Course detail

German for Beginners

FAST-VYN001Acad. year: 2026/2027

The course is intended for complete beginners and thus, no previous knowledge of German is required.

Grammar: German pronunciation, conjugations of the verbs "sein", "haben", "kommen", "sprechen" and other basic verbs, personal and possessive pronouns, word order in a sentence, negative forms, definite and indefinite article, plural forms, numbers, "wie gefällt dir..."

Vocabulary: introducing yourself, countries and languages, family, alphabet, food and drinks, my flat and furniture

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Věra Batystová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

None.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The course is worth 2 credits. To get their credits ("zápočet"), students are required to participate actively in class (attendance) and complete the individual teacher´s assignments. 

Aims

Having completed the course, students will be able to understand simple German expressions and phrases and they will be able to communicate in elementary everyday situations.
Target level according to the CEFR: A1 lower.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

NIEBISCH, Daniela. Schritte International NEU 1. Hueber, 2016.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-VP Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-EP Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-ESBD-D Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-MIn-D Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-PM Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-UAD Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Věra Batystová

Syllabus

  • 1. L1: German pronunciation, greetings, introductory phrases
  • 2. L2: verbs sein, kommen, heissen and sprechen, countries and languages
  • 3. L2: alphabet, phrase wie geht´s, family
  • 4. L2: personal pronouns, more verbs, numbers 0-20
  • 5. L2: filling in a form, negative forms
  • 6. L3: definite and indefinite article, food and drinks
  • 7. L3: plural forms, pronoun kein, food and drinks
  • 8. L3: numbers 20-100, buying food (dialogue)
  • 9. L3: prices and amounts, my favourite food, recipes
  • 10. L4: pronouns and articles, my flat/house, rooms
  • 11. L4: adjectives, furniture
  • 12. L4: numbers 100-1000 000, colours, adverts
  • 13. revision