Hungarian Language Courses
Pécs, Hungary
Course
DURATION
10 months
LANGUAGES
Hungarian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
29 Jun 2027
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,500 / per course *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* EUR 5500 per 800 lessons
Key Summary
About: The University of Pécs teaches in Hungarian with English as an intermediary. Preparatory courses take non-native students from beginner to readiness. The Milestone Stage builds listening, reading, writing and speaking to B1 through communicative classes. B1 students enter the Upgrade Stage.
The Upgrade Stage gives thematic, field language training across 400 contact hours to reach B2 and prepare for degree programmes.
Career Outcomes: Courses also support progression to Hungarian degrees and careers needing Hungarian. You could work as teacher, translator or interpreter, or in international relations and business. It boosts communication skills and employability in Hungarian academia and multinationals.
The language of instruction is Hungarian with English as an intermediary language.
Preparatory Courses:
1) The Milestone Stage
is designed for beginner language learners. If your Hungarian proficiency is below low-intermediate (B1) level, you need to substantially develop your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. Communicative and cooperative language classes assist you to attain intermediate (B1) level. Preparatory students having reached and applicants being already at intermediate level can continue their studies in the Upgrade Stage.
2) The Upgrade Stage
focuses on language development in a manner that resembles more the academic context awaiting you. 400 contact hours are spent with thematically focused language education and field-specific subject teaching assisting you to attain upper-intermediate (B2) level. Thus students improve their language skills while becoming knowledgeable in their future field of degree studies.
The curriculum:
Hungarian for Foreigners 1. - MagyarOK A1+ Textbook Chapters 1-4 and the “Food and Quantity” topic from Chapter 5. Read more
- I can introduce myself in informal and formal situations.
- I can tell a few sentences about my country and my immediate environment.
- I can count and tell the days of the week and the parts of a day.
- I can introduce my family and briefly talk about each member.
- I can buy food at the market and order food at a restaurant and I am familiar with names of ingredients and food products.
Hungarian for Foreigners 2. – MagyarOK A1+ Textbook Chapters 5-8.
- I can buy clothes at a department store (give my size, the color I want and ask if they accept a card for payment).
- I can briefly talk about my daily routine and my free time activities.
- I can make an appointment with my friends.
- I can tell a few sentences about the weather, I can name the seasons and months.
- I can invite a friend to an event (e.g. a birthday party or gathering).
Hungarian for Foreigners 3. – MagyarOK A2+ Textbook Chapters 1-4.
- I can talk about my extended family in details.
- I can talk about my place of living and its surrounding environment.
- I can talk about my hobbies, what I do/don’t enjoy doing.
- I can talk about what I do in my free time in detail.
Hungarian for Foreigners 4. – MagyarOK A2+ Textbook Chapters 5-8.
- I can talk about my study habits and the education system of Hungary and my country.
- I can talk about my job and my work environment (or the advantages and disadvantages of a particular job).
- I can talk about my travel habits.
- I can discuss ideas for a healthy lifestyle.
- I can talk about typical Hungarian products and dishes that are famous.
Hungarian for Foreigners 5. – MagyarOK B1+ Textbook Chapters 1-6.
- I can talk about how people greet and introduce themselves in my country and compare our customs to those in Hungary.
- I can talk about what helps me concentrate and what doesn’t.
- I can talk about my vacation in details.
- I can discuss a variety of services and tell my opinion about them.
- I can write a short advertisement.
- I can talk about what is needed for effective language learning.
- I can talk about my Internet use and screen time.
Hungarian for Foreigners 6. – MagyarOK B1+ Textbook Chapters 7-12.
- I can talk about the advantages and disadvantages of teleworking.
- I can tell my opinion about team building events and trainings.
- I can talk about advertisement and its impact on our lives.
- I can talk about my reading habits in details.
- I can describe the political and economic situation of a country.
- I can talk about the most important historical events in Hungry and in my own country.