German for Foreigners (1-2 semesters)
Want to master the German language? Palacký University offers high quality German courses taught by four native speakers within the department. Covering grammar, linguistics, history and of course communication, German for Foreigners is ideal for those looking to work and live in Europe in the future.
Why study German in the Czech Republic? The Czech Republic is an extremely safe country and very affordable compared to the German speaking countries of Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Of course, the Czech Republic borders Germany and Austria which makes travel in and exposure to German culture very accessible.
Why the German Department?
- 4 native speakers at the department
- wide network of international cooperation (Germany, Austria, Estonia, Italy etc.)
- extra curricular activities (quiz nights, trips, readings, parties)
- cooperation with companies/public and private sector (within the module employability
- a huge range of courses (from Arthurian romances to modern comics and German pop music, from punctuation signs)
- we also teach Germanic languages (Danish) and offer courses in English
Contact
Mgr. Dominika Ďurišová
e-mail: dominika.durisova@upol.cz
Winter term
- Sprachubung – Language Exercises – Conversation (2 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- Morphosyntax 1 (2 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- German Phonetics: Practical Exercises (4 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- Landeskunde Deutschland (2 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- History of Germany in the 20th Century (3 credits, exam-credit)
- Intercultural Aspects of Gestures (4 credits, pre-exam-credit)
Summer term
- Grammatical Exercises (4 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- Morphosyntax 3 (2 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- Sprachubung – Language Exercises 2 – Conversation (2 credits, pre-exam-credit)
- PR-Strategies for Students of German Studies (2 credits, pre-exam-credit, English)
- German Film (2 credit, pre-exam-credit)
- German mythology (3 credits, exam-credit)
- History of German pop music (3 credit, exam-credit)