Course Description

This course is an introduction to Czech culture from 870 to the present.  The first half of the course will begin with the ninth century Přemyslid dynasty and Czech legends and will chronicle critical moments in the historical evolution of Czech culture up to the nineteenth century Czech National Revival.  The second half of the course will focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and will conclude with a field trip tour of a local brewery.

Texts:

Alois Jirasek, Old Czech Legends

Jan Neruda, Prague Tales

Jaroslav Hasek, The Good Soldier Svejk

Vaclav Havel, Disturbing the Peace

Bazant, Bazantova, Starn The Czech Reader: History, Culture, Politics

Hugh Agnew, The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown

Requirements and Grading

2 Exams 50%

Short Paper 10%

Final Paper 20%

Attendance and Participation 20%

This course has an emphasis on speaking, reading, and listening.  In addition to the textbook itself, music, video, and the Internet will be used not only to increase proficiency, but also to expose students to Czech culture. 

Attendance and active participation are vital to foreign language study.  Students are thus expected to attend class regularly,  and ask questions. 

Periodic quizzes and dictations not listed on the syllabus (some of them unannounced) will be scheduled between the regularly scheduled tests and quizzes.

Text

Czech for Fun by Susan Kresin

Requirements and Grading

4 short tests                  40%

Final Exam                    20%

Homework                    15%

Quizzes                        15%

Attend/Participate           10%

The course is a continuation of Czech 507 with an emphasis on speaking and reading.  In addition to the textbook, short articles, videos, and lectures will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.

Grading:  Short tests—45%s, final exam—20%, homework:  15%, quizzes—5%, attendance—5%

Grading scale:  90–100=A; 80–89=B; 70–79=C; 60–69=D.  Any average below 60 is failing

The course is the second semester of an introduction to the Czech language with an emphasis on speaking, listening, and reading. In addition to the textbook, videos will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.

Attendance and active participation, while important to any course, are vital to foreign language study. Students are thus urged and expected to ask questions and contact the instructor in cases of uncertainty—whether regarding course content, assignments or any other aspect of the class. The instructor, in turn, will make every effort to respond as quickly and accurately as possible to student questions or concerns.

Grading: Short tests: 35%, Final exam: 15%, Homework: 15%, Quizzes: 10%, Attendance/participation: 15%, Portfolio: 10%

Course Description

This course has an emphasis on speaking, reading, and listening.  In addition to the textbook itself, music, video, and the Internet will be used not only to increase proficiency, but also to expose students to Czech culture. 

Attendance and active participation are vital to foreign language study.  Students are thus expected to attend class regularly,  and ask questions. 

Periodic quizzes and dictations not listed on the syllabus (some of them unannounced) will be scheduled between the regularly scheduled tests and quizzes.

Text

Czech for Fun by Susan Kresin

Requirements and Grading

4 short tests                  40%

Final Exam                    20%

Homework                    15%

Quizzes                        15%

Attend/Participate           10%

Prerequisite: None

The course is the second semester of an introduction to the Czech language with an emphasis on speaking, listening, and reading. In addition to the textbook, videos will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.

Attendance and active participation, while important to any course, are vital to foreign language study. Students are thus urged and expected to ask questions and contact the instructor in cases of uncertainty—whether regarding course content, assignments or any other aspect of the class. The instructor, in turn, will make every effort to respond as quickly and accurately as possible to student questions or concerns.

Grading: Short tests: 35%, Final exam: 15%, Homework: 15%, Quizzes: 10%, Attendance/participation: 15%, Portfolio: 10%

Course Description

This course has an emphasis on speaking, reading, and singing.  In addition to the textbook itself, music, video, and the Internet will be used not only to increase proficiency, but also to expose students to Czech culture. 

Attendance and active participation are vital to foreign language study.  Students are thus expected to attend class regularly,  and ask questions. 

Periodic quizzes and dictations not listed on the syllabus (some of them unannounced) will be scheduled between the regularly scheduled tests and quizzes.

Text

Czech for Fun by Susan Kresin

Requirements and Grading

4 short tests                  40%

Final Exam                    20%

Homework                    15%

Quizzes                        15%

Attend/Participate           10%

Prerequisite: None

The course is the second semester of an introduction to the Czech language with an emphasis on speaking and reading.  In addition to the textbook, videos will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.

