Hungarian
General Information
We offer Hungarian courses for both beginners and advanced students. On BOKUonline you can find the available language courses, along with descriptions of each course and how they correspond to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages levels. You can use this as a reference when applying for your course in order to see which course will fit your current language level best.
You can check which courses are currently offered during the Winter Semester and the following Summer Semester.
Please note that the BOKU goes-east courses are only offered if more than 12 students register for the winter-semester course.
*** Please note that we can only offer a maximum of 23 courses per semester for all languages altogether. The selection of which courses can actually take place therefore always depends on demand and interest in the respective Courses. ***
Winter semester
Hungarian I (A1, no prior knowledge required)
In this course (120971), participants learn to understand the structure and grammar of the language. The alphabet, pronunciation, and vowel harmony are discussed, followed by topics such as introductions, professions, countries, cities, nationalities, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and situations in restaurants. Special emphasis is placed on describing processes in the present tense I.
Detailed information on content, learning outcomes, course credits, and course dates can be found in BOKUonline.
Course fee: 130 euros.
Hungarian III (A2)
Only offered if Hungarian II took place in the previous summer semester!
Building on the knowledge acquired in the two A1 courses (or equivalent prior knowledge), this course (120973) covers vocabulary and important phrases related to topics such as time, weather, buying tickets and booking trips, holidays, congratulations and celebrations, describing your CV, etc. Among other things, temporal expressions, ordinal numbers, the dative case, reciprocal pronouns, personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and the imperative are taught and practiced.
Detailed information on content, learning outcomes, credit, and course dates can be found in BOKUonline.
Course fee: 130 euros.
Summer semester
Hungarian II (A1+)
Only offered if Hungarian I was offered in the previous winter semester!
The course (120972) is taught in small groups, with equal emphasis on lectures, individual work, partner work, and group work. The course material is taught using a variety of methods, including texts, listening comprehension exercises, video and image material, and role-playing. The topics covered, through which the relevant vocabulary is practised, include finding and renting accommodation, rooms and furnishings, telling the time, giving directions, leisure activities and regional studies. Detailed information on content, learning outcomes, credit points and course dates can be found in BOKUonline. Course fee: 130 euros
Hungarian IV (A2+)
Only offered if Hungarian III was held in the previous winter semester!
The aim of the course (120974) is to enable students to cope with everyday situations and express themselves actively and well. Topics covered include health/illness, travel, and services. The course teaches advanced grammar (especially adverbs, the imperative, and the subjunctive). Detailed information on content, learning outcomes, credit, and course dates can be found in BOKUonline. Course fee: 130 euros.
Lector
Mag. Paul Heinz
Mag. Paul Heinz
- Hungarian I (A1)
- Hungarian II (A1+)
- German intensive course for beginners
Paul Heinz studied translation and interpretation with the languages German, Russian and Hungarian at the University of Vienna. He has worked as a conference interpreter and language teacher for Hungarian and German for many years. He has taught Hungarian at BOKU since 1998, and has worked as a teacher on the German intensive course for beginners since 2008.