FF:JPN222 Japanese language IV-Practice - Course Information

JPN222 Japanese language IV - Practice

Extent and Intensity

0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

JPN211 Japanese language III -theory && JPN213 Writing Japanese III
For registration, the completion of the Japanese language III. and Japanese writing III. courses is required.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Japanese Studies (programme FF, B-JA_) (3)

Course objectives

Student is able to use the grammatical patterns learned in the course Japanese Language IV. – theory, both pasively and actively; he/she keeps enriching his/her knowledge of vocabulary, and has developed ability to apprehend sociopragmatic factors, that are specific for the Japanese communication style; Student is able to perform interaction in both common and more specific situations of everyday life.

Learning outcomes

After finishing this course the student is able to:
- describe the system of Japanese grammar in simple terms
- conduct interactions of intermediate difficulty
- use the honorifics in Japanese
- read and interpret texts in Japanese of intermediate difficulty

Syllabus

• 1. Introductory lesson, course organization etc.
• 2. Lesson 16: Basic notions of interpersonal politeness system keigo
• 3. Lesson 16: Respect verbs (sonkeigo) and humble verbs (kendžógo)
• 4. Lesson 17: Time expressions with toki, expressions of relief
• 5. Lesson 18: Causative
• 6. Lesson 18: Evidentiality II
• 7. Lesson 18: Pasive causative
• 8. Lesson 19: Epistemic modality
• 9. Lesson 20: Purpose clause
• 10. Lesson 20: Plain volitional forms
• 11. Lesson 20: Directive
• 12. Final exam

Literature

• BANNO, Eri. Genki : an integrated course in elementary Japanese. 1st ed. Tokyo: Japan Times, 2000, 136 s. ISBN 4789010015. info
• A Course in Modern Japanese. Staff of the Japanese Section, Center for Linguistic & Cultural Research, University of Nagoya. Nagoya, The University of Nagoya Press, 1983. 305 s.
• Bunka chūkyū nihongo I. Bunka institute of Language. Tokyo, Bonjinsha, 1994
• WATANABE, Minoru. O podstatě japonského jazyka. Translated by Zdeňka Švarcová. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 228 stran. ISBN 9788024600581. info

Teaching methods

Practise with focus on spoken language. Drill in creating correct morphological forms and syntactic structures with respect to specific contexts.

Assessment methods

Written test. Short tests written during the semmester are also part of the final assessment. Attendance of at least 70 % is required.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JPN311 Japanese Language V
• JPN312 Primary Conversation in Japanese

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Information on completion of the course: Do záverečného hodnocení budu započítavány i průběžné testy.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• JPNB21 Business Japanese
  JPN221 && JPN222  
• JPNB23 Topics in Japanese Linguistics
  JPN221 && JPN222  
• JPNB61 Japanese literature translation practice
  JPN221 && JPN222  
• JPN322 Theories on the Japanese language
  JPN221 && JPN222  

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