Hungarian 2: module 1

What is the course about?

The course aims to provide students with a foundation understanding of Hungarian language, enabling students to begin communicating in practical situations with an insight into Hungarian culture.

This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.

What will we cover?

The course will cover Hungarian phonology, elementary grammar, vocabulary, and socio-cultural elements of
the language providing students with the opportunity to develop both productive and receptive skills.
Shopping, services and in town, entertainment, hobbies and free time activities, weather, and holidays.

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

- do shopping at a market, in a clothes shop
- describe someone’s clothes and give compliments
- use services in town
- buy tickets in a museum, cinema, theatre
- talk about your freetime activites and hobbies
- plan a holiday
- talk about the weather.

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

This course is intended for learners who have completed Hungarian 1, or who have a similar level
(roughly a year of study).
You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course
documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using
money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some
knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.

For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level
You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

The course is based on the communicative approach:

- active students’ interaction
- emphasis on speaking and listening skills
- pair and group work
- role plays
- use of realia, pictures and authentic material
- use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate

Please note, students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do some homework as and when required.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

The course is based on MagyarOK1 Kompakt and Reader for the A1 Level. Both textbooks can be purchased online at www.magyar-ok.hu.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

Hungarian 2: module 2 in January.