ANNEX II

ERASMUS INTENSIVE LANGUAGE COURSES 2013-14 - ORGANISING INSTITUTION’S INFORMATION FORM INSTITUTION NAME: ADDRESS: COUNTRY: EILC LANGUAGE LEVEL COURSES ORGANISED:

WEB SITE

CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE ZIKOVA 4, 166 36 PRAGUE 6 CZECH REPUBLIC CZECH LEVEL I (BEGINNER)
NUMBER OF COURSES: 3 DATES: 14.8.2013 - 10.9.2013 http://www.cvut.cz/incomers/eilc

LEVEL II (INTERMEDIATE) NUMBER OF COURSES: DATES:

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL STUDENT EILC APPLICATION FOR OUR EILC SHOULD BE SENT BY E-MAIL TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: [email protected] STAFF JOB TITLE / NAME

CONTACT PERSON FOR EILC ALEXANDRA SPURNA JOB TITLE

ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, FAX, E-MAIL

ZIKOVA 4, 166 36 PRAGUE 6, CZECH REPUBLIC TEL.: +420 224 353 466 FAX: +420 224 353 491 E-MAIL: [email protected]

EXCHANGE PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR THE PROGRAMME ING. VOLFGANG MELECKY HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE

ZIKOVA 4, 166 36 PRAGUE 6, CZECH REPUBLIC TEL.: +420 224 353 465 FAX: +420 224 353 491 E-MAIL: [email protected]

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PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION • DESCRIPTION OF TOWN - SHORT HISTORY AND LOCATION PRAGUE IS THE CAPITAL CITY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THE CITY IS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTURAL JEWELS OF EUROPE AND THE WORLD.

PRAGUE IS ALSO A GREAT CULTURAL CENTRE, OFFERING NOT ONLY THEATRE, CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA, BALLET, AND ART,

BUT ALSO A VERY WIDE RANGE OF MORE POPULAR SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

PRAGUE IS A CENTRE OF EDUCATION, WITH A WIDE

RANGE OF UNIVERSITIES, RESEARCH CENTRES AND OTHER CENTRES AND FACILITIES. HAS DEVELOPED INTO A MAJOR CENTRE FOR TOURISM AND CONFERENCES. METROPOLIS, BUT HAS A POPULATION OF ONLY

SINCE THE POLITICAL CHANGES IN 1989 PRAGUE

PRAGUE OFFERS THE CULTURAL RESOURCES OF A MAJOR

1.4 MILLION AND HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF NOT BEING UNCOMFORTABLY LARGE.

RELATED LINKS: HTTP://WWW.PIS.CZ HTTP://WWW.CZECH.CZ HTTP://WWW.CZECHTOURISM.COM/HOMEPAGE.ASPX

- MAIN LOCAL/CULTURAL EVENTS PRAGUE OFFERS A CONSTANT STREAM OF MAJOR AND MINOR CULTURAL AND SPORTING EVENTS. IN ADDITION TO CLASSICAL THEATRE, OPERA, BALLET, CONCERTS AND EXHIBITIONS, THERE ARE MODERN THEATRES AND MUSICALS, A WIDE RANGE OF ROCK AND JAZZ CONCERTS.

THERE ARE ALSO MANY SPORTS EVENTS, INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL, ICE – HOCKEY, TENNIS, FLOORBALL, ETC.,

AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL.

- HOW TO REACH THE TOWN (LINKS FROM THE NEAREST AIRPORT, TRAIN OR COACH STATIONS) PRAGUE CAN BE REACHED BY AIR FROM ALL MAIN EUROPEAN AIRPORTS, AND CHEAP CARRIERS MAKE EXTENSIVE USE OF PRAGUE AIRPORT. INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY LINE AND BUS SERVICES CONVERGE ON PRAGUE FROM ALL DIRECTIONS.

THE MAIN CAMPUS OF THE CTU IN PRAGUE IS LOCATED NOT FAR FROM THE CITY CENTRE, RIGHT NEXT TO DEJVICKA METRO STATION AND NEXT TO THE TERMINUS OF THE AIRPORT BUS SERVICE

(NO.119). ALL MAIN TRAIN AND BUS STATIONS ARE NEAR TO METRO

STATIONS, FROM WHICH IT IS EASY TO TRAVEL TO DEJVICKA METRO STATION.

- TRANSPORT IN TOWN (BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORT AVAILABLE) PRAGUE HAS AN INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. IT IS INEXPENSIVE, RUNS FREQUENTLY AND VERY PUNCTUALLY, AND IS RELATIVELY CLEAN AND UNCROWDED.

THERE ARE THREE METRO LINES, A NETWORK OF TRAMS RUNS THROUGH

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THE CITY CENTRE, AND BUSES AND LOCAL TRAINS SERVE THE SUBURBS.

