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The Institute for Language and Preparatory Studies of Charles University will provide free Czech language classes to almost three hundred Ukrainian citizens. This will be made possible by a financial donation from the J&T Foundation aimed at supporting people affected by the war in Ukraine. We are convinced that the knowledge of language is a primary tool of integration, protects people against isolation and social exclusion, and enables them to establish relationships, find jobs and pursue their education. Therefore, by teaching the language we want to support all those who are currently facing adversity. Thanks to this cooperation, we are opening groups for crash courses, morning and evening courses, intensive courses and summer schools.
Scholarship support covers the cost of classes and teaching materials but does not cover living expenses or accommodation costs.

WHAT KIND OF COURSES ARE WE PREPARING?

The dates of upcoming courses, applications and other details will be published during August.

These planned courses will be held from September to November 2022.

Basic Crash Course
The objective of the course with a time allocation of 20 classes (75 scholarship places) is to give students a basic introduction to Czech. The course will not only provide participants with the basics of Czech but will also be an opportunity for networking.
The programme focuses on the following topics:
• Introducing oneself, meeting people
• Orientation in the city
• Food and drink
• Personal details
• Activities and interests

Extension Crash Course
The objective of the course with a time allocation of 20 classes (75 scholarship places) is to extend students' knowledge of Czech, to learn to work with the language systematically and to enhance the range of useful conversational topics for everyday life in the Czech Republic.
The programme focuses on the following topics:
• Date and making appointments
• At the doctor's
• Daily routine - present tense
• My weekend - past tense
• My plans - future tense

Non-intensive courses
In these morning and evening courses, each with a time allocation of 32 classes (90 scholarship places), participants will improve their productive and receptive language skills and develop their vocabulary and other language elements. The classes take place twice a week for 90 minutes.

Six-week intensive course
This intensive course totalling 150 classes takes place daily with five classes per day (15 scholarship places in total). It is a systematic language training at different levels of language proficiency.

We have supported

Summer course for Ukraine

18 July - 12 August 2022
25 classes per week (100 hours in total)
30 scholarship places
A one-month intensive Czech course during which you will improve all your language skills, both productive (speaking and writing) and receptive (listening and reading). We will also focus on pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary.
The course takes place in the newly renovated teaching premises of ILPS CU at Prague-Voršilská in the centre of Prague, near the National Theatre.