Course description

Stipendium Hungariacum scholarship holders (participating in bachelor, master or one tier master programme) are required to take part in Hungarian as a foreign language and culture course in the first year of their studies, and as a compulsory obligation they have to pass the final exam after the two-semester course. The course and exam requirements have been defined centrally by the Tempus Public Foundation. The 2-semester subject is designed to help our students prepare for the final exam requirements regarding both the language and the culture aspects.

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Practical lessons theme

week 1	Introduction. Basic Expressions. The Hungarian alphabet. Vowel harmony.
week 2	Numbers. Definite and indefinite articles. Measurements.
week 3	Nationalities. Jobs. Basic adjectives. Personal Pronouns. Lenni (to be) present tense conjugation. -nak/-nek ending.
week 4	Buildings, places and venues. The -ban/-ben ending. The -n/-on/-en/-ön ending.
week 5	Telling the time. Days of the week, months, seasons. Van/nincs. University subjects.
week 6	Revision and consolidation 1, Midterm 1.
week 7	Food and drink. Fruits and vegetables. Indefinite conjugation (present tense) 1
week 8	Cooked food.  Some Hungarian dishes. Ordering in a café/restaurant. Indefinite conjugation (present tense) 2. The -val/-vel ending.
week 9	Revision and consolidation 2, Midterm 2.
week 10	Modal verbs. Verb formation (-zik, -ozik, -ezik, -özik). The infinitive and its usage. The -ul/-ül ending. The -lak/-lek ending.
week 11	Transportation. Conjugation of jönni and menni. The -ba/-be and -ra/-re endings. The -ból/-ből and -ról/-ről endings. Transportation in Budapest.
week 12	Revision and consolidation 3, Midterm 3.
week 13	The sights of Budapest – Presentations. Holidays in Hungary.
week 14	Revision, preparation for the oral exam

Evaluation description

Form of assessment:Weekly word tests, 3 midterm tests + written and oral exam

Type of grading:Exam grade

 

The final course mark is calculated as follows: 20%: active participation in class + homework + presentation, 20% word tests, 20% midterm tests, 20% written exam, 20% oral exam.