The courses of Czech language for foreigners are organized by the Language Centre, which is a part of the Faculty of Arts. The Department of Czech Studies guarantees professional Czech language education for foreigners at Palacky University; a field guarantee: Mgr. Darina Hradilová, PhD. (darina.hradilova@upol.cz).
The courses are taught in English, German, Russian and Czech languages. The Department is able to offer you a large variety of courses according to your specific demands. The Basic Czech Course aims to quickly provide a communicative competence in Czech. You will be provided with textbooks and other teaching materials.
At the end of your course you can take a Certificate Exam specifying the level of your knowledge at levels recognised within the EU. You´ll also get University certificate of graduation of life – long learning programme.
web: Language Centre: Czech for Foreigners
Bachelor´s degree study programme
The programme Czech for foreigners is taught at the Department of Czech Studies with English as the language of instruction.
The graduate (a non-native speaker of Czech ) of the study programme has the B2 level command (communicative competence) in the Czech language that allows him/her communicate effectively in all everyday situations or participate in professional discussion pertaining his/her specialization. The graduate has a proper philological training: he/she is acquainted with elementary theoretical description of the studied language and with the literary canon of the language, he/she is able to understand authentic texts, both general and artistic. The graduate is prepared to apply his/her knowledge as a commercial translator/interpreter, as a tourist guide, as an author of simple commercial texts (instructions, informational brochures, etc.), he /she is prepared to teach Czech at the elementary level as a first-line lector in his home country.
Entrance exams, fees and terms
Contact: Mgr. Darina Hradilová, Ph.D., darina.hradilova@upol.cz
Czech for exchange students
The course Czech for Foreigners is taught at the Department of Czech Studies and is intended for all exchange students (Erasmus, CEEPUS, bilateral contracts between UP / parts of UP and foreign universities etc.).
The course includes two lessons (90 min.) per week and is divided into four levels: beginners, beginners+ (for students from Slavonic countries), intermediate and advanced. The code for enrollment of this course in STAG is CJPC1 (fall semester) and CJPC2 (spring semester). Students who regularly attend the course and pass the final test are given 4 ECTS points. Optionally, students can enroll an oral exam in Czech (code CJPZ1 and CJPZ2 for 1 ECTS point).
The timetable, placement test and other instruction
Contact: Mgr. Darina Hradilová, Ph.D., darina.hradilova@upol.cz
https://kb.upol.cz/czech-for-foreigners/
