Czech Language and Culture

Spring 2004

Cummins

Tatra Mountains. These mountains are in the former Czechoslovakia — that is, in western Slovakia — but are not part of the Czech Republic. They are a popular ski resort and summer camping and hiking resort for people from all over Central Europe. On the trails one hears German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Polish, Serbo-Croatian, as well as the occasional, but infrequent, disappointingly charming American accent.

Paris Street. This is another view of one of the most beautiful streets in Prague, running from Old Town Square to the river at Cechuv most.

Materials for this course are in pdf format until I can figure out how to keep CE fonts in Dreamweaver.

Syllabus for Czech 291, Spring 2004

14.1.04 Lesson One

28.1.04 Weeks Three and Four

28.1.04 Vocative case

28.1.04 Quiz for today(!)

11.2.04 Work for the next two weeks

11.2.04 Outline of highlights from III

11.2.04 Quiz for today: II

16.2.04 Remark on classroom work and obligations

5.3.04 Czech film

5.3.04 Locative

8.3.04 Schedule for mid March, 4.1 and 4.2. Subject to adjustment if needed.

10.3.04 Locative and past tense: 4.2

17.3.04 Lesson 5.1 outline

21.3.04 Lesson 5.2 outline

29.3.04 Lesson 6.1 outline

29.3.04 Schedule for April

6.4.04 Lesson 6.2

18.4.04 Lesson 7.1

21.4.04 Revised Schedule for Final Weeks; Remarks on Skvorecky

Work for week of 24/26 March: Wednesday, Czech film (conclusion)

Friday: Quiz on 5.1 and 5.2 - see especially outlines above. Submit all exercises.

For 31 March: 6.1. Please get deeply into Svejk and consider whether you'll be interested in a presentation. Read the book relaxedly; this isn't The Brothers Karamazov and you don't have to remember and analyze everything.

Themes: Field chaplain Otto Katz. Lieutenant Lukas. Vodicka. Who is Svejk and what is Svejkovani? The structure of the Svejkian anecdote.

Cummins: Svejk in the context of Czech literature, c. 1920.

Enjoy!