Course Description

This course has an emphasis on speaking, reading, and singing.  In addition to the textbook itself, music, video, and the Internet will be used not only to increase proficiency, but also to expose students to Czech culture.

Attendance and active participation are vital to foreign language study.  Students are thus expected to attend class regularly,  and ask questions.

Periodic quizzes and dictations not listed on the syllabus (some of them unannounced) will be scheduled between the regularly scheduled tests and quizzes.

Text

Czech for Fun by Susan Kresin

Requirements and Grading

4 short tests                 40%

Final Exam                   20%

Homework                    15%

Quizzes                        15%

Attend/Participate           10%

Prerequisite:

None

The course is the second semester of an introduction to the Czech language with an emphasis on speaking, listening, and reading. In addition to the textbook, videos will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.

Czech 412L

Second-Year Czech II (Second Semester)

Instructor:  Mark Hopkins                                                Unique No.:  45660

Office:  Calhoun 429A                                                Class time:  MTWTH 11:00- 12:00

Place:  PAR 306                                                            E-mail:  markhopkins@mail.utexas.edu           

Office Hours:  Tue/Thur 10:00 – 11:00 or by appointment

Textbook:  Susan Kresin, ?eština hrou and ?eština hrou pracovní sešit (workbook)

GENERAL

The course is the second semester of intermediate Czech language study with an emphasis on speaking, listening, and reading.  In addition to the textbook, videos will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.

Attendance and active participation, while important to any course, are vital to foreign language study.  Students are thus urged and expected to ask questions and contact the instructor in cases of uncertainty—whether regarding course content, assignments or any other aspect of the class. The instructor, in turn, will make every effort to respond as quickly and accurately as possible to student questions or concerns.

Attendance policy:  Each student will have five (5) accepted unexcused absences.  Any absences beyond the allowed five must be approved by the instructor.  Outside of emergencies and documented needs, each absence over the allotted five will decrease the student's attendance/participation grade by a full letter grade.

Grading:  Short tests:  40%, Final exam:  20%, Homework:  15%, Quizzes:  10%, Attendance/participation:  15%

Syllabus

Week:                                    Date:                                    Topic(s):

Week 1                        January 19-22                     Course introduction, Review

Week 2                        January 25-29                     Chapter 9 Part 2, Chapter 9 Exam

Week 3                        February 1–5                      Begin Chapter 10,  Location and Destination

Week 4                        February 8–12                     Imperative

Week 5                        February 15-19            Imperative and Comparison of Adjectives

Week 6                        February 22-26            Adverbs.  Chapter 10 Exam

Week 7                        March 1 – 5                        Begin Chapter 11, Conditional Mood

Week 8                        March 8 – 12                       Aby

BREAK                        March 15 -19                        SPRING BREAK

Week 9                        March 22 – 26                     Prefixes, modal verbs,

Week 10                        March 29-April 2            Conjunctions, Chapter 11 Exam

Week 11                        April 5 – 9                        Begin Chapter 12, Verbal Prefixes

Week 12                        April 12 – 16                     Past Passive Participles

Week 13                        April 19 – 23                     Expressing Passive, Verbal Nouns

Week 14                        April 26 – 30                     Chapter 12 Exam, Individual Vocabularies

Week 15                        May 3 – 7                        Final Review

This course has an emphasis on speaking, reading, and listening.  In addition to the textbook itself, music, video, and the Internet will be used not only to increase proficiency, but also to expose students to Czech culture. 

Attendance and active participation are vital to foreign language study.  Students are thus expected to attend class regularly,  and ask questions. 

Periodic quizzes and dictations not listed on the syllabus (some of them unannounced) will be scheduled between the regularly scheduled tests and quizzes.

Text

Czech for Fun by Susan Kresin

Requirements and Grading

4 short tests                  40%

Final Exam                    20%

Homework                    15%

Quizzes                        15%

Attend/Participate           10%

The course is the second semester of an introduction to the Czech language with an emphasis on speaking, listening, and reading. In addition to the textbook, videos will be used not only to increase comprehension, but also to expose the student to Czech culture.