Public courses

• Evening group courses for small groups of students, taught by Denisa Šmejkalová, an experienced and fully qualified teacher and translator, take place in Prague 2 – Vinohrady, just a few steps from metro station Náměstí Míru. The methodology and materials used in Beginners and Elementary courses are specifically designed for non-Slavic students. Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced courses are designed for both non-Slavic and Slavic students.
• The aim of all Active Czech courses is to provide maximally effective instruction and personal approach to every student for a reasonable price.
• In all the courses, the teacher consistently sticks to the methodological principles, which are described in detail in the section About the teacher.
• After finnishing the course students are offered a possibility to immediately continue in courses of a higher level.

New evening courses (February – June 2012)

Level	Intensity	Schedule	Start and final date	Total number of lessons / course	Number of students	Address	Price	Number of free places
Beginners	2×2 lessons/week	Mo, Wen 16.45 – 18.15	13. 2.  – 13. 6. 12	64	4–8	Sázavská 5, Praha 2	Kč 6700	4
Elementary	2×2 lessons/week	Mo, Wen 18.30 – 20.00	13. 2. – 13. 6. 12	64	4–8	Sázavská 5, Praha 2	Kč 6700	2
Upper Intermediate	1×3 lessons/week	Thu 18.00 – 20.15	16. 2. – 14. 6. 12	51	4–8	Sázavská 5, Praha 2	Kč 5300	2

• 1 lesson = 45 min
• Up to 50% of the course fee can be paid with Flexi Pass, Smart Pass or Dárkový Pass.

• The tution fee does not include the course book, which you need to buy yourself. The approximate price of the books is Kč 440 for Čeština expres 1 and Čeština expres 2 and Kč 849 for Česky krok za krokem 2. The price of the course, however, includes a large number of additional study material.
• If there is a free place in the course, you can also join it during the semester. In this case you will only pay an aliquot part of the price (Kč 105 for 1 lesson).
• To enroll please click on the Registration form in the „How to enroll?“ box (on the right part of this page). If you wish to enroll in the Upper Intermediate course, you have to fill in a grammatical and vocabulary test first (see the "How to enroll? box). If you do not want to fill it on-line, please let me know and I will send you a diagnostical test by e-mail.

• If you have any questions regarding the courses or if you are not sure, which level is appropriate for you, feel free to contact me via telephone (774 940 449) or via e-mail. If you are interested in joining the course, which has been already running, you can also come and see any of our classes and decide yourself whether the level and the teaching method is suitable for you. If you wish to come, please let me know in advance.

Which is the right level for you?

Beginners

For non-Slavic students with no previous knowledge of the Czech language, or for those who just know a few basic social phrases. The curriculum of this course roughly follows the course book Čeština expres 1 by L.Holá and P.Bořilová, however there is a lot of additional materials, too. In practically oriented lessons students will learn to understand and react in basic communicative situations. (introducing oneself, ordering food in a restaurant, asking for directions, speaking about family …). In this initial course the stress is put particularly on speaking and listening, however the proper attention is given also to reading and writing.

• Topics covered: Introducing oneself, Food and drink, In a restaurant, Things around us, Speaking about people, Orientation, In the city, Hobbies, My family, Invitation …
• Grammar covered: the present, the past and the future tense of basic verbs, numerals 1 – 1 000 000, personal, demonstrative and possessive pronouns,gram­matical gender, the accussative sg., the locative sg., the instrumental sg., basic adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions …

Elementary

For non-Slavic students who have already taken about 60 – 70 lessons of Czech (an equivalent of Čeština expres 1 or the first eight lessons of New Czech Step by Step). To enroll in this course you should specifically know the Czech alphabet; numerals from 1 to 1 000 000; the present tense (dělám); the past tense (dělal jsem); the future tense (budu dělat); the accusative sg. (Mám sestru.); the locative (Jsem v kině.), possessive pronouns (můj, tvůj); and basic adjectives. You should be able to say a little about yourself (where you are from, what your job is, what you like, where you live) and about the people and things around you. You should be able to buy something in a shop, order food in a restaurant, say where something is (vpravo, vlevo, nahoře, dole) and when something takes place (v pondělí, odpoledne, dneska). The curriculum of this course roughly follows the book Čeština expres 2 by L. Holá and P. Bořilová.

• Topics covered: Planning future, Looking for a flat, Shopping, Cooking, Travelling, At the visit, Human body, At the doctor´s, Making telephone calls, Writing e-mails, In the hotel, Services, Looking for a job …
• Grammar covered: the genitive sg., the nominative and accussative pl., the dative singular, short and long verbs of motion, most common prefixes, declension of „kdo“ and „co“, time expressions, object-centred constructions, gradation of adjectives and adverbs, verbal aspect, the conditional …

Intermediate

For both non-Slavic and Slavic students who have already reached (or almost reached) the level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. To enroll in this course, you should be already able to communicate in everyday situations and be acquainted with basic Czech grammar (the whole system of singular declension – particularly nouns; the present, the past and the future tense; the conditional, gradation of adjectives). However, you are not supposed to be perfect in all these areas and you will have opportunity to review and deepen all the mentioned grammatical areas during the course. The course curriculum roughly follows the Lesson 1 – 6 of the book Česky krok za krokem 2 by L.Holá and P. Bořilová and it systematically develops all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), although the special stress is laid on speaking, conversation and expanding students´ vocabulary. For a faster progress, classroom work is combined with homework and some self-study.

• Topics covered: Meeting people, Family relations, House and apartment, Travellers and travelling, Job interview and writing CV, Parties and holidays.
• Grammar covered: more about singular declension with the stress on relations to verbs and prepositions, the relative pronouns „který“ in all forms, selected grammar „items“, which are found difficult by foreign students …

Upper Intermediate

For both non-Slavic and Slavic students who has reached the level A2, are acquainted with basic Czech grammar and speak more or less fluently, though still simply and not without mistakes, in basic communicative situations. The course curriculum roughly follows the Lesson 7 – 13 of the book Česky krok za krokem 2 by L. Holá and P. Bořilová and it systematically develops all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), although the special stress is laid on speaking, conversation and expanding students´ vocabulary. Students will also have more opportunites to work with authentic materials, such as videos, newspaper articles or Czech fiction. For a faster progress, classroom work is combined with homework and some self-study.

• Topics covered: Shop and shopping, Traditions, Men x Women, Sports and games, Services, Holidays, Health and lifestyle, Culture and arts, At the doctor´s, Character and appearance …
• Grammar covered: time and date, ways of expressing time relations,time clauses, more about verbal aspect, more about the imperative,the nominative, the genitive, the accussative and the locative pl., plural substantives, more about prefixes …

The school reserves the right to cancel a course if there are fewer than the minimum number of students registered.