Survival Czech 1 - language course for complete beginners

The course is mainly for PhD students of Charles University.

There is no course fee.

Timing: Ten 90 min sessions from March 16th; 2 x 90 mins per week

Tuesday and Thursday, 14.30 - 16.00

Course description:

This course introduces basic communication skills in Czech in the following areas:

1. Greetings, being polite, apologizing,

2. Asking for and giving simple directions,

3. Food and drinks, eating out, grocery shopping,

4. Telling time, making simple arrangements.

The course introduces essential grammatical concepts relating to the language functions, such as verb conjugations in present tense, noun gender and declension.

Students also acquire basic knowledge about Czech culture.

Aim:

By the end of the course, students should be able to share basic personal information, navigate through town and ask for directions, navigate through supermarket, order and pay for a meal at a restaurant, tell time and make a simple arrangement in Czech.

Lessons will be held on-line (Zoom).

Course material: Čeština expres e-book

E-books will be ordered by UK Point, because of lower price for a bulk order.