLUB, J. Úroveň B2 – čeština jako cizí jazyk. Praha 2005.
  • HRADILOVÁ, D. The Acquisition of Czech as a Foreign Language by Slavic and non-Slavic Speakers: Possibilities and Limits. In: Suárez Curadros, S. J. (ed.) New Trends in Slavic Studies. Moskva 2020.
  • HRDLIČKA, M. Gramatika a výuka češtiny jako cizího jazyka: k prezentaci gramatiky českého jazyka v učebnicích češtiny pro cizince. Praha 2009.
  • HRDLIČKA, M. Cizí jazyk čeština. Praha 2002.
  • PEČENÝ, P. a kol. Připravujeme se k certifikované zkoušce z češtiny, úroveň B1 (CCE B1). Praha 2016.
  • VODIČKOVÁ, K. Jazykové hodnocení: Testování a zkoušky. In: Doleží, L. (ed.) Začínáme učit češtinu pro náctileté cizince. Příručka pro lektorky a lektory. Praha 2016.
Teaching methods
Interpretation combined with practical verification of procedures, theoretical-practical preparation, dialogue, discussion
Assessment methods
active participation in seminars, continuous exercises, textbook review
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8s/sem.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2025, recent)
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