Calendar of events and courses for PhD candidates

Survival Czech: Module 1 - Language Course for Total Beginners

Czech could be a very complicated language for non-native speakers. If you are interested in learning some basics in Czech, join our online course for total beginners. This course is a series of ten lessons focused on introduction, greetings, shopping, eating, and more.

Course description:

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

The course introduces essential grammatical concepts relating to the language functions, such as verb conjugations in the 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 the supermarket, order and pay for a meal at a restaurant, tell time and make a simple arrangement in Czech.

Timing:

Ten 90 min sessions from March 7th to April 7th;

2 x 90 mins per week

Mondays and Thursdays, 15.00 - 16.30

Lecturer: Bc. Markéta Strnadová from the Faculty of Arts at Charles University.

Participants: Ph.D. students and postdocs.

Registration: Vzdělávací portál (Educational portal)

Lessons will be held online (Zoom).

We will send the link to the registered people before the beginning of the course.

Course material: Čeština expres e-book

E-books will be ordered by the language centre, because of the lower price for bulk orders.