Course descriptions for ERASMUS students - Hungarian Language and Culture, academic year 2007/2008

Course descriptions for ERASMUS students
1st semester, academic year 2006/2007

Centre for Foreign Languages

Course Code

Title:

Communication in Hungarian for Beginners

Teacher:

Dr. Éva DEMETER , Centre for Foreign Languages

Contact:

Module Aims
(minimum 210 characters)

The course is designed for beginner level. The module's aim is to teach the participants the basic communicative skills in Hungarian (mainly in speaking), especially those ones that enable them to benefit the most from staying in Hungary.

Module Subject

(minimum 350 characters)

1 st week	Pronunciation exercises The Hungarian alphabet Part One Unit 1 Giving your name, nationality and occupation Personal pronouns Lenni (to be)
2 nd week	Part One Unit 1 Greeting people Ön, önök, maga, maguk, te, ti (you) A, az (the) Intonation
3 rd week	Part One Unit 2 Offer somebody food and drink Accept or refuse an invitation Verbs and tenses: the present tense
4 th week	Part One Unit 2 Expressing regret Saying whether you like or do not like something Vowel harmony The -ul, -ül ending The indefinite article (egy)
5 th week	Part One Unit 3 Ordering a meal at a restaurant Booking a room Standard present verbs with plural forms Is (also, too, as well) Pedig (but, however, and, on the other hand)
6 th week	Part One Unit 3 Asking somebody to speak more slowly Buying some food The Hungarian object (the -t ending) The -ba, -be ending
7 th week	Part One Unit 4 Taking a taxi Changing money Expressing approval or disapproval Nincs, nincsen (There isn't/aren't) Megy (go)
8 th week	Part One Unit 5 Ask for and give directions Read maps and addresses The future tense ( lesz ) Ordinal numbers
9 th week	Part One Unit 5 Asking for help Apologizing Responding when somebody apologizes to you Van (is) Innen, onnan (from here/ there)
10 th week	Part One Unit 5 Expressing agreement Dealing with some emergency situations Public transport in Hungary The -ban, -ben ending
11 th week	Part Two Unit 6 Enquiring about where someone has been Stating if you have or have not been to a place Word order Intonation
12 th week	Part Two Unit 6 Giving your opinion about something Inviting someone for a drink Accepting or refusing such an invitation Már and még (already, yet, before) Ül, jön (sit, come) Transitive and intransitive verbs
13 th week	Part Two Unit 6 Expressing surprise and uncertainty Male and female names Hány éves? (How old is s/he?) Iszik (drink) Haza (home)
14 th week	Part Two Unit 7 Talking about houses and flats Revision

Number of Credits

Course Code

Title:

Communication in Hungarian / Upper-intermediate Level

Teacher:

Dr. Éva DEMETER , Centre for Foreign Languages

Contact:

Module Aims
(minimum 210 characters)

The course is designed for upper–intermediate level. The module's aim is to teach the participants the basic communicative skills; to understand the standard language(spoken and written) and to express their thoughts (orally or in writing) at an upper-intermediate level. Besides the vocabulary needed for everyday communication, our goal presumes the mastering of relatively complete grammatical structures.

Module Subject

(minimum 350 characters)

1 st week	Te sohasem pihensz? Tamás tervei Word order Intonation
2 nd week	Köszönjük a meghívást Adverb of manner
3 rd week	A vonaton. Past Tense Indicative Summary of the Past tense
4 th week	Mese az öreg molnárról, a fiáról és a szamarukról. Tenses in reported speech
5 th week	A Balatonon Directive Preverbs Change of the meaning by preverbs
6 th week	Az orvosnál Time Adverbs (meddig, mennyi ideig, mennyit, mennyi időt, mennyi ideje, mióta)
7 th week	Mid-term Test (grammar and vocabulary)
8 th week	Halló, mentők. Az orvosi rendelőben Summary of possessive constructions
9 th week	Színházba megyünk. Miért – ért Miért – ni Miért – azért, mert Miért – miatt
10 th week	A Szegedi Szabadtéri játékok Future Tense Future substitutes Szokott
11 th week	Város és falu. Egy magyar falu. Comparison
12 th week	A Margit szigeten Tilos, nem szabad, kell, lehet. Imperative Indirect imperative
13 th week	Mi szeretnél lenni? Conditional mood
14 th week	Final Test (grammar and vocabulary)

Number of Credits

Course Code
Title:	Introduction to Hungarian Culture
Teacher:	Dr. Csilla KERESZTES , Centre for Foreign Languages
Contact:
Module Aims (minimum 210 characters)	The course is designed for students arriving from various EU countries having little or no previous knowledge on Hungary and its culture. The module's aim is, a part from the language teaching, to get the participants acquainted with various topics concerning Hungarian history, culture and everyday life.
Module Subject (minimum 350 characters)	Hungarian customs Eating out in Hungary National and religious festivals Folk arts and traditions A brief history of Szeged Famous sights in Szeged Hungarian education and the school system The Hungarian Media Hungarian literature Health care in Hungary Political parties in Hungary The Hungarian fine arts The Hungarian theatre and films The Hungarian legal system
Number of Credits	2

1 st week

Pronunciation exercises The Hungarian alphabet Part One Unit 1 Giving your name, nationality and occupation Personal pronouns Lenni (to be)

2 nd week

Part One Unit 1 Greeting people Ön, önök, maga, maguk, te, ti (you) A, az (the) Intonation

3 rd week

Part One Unit 2 Offer somebody food and drink Accept or refuse an invitation Verbs and tenses: the present tense

