Days of the week and months -- and cultural oddities

This material will help you to learn days of the week and months, and other useful time expressions. It it will also unveil a geeky little detail about the cultural historical background of these words

Why study Hungarian_Part 1.

This work sheet is divided into two parts. Before starting to work on either of them, students should listen to the following video recording, in which two students explain why they decided to learn Hungarian at university and what their understanding of the language is like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHYR7vLVUmY This material was designed for those thinking of starting to learn a modern language or Hungarian, and/or students in transition from beginner to lower intermediate level

A taste of Hungarian

This material is a taster of not only Hungarian but language learning in general. It can be used with students considering to start learning a new language, especially Hungarian. It takes about 60 minutes to complete in a small group setting (up to 5 people) and 90 minutes in a larger class

Prestige_English translation

This is an English translation of the one-minute story 'Prestige', which was adapted from the original by István Örkény. The Hungarian and English texts can be used on their own or with the material entitled 'Why study Hungarian?', especially part 2

Basic introductions and language to work with in the classroom

This handout contains dialogue patters for basic introductions, talking about jobs, nationalities, and language skills. It also teaches vocabulary related to the classroom environment, while the main grammar points are to introduce some plural forms and differenciate between equative and existential sentences

Adjectives: an Introduction

This material allows students to acquire vocabulary which comes handy when describing oneself or others, and talking about how we feel. The use of 'is' and 'nem' is also illustrated here. This handout can be used together with the two others on Equational and Existential sentences; in the teaching of the verb 'van'

To use or not to use 'van'?

The exercises presented here contribute grammar to the teaching of adjectives. You can practice when to use 'van' and 'vannak' (the 3SG and 3PL form of the verb) in existential sentences. You will also learn to identify equational sentences

Language education at university: what will you gain?

This material is recommended for students in transition from university (where they studied for a degree in modern languages) to the world of job seekers. It gives ideas about potential career paths and especially the skills gained beyond language skills while studying for a degree in modern languages. It can be used by language teachers advising their students but also by the students independently or by personal tutors. When discussing this material with regards to a particular language, it takes roughly 60 minutes to work through it with a small group of students

Why study Hungarian_Part 2.

WHY STUDY HUNGARIAN? AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND CULTURE FOR BEGINNERS AND MORE ADVANCED LEARNERS This work sheet is divided into four different levels and four parts. Before starting to work on either of them, learners should listen to the following video recording, in which two students explain why they decided to learn Hungarian at university and what their understanding of the language is like. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHYR7vLVUmY The other key source for this work sheet is a short story by István Örkény by whom one of the students in the video recording reads a short prose piece Fűre lépni tilos ‘It is forbidden to step on the grass’. If you want to study this piece, you can go to the Language Box material ‘Why study Hungarian_Part 1’. Students can find the new text and its English translation, as well as two different (a slower and a faster) audio recordings of the text on Language Box under the link to materials entitled ‘Why Hungarian_Prestige’ (slow and fast readings)

The plural in Hungarian

This is a table showing the main ways of forming the plural of nouns. It can be used with beginners on Hungarian courses. Form and function are explained and a few exercises are given at the end