HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE & CULTUREFALL 2020

HUNGARY

HUNGARY

HUNGARIAN

• HUNGARIAN NOT AN INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGE

• AGGLUTINATING LANGUAGE USING VARIOUS SUFFIXES TO BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN

WORDS

• PHONETIC

• VOWEL HARMONY - IMPORTANT ATTRIBUTE OF THE LANGUAGE

• ALPHABET CONSISTS OF 44 LETTERS

• 14 VOWELS: A, Á, E, É, I, Í, O, Ó, Ö, Ő, U, Ú, Ü, Ű

• NO GRAMMATICAL GENDER – UNLIKE GERMAN, FRENCH, ITALIAN, OR SPANISH

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

TEXTBOOK

SZITA SZILVIA, PELCZ KATALIN: MAGYAROK, MAGYAR NYELVKÖNYV, A1+,

1. KÖTET.

PÉCS: PÉCSI TUDOMÁNYEGYETEM. 2013. (COURSE BOOK WITH ACCESS TO

ONLINE RESOURCES)

SZITA SZILVIA, PELCZ KATALIN: MAGYAROK, NYELVTANI MUNKAFÜZET, A1+,

1. KÖTET.

PÉCS: PÉCSI TUDOMÁNYEGYETEM. 2013. (EXERCISE BOOK WITH GRAMMAR

AND PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE)

TEXTBOOK TO BE COVERED IN TWO TERMS!!!

TEXTBOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE FOR

PURCHASE, OR IN THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FOR RENT

• ATTITUDE – YOUR MENTAL ATTITUDE DETERMINES

THE OUTCOME

• LANGUAGE LEARNING STRATEGIES – 4 SKILLS

EXPECTATIONS ABOUT LEARNING

A NEW LANGUAGE…

EXPECTATIONS ABOUT LEARNING

A NEW LANGUAGE…

• PRE-REQUISITE FOR MOVING ON TO THE SECOND

TERM: INSTRUCTOR’S SIGNATURE

• CRITERIA FOR GETTING THE SIGNATURE:

• MANDATORY ATTENDANCE

• COMPLETING ALL COURSEWORK & HOMEWORK

• SUCCESSFUL ORAL INTERVIEW AT THE END OF TERM

EVALUATION

SOK SIKERT!