Slavonic Studies

The Summer School of Slavonic Studies at the Faculty of Arts of Palacký University in Olomouc organizes courses of Czech language for foreigners and also other courses in Slavonic languages, Russian language or Polish language in particular, for students from other countries.

Course leader

PhDr. Petr Porizka, Ph.D. – director
LSSS FF UP,
Krizkovskeho 10,
771 80 Olomouc,
Czech Republic

E-mail: LSSS@upol.cz

Target group

The Summer School is designed for professors, senior lecturers, lectors and students of Czech language and literature or Slavonic studies, translators, journalists and people from the general public interested in Czech language, literature, history, and culture.

Course aim

To offer to all people interested in the Czech language an impressive and superior language course led by very skilled teachers. And to present to all students some interesting aspects of the Czech culture.

Credits info

The four-week SSSL course corresponds to one academic semester/term of Czech philology at the University. The number of credits will be awarded to the students by their home universities.

Fee info

EUR 0: Administrative fee and language course:

Language course comprehends:
(1) An intensive course in Czech language in total of 100 lessons: 20 teaching days, 5 teaching hours per day, including conversation lessons. Groups of maximum 15 students. Teaching languages: Czech, English.
(2) Complementary activities: lectures and seminars (Czech language, literature, history, culture, etc.).
(3) Books and other materials (according to students’ level).
(4) Complementary courses of Russian or Polish – each course twice 90 minutes weekly. These are opened only for a minimum of 5 students.

Cultural and additional program: 3 excursions (two one-day “Moravian” trips and one a two-day trip to Prague); Film club - evening video-shows of Czech films (twice a week); Theatre workshop - supervised by actors of Moravian Theatre; Dance workshop - lessons in traditional Czech and Moravian folklore dances; Folklore evening with a traditional Moravian folklore band

Scholarships

A limited number is available. More information is to be found at Czech consulates and embassies abroad. The scholarships are awarded only to candidates nominated by responsible authorities in the partner countries. The fees are covered by scholarship od