A HALF-HOURLY NIGHT TRAM SERVICE RUNS TO MOST

SUBURBS. RELATED LINKS: HTTP://WWW.DPP.CZ/

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• SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANISING INSTITUTION THE CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE IS THE LARGEST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC, AND THE OLDEST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY NORTH OF THE ALPS (FOUNDED IN 1707). IT HAS OVER 23 000 STUDENTS AND 3 000 STAFF.

THERE ARE 8 FACULTIES (CIVIL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, NUCLEAR SCIENCES AND PHYSICAL

ENGINEERING,

ARCHITECTURE,

TRANSPORTATION

SCIENCES,

BIOMEDICAL

ENGINEERING,

AND

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGIES) AND SEVERAL OTHER INSTITUTES ATTACHED TO THE UNIVERSITY. RELATED LINKS: HTTP://WWW.CVUT.CZ/EN

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ACCOMMODATION

- SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMMODATION OFFERED (HOTEL, APARTMENTS, STUDENT HALLS, OTHERS; IF THERE ARE COOKING FACILITIES) AND ON THE RENT TO BE PAID PER WEEK STUDENTS WILL BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE SINKULE DORMITORY, ZIKOVA 13, PRAGUE 6 (ON THE MAIN CAMPUS) RELATED LINK WITH PRICES: HTTP://WWW.CVUT.CZ/FOR-INCOMERS/ERASMUS-INTENSIVE-LANGUAGE-COURSE-EILC/ACCOMMODATION THERE IS A RANGE OF HOTELS OF VARIOUS QUALITIES NEAR THE MAIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.

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MEALS

- SHORT DESCRIPTION ON THE SERVICES OFFERED (UNIVERSITY CANTEENS, RESTAURANTS, BARS, OTHERS) THERE ARE THREE CANTEENS ON THE DEJVICE CAMPUS: MASARYKOVA CANTEEN IN THAKUROVA STREET, STUDENTSKÝ DŮM (STUDENT HOUSE) IN KOLEJNÍ STREET, AND TECHNICKÁ MENZA IN JUGOSLÁVSKÝCH PARTYZÁNŮ STREET. CTU STUDENTS CAN APPLY FOR THEIR STUDENT CANTEEN CARD. ONLY THE STRAHOV MENZA AND MASARYK DORMITORY OFFER BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES AND DINNERS. STUDENT HOUSE AND TECHNICKÁ OFFER ONLY LUNCHES. THE PRICE OF A THREE-COURSE MEAL IN THESE FACILITIES IS APPROXIMATELY CZK 50 (EUR 2.20) FOR STUDENTS WITH A CTU STUDENT CARD. FOR NON-CTU STUDENTS THE FULL-MEAL COSTS ABOUT CZK 80.

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RECEPTION OF STUDENTS

- MEETING POINT (PLACE, DATE AND TIME OF FIRST MEETING - FOR EACH COURSE WHERE DIFFERENT) MASARYK DORMITORY, THAKUROVA 1, PRAGUE 6 MASARYKOVA DORMITORY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2013 AT 09:00 AM

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EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES

- SITE VISITS 1. PRAGUE CITY TOURS – PRAGUE CASTLE, LESSER TOWN, THE OLD TOWN, THE NEW TOWN, VYSEHRAD CASTLE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL LIBRARY, CTU CAMPUS 2. CULTURAL EVENTS – BALLET, OPERA, CONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PERFORMANCES 3. EXCURSIONS – LIBEREC, CESKY KRUMLOV, CZECH PARADISE, KOST CASTLE 4. VISITS TO MUSEUMS, GALLERIES – NATIONAL TECHNICAL MUSEUM, ECOTECHNICAL MUSEUM, NATIONAL GALLERY 5. SPORT ACTIVITIES – ROPE CLIMBING CENTRE 6. BOAT TRIPS 7. FILM SHOWS – CZECH FILMS WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 8. CULTURAL EVENINGS – KARAOKE, BARBECUE

- SPORTS FACILITIES (SWIMMING, TENNIS, GYMNASIUM; OPENING DAYS AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION) STUDENTS WILL BE HELPED TO LOCATE SWIMMING POOLS, FITNESS CENTRES AND OTHER SPORTS FACILITIES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THESE ARE WIDELY AVAILABLE IN

PRAGUE. SEVERAL OF THE PLANNED EXCURSIONS AND ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE AN

ELEMENT OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE

- ENTERTAINMENT (CINEMA, THEATRE, ETC.; BRIEF INFORMATION ON PLACES AND STUDENT FACILITIES)

THERE ARE DOZENS OF CINEMAS IN PRAGUE, AND MOST OF THEM ARE WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF THE MAIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

A VERY WIDE RANGE OF THEATRES, OPERA HOUSES, CONCERT HALLS, ROCK AND JAZZ VENUES ARE ALSO WITHIN

EASY ACCESS.

