Czech for Foreigners

Lecturers: Mgr. Dita Strouhalová – Czech for beginners; Mgr. Kateřina Nohlová – all levels

The Czech for Foreigners course is taught at four levels:

Beginners

The course is designed for students experiencing the Czech language and the country for the first time. Students learn basic phrases and essential grammar. The goal of the course is to master basic conversation in Czech.

Study materials: Holá, Bořilová. Čeština Expres 1
Winter semester: lesson 1 – 4 (introductions, finding one’s way around town, restaurants, family)
Summer semester: lessons 5 – 7 (meetings, outstanding Czech personalities, past tense, holidays)

Pre-intermediate

The course is designed for students capable of basic conversation in Czech and for those who want to extend their knowledge.

Study materials: Holá, Bořilová. Čeština Expres 2
Winter semester: lesson 8 – 10 (planning time, living, shops, complaints, travelling)
Summer semester: lesson 11 – 14 (human body, greetings and wishes, services, jobs)

Intermediate

The course is designed for students who have mastered the basics of the language and want to achieve A2 language level. It is a follow-up course of the previous beginner and pre-intermediate course.

Study materials: Holá, Bořilová. Čeština Expres 3
Winter semester: lesson 1 – 4 (countries, languages, restaurants – Czech specialities, family relationships, travelling)
Summer semester: lesson 5 – 7 (characteristics and appearance, clothes and shopping, work and carreer, hypothetical situations)

Advanced (intermediate and above)

The course content and conversation is exclusively in Czech; hence, the course is designed for students who can speak fluent Czech. More complex grammar and lexical structures are presented and elaborated on in the course.

Study materials: Alena Nekovářová. Čeština pro život 2; various sources that reflect the proficiency level and needs of course participants