SemesterSpring Semester, 2018
DepartmentSophomore Class A, Department of Slavics Sophomore Class B, Department of Slavics
Course NameCzech Conversation I
Instructor
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
PrerequisiteCzech Conversation I
Course Objective
Course Description
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週次



Week



課程主題



?opic



課程內容與指定閱讀



Content of the lesson



教學活動與作業



Learning Activities / Homework



學習投入時間



 



In-class Hours + Out­of-class Hours



1



2/28



228 Memorial Day



 



(Holiday)



 



 



2



3/7



Introduction



 



Grammar & Lexical Revision (up to Lesson 3): present & future tense, nouns, quest. words, verbs classes and use, prepositions -; nouns – nom. & acc. sg., number & dates up to 1000, adjectives vs. adverbs; questions on time and space description, basic phrases, courtesy



Warm-up & Introductory activities, Grammar drill



3+1



3



3/14



In the shop



Lesson 4: Conversation: In the shop, Review – N. + A. sg.; Present tense (verbs and its classification)



Reading & Listening Exercises



3+2



4



3/21



Czech history & culture



Vocabulary: Study and Work, Few Facts about Czech history & culture, Quiz (Lesson 4)



Speaking dialogues & Listening to dialogues



3+1



5



3/28



At the railway station



Lesson 5: Conversation: How long/often, verbs & prep. of movement, revision of verbs + some more irregular verbs



Reading & Listening ex.



3+2



6



4/4



 



Children’s Day



(Holiday)



 



 



7



4/11



Orientation in the town



Conversation structures with some more x no more, already yes x not yet, Review – gen. sg., prepositions & nouns, conversation: Orientation in the town (dialogues, listening)



Listening & Speaking act.



3+1



8



4/18



My Career



Why? Because – Conversation, Study & Work (revision of future tense, professions); Write Letter & Email, addressing, phrases in written language, Vocabulary; Revision



Grammar Review & Writing



3+3



9



4/25



Mid-terms



Midterm test, Speaking test + students feedback



Testing (Oral and Written Test)



3+0



10



5/2



Travelling



Lesson 6: Conversation – Travelling (Where to), Review – modal & irregular verbs, Few facts about Czech Republic (history & present), Project: Czech Easter



Speaking dialogues & Project work



3+1



11



5/9



Stories



Review – Past tense, Listening (Past activities), Speaking – Quest. & Answers about yours/others experience, Writing – Short story



Listening & Speaking act.



3+1



12



5/16



Health & Illness



Review – Past tense + quest. words, Vocabulary bank, At the doctor’s, medicine, injuries, emergency talks



Grammar drill & Role-plays



3+2



13



5/23



My Plans



My plans: Talk about yourself, Future tense of imperfective verbs (verbs of motion “jít, jet”), Revision: Lesson 5 + 6; Quiz (Lesson 6)



Speaking & Testing



3+1



14



5/30



Czech culture & cuisine



Revision and correction, More cases in Czech (flexible words in sg.), Czech culture – music & songs



Culture act. & Grammar drill



3+1



15



6/6



The Weather



Weather, months, seasons/ year, review of the verbs, Vocabulary bank, Comparative & superlative adjectives & adverbs, Writing – My preferences



Writing & Speaking



3+1



16



6/13



My family



Review – possessive pronouns, My family: description of person (family, friend), Talk about your school, city, country…



Presenting & Speaking monologues



3+2



17



6/20



Holidays



Review – past tense (reflexive verbs), pers. & posses. pronouns, more modal verbs, vocative; Final revision



Grammar drill & Revising



3+3



18



6/27



Finals



Final Test & Students feedback



Testing



3+0



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Students will have regular graded quizzes according the schedule given by teacher during semester.



Homework (oral & written exercises, vocabulary, etc.) assigned for each class meeting.



Attendance: Maximal number of absence is three. Excessive unexcused absences will be reflected by lowering the final grade down progressively.



Grading will be 100% to zero; 60% is minimum to success.



Quizes, Homework, Presentation, Active participation in lessons: 10 % each



Exams: 60 % in total



(Midterm and Final exam – Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking, Use of Language)


Textbook & Reference

Adamovi?ová, Ana a Ivanovová, Darina. Basic Czech I-II. 3rd ed. Prague: Karolinum, 2013.



Holá, Lída a Bo?ilová, Pavla. ?eština expres 1: A1/1. Prague: Akropolis, 2011.



Neková?ová, Alena. ?eština pro ?ivot. Prague: Akropolis, 2008.



Other study materials and handouts, authentic texts (mostly based on internet sources)


Urls about Course
http://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/
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