Contents (sorted by
author,
title,
date of publication,
topic,
or reading level.)
Note: Generally, it is assumed that the reader can identify most of the case endings and conjugations of Standard Czech, and has learned the basic concepts of aspect. Reading proficiency, however, is more than an ability to parse sentences; it is also related to the extent to which a person is able to:
combine knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, logic, and personal experience to grasp the jist of a text;
apply knowledge of stylistic registers to the interpretation of character, situations, and texts;
apply knowledge of Czech culture to understand how a text is relevant to Czech readers (contemporaries of the author as well as current readers).
Given the complexity of reading proficiency, the following is a mere attempt at grouping the texts according to this criterion.
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Requiring Familiarity with the Rhetoric of Contrast and Comparison:
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Karel Čapek, Malé a velké
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Karel Čapek, Malí národové
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Karel Čapek, Naši hosté a my
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Karel Čapek, O tom humoru
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Karel Čapek, Přísloví
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Requiring Sufficient Knowledge of Grammar to Follow a Narrative of Sequential Events:
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Karel Čapek, Básník
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Exercises
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Karel Čapek, O lyrickém zloději
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Karel Čapek, Povídka starého kriminálníka
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Karel Čapek, Šlépěje
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Karel Čapek, Zločin v chalupě
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Requiring Familiarity with Stylistic Registers and Their Functions in Various Contexts, Including Irony:
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Karel Čapek, Pohádka o psím ocásku (Excerpt from Pohádky pro Dášeňku, aby tiše seděla)
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Karel Jaromír Erben (ed.), Dlouhý, Široký a Bystrozraký
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Jaroslav Hašek, Obecní volby
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Zdeněk Svěrák and Ladislav Smoljak, Náš Jára Cimrman
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Exercises
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Josef Škvorecký, Dobře prověřená Lizetka
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Josef Škvorecký, Kterak došlo k mému sňatku
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Ivan Vyskočil, Takové torzo, to by si teprv žilo!
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Alexandra Berková, O malé bílé cedulce
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Requiring Skills to Follow Non-Conventional Story-Telling:
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Karel Čapek, Pomoc!
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Karel Čapek, Tribunál
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Alexandra Berková , Kdybytí
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Requiring Solid Knowledge of Czech Language, History and Literary Cannon:
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Pavel Řezníček, Blbec
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