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Note: where more than one course is organised at each level, this form should be copied and completed for each course

PART II: COURSE(S) DESCRIPTION COURSE NO: LEVEL:

I: Beginner course II: Intermediate course FROM... AUGUST 14TH, 2013

PERIOD:

TO... SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2013

• LANGUAGE COMPONENT - SHORT DESCRIPTION OF LANGUAGE COMPONENT: OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHODS CZECH FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS HAS A LONG TRADITION AT THE CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE. THE COURSE IS PRACTICALLY ORIENTED, FOCUSING ON PRACTISING THE LANGUAGE FOR EVERYDAY COMMUNICATION. MATERIAL PRESENTED WITHIN THE COURSE USING THE METHOD OF GUIDED CONVERSATION. COMPREHENSION PRACTICE.

THE STUDENTS PRACTISE THE

ANOTHER FOCUS IS LISTENING

THE GRAMMAR IS PRACTISED THROUGH SITUATIONAL DIALOGUES. IMPORTANT SECONDARY OBJECTIVES,

FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE, ARE TO INTRODUCE PARTICIPANTS TO CZECH LIFE AND CZECH CULTURE. TO HELP THEM TO SETTLE IN, AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR A RICH AND ENJOYABLE STUDY EXPERIENCE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

- SUBJECT-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ELEMENTS (e.g. special modules for students in particular disciplines) IF YES, SPECIFY:

YES


NO

- DURATION TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSES HOURS IN CLASSROOM HOURS OF PRACTICE CONVERSATION/LANGUAGE LABORATORY OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY)

80 h. 64 h. 16 h.

- ASSESSMENT (SPECIFY IF THE ASSESSMENT IS MADE BY WRITTEN/ORAL EXAMINATION, ASSIGNMENT, ETC.) GIVEN THAT THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE CZECH LANGUAGE OF FOREIGN STUDENTS IS VARIABLE, THE REQUIEREMENTS FOR COURSE CREDIT MAY DIFFER WIDELY. GENERALLY, TO QUALIFY FOR A CREDIT, THE STUDENTS MUST SHOW BASIC THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AT ORAL EXAMINATIONS, AND THEY HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS DURING THE COURSE OF STUDIES.

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Note: where more than one course is organised at each level, this form should be copied and completed for each course THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL TEST AND A WRITTEN TEST. COMPLETED THE COURSE WOULD BE AWARDED 3 ECTS.

THE EILC PARTICIPANTS HAVING SUCCESSFULLY

• COURSE FACILITIES - TEACHING AIDS
AUDIO/VIDEO MATERIALS
COMPUTER/SOFTWARE
HANDOUTS/PRINTED TEXTS TRANSPARENCIES


OTHER : (SPECIFY) CZECH FOLK SONGS LYRIC AND TAPES VIDEOS AND DVDS ON THE CZECH REPUBLIC, PRAGUE, CZECH MOVIES, ETC. LARGE SELECTION OF TTLES OF CZECH LITERATURE

YES
NO

- LIBRARY IF YES, SPECIFY: TIMES OPENING DAYS ADDRESS

9:00 – 15:00 MONDAY - FRIDAY INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL CENTRE IN THE MASARYK DORMITORY

- LANGUAGE LABORATORY

YES

NO


IF YES, SPECIFY: TIMES OPENING DAYS ADDRESS COST

• CULTURAL COMPONENT - SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CULTURAL ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHODS THE CULTURAL COMPONENT WILL BE ON FOUR LEVELS: • THE LANGUAGE COURSE IS ESSENTIALLY ‘SURVIVAL CZECH’, AND THE CONTEXT AND THE NECESSARY LINGUISTIC MEANS FOR DEALING WITH IT WILL BE TAUGHT IN TANDEM.

• FOUR ONE-HOUR TALKS, WITH DISCUSSIONS, WILL BE GIVEN IN ENGLISH ON THE THEMES OF LIFE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. • THE SOCIAL PROGAMME LINKED TO THE LANGUAGE COURSE IS INTENDED TO DRAW PARTICIPANTS’ ATTENTION TO IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CZECH LIFE AND CZECH CULTURE.

• COURSE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE SHOWN HOW THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RICH CULTURAL LIFE AVAILABLE IN THE PRAGUE (WHAT IS ON, HOW TO GET THERE, HOW TO OBTAIN TICKETS, ETC.

- DURATION

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Note: where more than one course is organised at each level, this form should be copied and completed for each course 50 h.

TOTAL HOURS OF ACTIVITIES

• TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF NUMBER OF...: TEACHERS ADMINISTRATORS

STUDENTS

3 2 1

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