4 th week

Part One Unit 2 Expressing regret Saying whether you like or do not like something Vowel harmony The -ul, -ül ending The indefinite article (egy)

5 th week

Part One Unit 3 Ordering a meal at a restaurant Booking a room Standard present verbs with plural forms Is (also, too, as well) Pedig (but, however, and, on the other hand)

6 th week

Part One Unit 3 Asking somebody to speak more slowly Buying some food The Hungarian object (the -t ending) The -ba, -be ending

7 th week

Part One Unit 4 Taking a taxi Changing money Expressing approval or disapproval Nincs, nincsen (There isn't/aren't) Megy (go)

8 th week

Part One Unit 5 Ask for and give directions Read maps and addresses The future tense ( lesz ) Ordinal numbers

9 th week

Part One Unit 5 Asking for help Apologizing Responding when somebody apologizes to you Van (is) Innen, onnan (from here/ there)

10 th week

Part One Unit 5 Expressing agreement Dealing with some emergency situations Public transport in Hungary The -ban, -ben ending

11 th week

Part Two Unit 6 Enquiring about where someone has been Stating if you have or have not been to a place Word order Intonation

12 th week

Part Two Unit 6 Giving your opinion about something Inviting someone for a drink Accepting or refusing such an invitation Már and még (already, yet, before) Ül, jön (sit, come) Transitive and intransitive verbs

13 th week

Part Two Unit 6 Expressing surprise and uncertainty Male and female names Hány éves? (How old is s/he?) Iszik (drink) Haza (home)

14 th week

Part Two Unit 7 Talking about houses and flats Revision

1 st week

Te sohasem pihensz? Tamás tervei Word order Intonation

2 nd week

Köszönjük a meghívást Adverb of manner

3 rd week

A vonaton. Past Tense Indicative Summary of the Past tense

4 th week

Mese az öreg molnárról, a fiáról és a szamarukról. Tenses in reported speech

5 th week

A Balatonon Directive Preverbs Change of the meaning by preverbs

6 th week

Az orvosnál Time Adverbs (meddig, mennyi ideig, mennyit, mennyi időt, mennyi ideje, mióta)

7 th week

Mid-term Test (grammar and vocabulary)

8 th week

Halló, mentők. Az orvosi rendelőben Summary of possessive constructions

9 th week

Színházba megyünk. Miért – ért Miért – ni Miért – azért, mert Miért – miatt

10 th week

A Szegedi Szabadtéri játékok Future Tense Future substitutes Szokott

11 th week

Város és falu. Egy magyar falu. Comparison

12 th week

A Margit szigeten Tilos, nem szabad, kell, lehet. Imperative Indirect imperative

13 th week

Mi szeretnél lenni? Conditional mood

14 th week

Final Test (grammar and vocabulary)

Pronunciation exercises
The Hungarian alphabet
Part One Unit 1
Giving your name, nationality and occupation
Personal pronouns
Lenni (to be)

Part One Unit 1
Greeting people
Ön, önök, maga, maguk, te, ti (you)
A, az (the)
Intonation

Part One Unit 2
Offer somebody food and drink
Accept or refuse an invitation
Verbs and tenses: the present tense

Part One Unit 2
Expressing regret
Saying whether you like or do not like something
Vowel harmony
The -ul, -ül ending
The indefinite article (egy)

Part One Unit 3
Ordering a meal at a restaurant
Booking a room
Standard present verbs with plural forms
Is (also, too, as well)
Pedig (but, however, and, on the other hand)

Part One Unit 3
Asking somebody to speak more slowly
Buying some food
The Hungarian object (the -t ending)
The -ba, -be ending

Part One Unit 4
Taking a taxi
Changing money
Expressing approval or disapproval
Nincs, nincsen (There isn't/aren't)
Megy (go)

Part One Unit 5
Ask for and give directions
Read maps and addresses
The future tense ( lesz )
Ordinal numbers

Part One Unit 5
Asking for help
Apologizing
Responding when somebody apologizes to you
Van (is)
Innen, onnan (from here/ there)

Part One Unit 5
Expressing agreement
Dealing with some emergency situations
Public transport in Hungary
The -ban, -ben ending

Part Two Unit 6
Enquiring about where someone has been
Stating if you have or have not been to a place
Word order
Intonation

Part Two Unit 6
Giving your opinion about something
Inviting someone for a drink
Accepting or refusing such an invitation
Már and még (already, yet, before)
Ül, jön (sit, come)
Transitive and intransitive verbs

Part Two Unit 6
Expressing surprise and uncertainty
Male and female names
Hány éves? (How old is s/he?)
Iszik (drink)
Haza (home)

Part Two Unit 7
Talking about houses and flats
Revision

Te sohasem pihensz?
Tamás tervei
Word order
Intonation

Köszönjük a meghívást
Adverb of manner

A vonaton.
Past Tense Indicative
Summary of the Past tense

Mese az öreg molnárról, a fiáról és a szamarukról.
Tenses in reported speech

A Balatonon
Directive Preverbs
Change of the meaning by preverbs

Az orvosnál
Time Adverbs (meddig, mennyi ideig, mennyit, mennyi időt, mennyi ideje, mióta)

Halló, mentők.
Az orvosi rendelőben
Summary of possessive constructions

Színházba megyünk.
Miért – ért
Miért – ni
Miért – azért, mert
Miért – miatt

A Szegedi Szabadtéri játékok
Future Tense
Future substitutes
Szokott

Város és falu. Egy magyar falu.
Comparison

A Margit szigeten
Tilos, nem szabad, kell, lehet.
Imperative
Indirect imperative

Mi szeretnél lenni?
Conditional mood