So here I am, week 3 of the Christmas vacation, still slogging through Colloquial Czech and I’m starting to… get a little bored. Sooo, after looking through my small portfolio of links and resources I have collected over the previous 2 years, I found: The FSI Czech FAST course, which aims to provide students with enough language to “deal with the most common social and daily life situations they will encounter during their overseas assignments”. Yes, assignments. It’s aimed at “US government personnel” and so teaches language suitable for an ambassador and other diplomats. This all comes with a selection of “cultural highlights”. Bear in mind these are from 1990 so refer to Czechoslovakia. Some of the cultural tips are still relevant and interesting, the old one regarding odd and even numbered flowers, for example, but some are extremely out-dated, referring to the situation under a Communist government. The language however, is well represented and includes lots of vocab and grammar, along with a lot of listening practice. And the best part? It’s in the public domain so can be found for free on the internet! So whilst you may not want to make it your main course, the amount that is there for free makes it a valuable resource that you should definitely consider checking out. There’s about 10 hours worth of audio and a 242 page textbook, so have a look!
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