XSL0019 Slovak 3 (4 cr)

Study level:
Other studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish, Slovak
Responsible organisation:
Centre for Multilingual Academic Communication
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

Course description

This course focuses primarily on training 4 basic language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing. In addition, students will get familiar with Slovakia’s culture, history, and literature through various topic-related learning resources.

Learning outcomes

On the completion of the course, the student is expected to

  • be able to participate in everyday conversations in Slovak language
  • be able to understand both written and spoken texts in Slovak, when they discuss topics that are somewhat familiar to them
  • be able to communicate understandably both in speech and written form about topics that are important for them
  • has the basic knowledge about the basic structures of the Slovak language
  • be aware of the things related to the culture, history and traditions of Slovakia

Additional information

Students will work independently following the instructions in Moodle. Contact sessions– ‘checkpoints ‘– will be offered once in two-three weeks upon agreement.

Language of instruction: Slovak, Finnish, and English. Both, Finnish and exchange students are welcome.

Description of prerequisites

This course is recommended to the students who have successfully accomplished the Slovak 2 course or have studied Slovak outside the University of Jyväskylä.

The competence level A1-A2 is required.

Recommended prerequisites

Study materials

Materials designed by the teacher.

  • Renáta Kamenárová, Eva Španová, Helena Ivoríková, Dorota Balšínková, Zuzana Kleschtová, Michaela Mošaťová, Hana Tichá: Krížom-krážom. Slovenčina A2 (2012)
  • Renáta Kamenárová, Adela Gabríková, Helena Ivoríková, Eva Španová, Michaela Mošaťová, Dorota Balšínková, Zuzana Kleschtová: Krížom-krážom. Slovenčina B1 (2011)
  • Adela Gabríková, Renáta Kamenárová, Michaela Mošaťová, Helena Ľos Ivoríková, Eva Španová, Hana Tichá: Krížom-krážom. Slovenčina B2 (2014)

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Students do the assignments upon agreement and actively participate in the contact sessions.
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Participation in teaching (4 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish, Slovak

Teaching