I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
Beginners' Hungarian Course 2.
ID (subject code)
BMEGT60LNGHU05-01
Type of subject
contact hours
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
0
Practice
4
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
midterm mark
Number of credits
0
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Számelyné Dr. Jámbor Emőke
Position
associate professor
Contact details
jambor.emoke@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Centre of Modern Languages
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar (angol közvetítő nyelvvel) – HU(along with English as mediation language)
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Language subjects

Subject Role: Elective

Recommended semester: 0

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
A1 szintnek nagyjából megfelelő nyelvtudás – approximately A1 level language competence
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580387/26/2025 registration number. Valid from: 2025.05.28.

Objectives

The course is aimed to help students reach CEFR’s A1.2 level in Hungarian language by the end of the term. After completing the course, the students will be able to communicate in familiar, simple and previously practiced situations that require basic and direct information exchange. They also acquire the most important socio-cultural knowledge necessary for everyday communication.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. The students acquire an increasing amount of knowledge on the grammatical structure of the Hungarian language. They understand the concept of transitivity, the object types, the ways of expressing possession, the key functions of basic verbal prefixes, the correct past tense forms, postposition, the more advance system of the three directions phenomenon.
  2. They acquire more knowledge of everyday Hungarian culture.
Skills
  1. They are able to read and understand very short and simple texts. They find the relevant information in short, everyday texts (e.g. adverts, catalogues, timetables).
  2. They understand phrases used in everyday communication, as well as words and sentences about them-selves, their environment, home and studies, which can be expected at A.1.2-level. They understand short, clear and simple messages.
  3. They are able to ask and answer questions about their concrete everyday needs.
  4. They are able to communicate in writing in very simple situations.
Attitude
  1. They strive to become more open to communicating in the target language at their own level of language competence.
Independence and responsibility
  1. They acquire the basic strategies for learning a language and play an active role in their own learning pro-cess

Teaching methodology

Apart from improving comprehension and speaking skills, the course also focuses on developing writing skills and the comprehension of written texts. During the learning process students often work in pairs or groups, they are giv-en an opportunity to speak, to participate in situational exercises, while grammatical phenomena are used in realis-tic, lifelike texts.

Materials supporting learning

  • Könyvesbolti forgalomban kapható A1 szintű nyelvkönyv és online elérhető kiegészítő anyagok. - A1-level textbook available in bookshops, as well as additional online materials.

General Rules

Completion requirements: active participation in classes (maximum absence rate: 30%), completion of assignments and / or progress tests issued during the semester.

Performance assessment methods

We use two tests during the term to measure the acquired knowledge and the ability to use it. The assessment also includes the students’ participation in the classes during the whole term.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • participation in the classes, two tests: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

-

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 95-100
Very good 89-94
Good 76-88
Satisfactory 63-75
Pass 50-62
Fail 0-49

Retake and late completion

According to the regulations of the Codes of Studies.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
participation in contact lessons 56
preparation for practice sessions 28
preparation for qualification procedures 8
preparation of home assignments 28
Total 120

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 05.05.2024.

Topics covered during the term

Topics according to the thematic content of the A1-level textbook used for teaching the subject (e.g. shopping, services, health, illness, travelling, entertainment, leisure, studying, learning languages, Hungarian towns, Hungarian dishes, Hungarian holidays).

Lecture topics
1. -

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details
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Approval and validity of subject requirements