Kovtun E., Micklesen L.R. Textbook for Beginning Czech

Washington, D.C.: 1972. 656 p.
This textbook contains 20 lessons in basic Czech grammar, including phonetics, morphology, and selected aspects of syntax. Some 2,500 high frequency vocabulary items are integrated into the instructional materials. Each lesson begins with an introductory vocabulary list, followed by an exposition of grammatical points together with illustrative drills and exercises. Also contained in each lesson are a collection of sentences in dialogue format, a reading selection representing a recasting of the dialogue sentences, translation exercises from English into Czech, and suggestions for conversation in the classroom. An appendix contains lessons devoted to a presentation of the special morphological and lexical idiosyncrasies of colloquial Czech. Czech-English and English-Czech glossaries are included.