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Survival Czech – follow up

Language course for PhD students

Beginning 27/1, end 24/2, ten 90 min sessions

Frequency: 2 x 90 mins per week

Days: Wednesday and Friday

Time: from 11 to 12.30

Course description:

This course builds on and extends the areas covered in Survival Czech – Introduction.

Course syllabus:

1. Introductions, review

2. Apologies using modal verbs

3. Talking about daily routines with focus on present tense conjugations

4. Talking about what happened using the past tense

5. Final project

The course targets communication situations that the students need to deal with in every-day life, introducing essential grammatical concepts and vocabulary relating to the language functions, such as apologizing (modal verbs, days of the week), describing daily routine and obligations, talking about the past (past tense, frequent verbs) etc. Students also gain more sociocultural competence to deal with every-day life in the Czech Republic.

Aim:

By the end of the course, students should be able make an apology, express obligations, talk about their life in Prague, including their routines, and talk about what happened.

The classes are taught in communication approach, emphasizing the competence to deal with communication situation.

The syllabus will be adjusted to the needs of the group.

Lessons will be held on-line (Zoom).

Course material: Čeština expres 1