RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Starý Kořánová, Ilona T1 Reading as a language skill and methods of vocabulary development in Czech as a foreign language JF Bohemica Olomucensia YR 2019 VO 11 IS 2 SP 138 OP 180 DO 10.5507/bo.2019.020 UL https://bohemica.upol.cz/artkey/boh-201902-0008.php AB The article deals with some general issues of reading as a language skill and its role in acquiring Czech as a foreign language. While doing so, it focuses on following questions: Is reading a passively receptive skill only?, Why is reading important in the learning/teaching process?, What is the relevance of grammar and lexicon in this process? What are the inference strategies in acquiring new lexical items?, and finally, What are the phases in working with the text from the learners' Czech vocabulary development point of view?