Course library
7 games focused on Czech spelling (i/y, s/z, mě/mně, commas, capitalization, forms of address) and 7 games on form of expression (brevity, style, vocabulary, typography, the message, foreign words, handling attacks, miscellaneous). An Opening and a Final Challenge to measure your progress.
A final test covering all course topics. Comparison with the Opening Challenge. Evaluation of your progress and areas for further development. A downloadable certificate of completion.
Corporate abbreviations and anglicisms (KPI, deadline, meeting, brief). Words borrowed from Latin and other languages. Declension of foreign words in Czech. When it’s a good idea to replace a foreign term with a Czech equivalent and when it’s better not to.
Czech masculine declension patterns and sub-patterns (e.g., hoch, paňáca). Masculine surnames with multiple forms. Feminine surnames without the -ová suffix. A video of the most common blunders.
How to respond to anonymous criticism on social media. The structure of a response to a complaint. What to do about verbal attacks in writing. Practical examples and sample phrasing.
Subject–verb agreement. The Czech “listed words” (vyjmenovaná slova) in practice. Foreign words and linguistic peculiarities. Downloadable materials.
The pronoun já in all cases. Tips on using a test question to help yourself. Other words containing mě/mně where mistakes are common.
Valuable tips for every written message. Pitfalls and catches often overlooked in standard Czech language guides. Practice on the details that make the difference between professional and amateur writing.
An introductory test covering all written communication topics. Meet the chatbot guides who accompany you throughout the course. A recommendation on which chapter to start with based on your results.
How to phrase information so it doesn't cause needless irritation. Escalating messages from a request to a call to action to an urgent reminder. Rules for positive and negative messages. Practice on specific workplace situations.
The Czech prepositions s/z and the rules for writing prefixes: when it means movement together, from top to bottom, or away from a surface, and when it means a change of state. Words with a treacherous spelling tradition.
The structure of a short online message. Rules for concise, to-the-point emails. Subject line, greeting, and closing. Tips for keeping your email from turning into a novel.
Abbreviations, academic titles, and company names. Dates, times, and numerical ranges. Units of measurement, percentages, and phone numbers. Rules for dashes, spaces, and punctuation.
Synonyms for the most frequently repeated words. Alternatives to the Czech conjunction “ale” (“but”), which often needlessly emphasizes the negative. Forbidden and discouraged expressions in business communication. Tips for not getting swallowed up by corporate jargon.