KSCA006 Chinese Language I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Yu-Min Chang, MA (seminar tutor)
Yu-Tsen Kuo (seminar tutor)
Yi-Chieh Lee (seminar tutor)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KSCA006/OS01: Tue 12:00–13:40 B2.52, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., Z. Pospěchová
KSCA006/OS02: Tue 16:00–17:40 K23, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., Z. Pospěchová
KSCA006/01: Wed 8:00–9:40 N43, Thu 14:00–15:40 L41, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except, Y. Lee
KSCA006/02: Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.21, Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.23, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except, Y. Lee
KSCA006/03: Wed 12:00–13:40 C32, Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.42, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except, Y. Lee
KSCA006/04: Wed 16:00–17:40 B2.11, Thu 16:00–17:40 B2.21, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except, Y. Kuo
KSCA006/05: Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.41, Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.21, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except, Y. Kuo
KSCA006/06: Wed 8:00–9:40 B2.41, Thu 8:00–9:40 L31, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except, Y. Kuo
Prerequisites
- No prior knowledge of Chinese is needed.
- The course is offered EXCLUSIVELY to the students of the Chinese Department of Masaryk University.
- Exceptions could be made ONLY IF an Erasmus student has Chinese Studies as their major at their home university and if the student can present documented proof. Language proficiency certificates (HSK/TOCFL) are NOT accepted.
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
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Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- form simple sentences in written and spoken Chinese;
- understand simple speech by a native speaker of Chinese;
- read a simple text.
Learning outcomes
After the course, the student should be able to:
- understand the difference between the spoken and written varieties of Chinese;
- use new grammatical structures;
- answer basic questions and to create basic sentences;
- react properly in basic dialogue on textbook topics.
Syllabus
  • This course (Chinese I) uses Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 (Lesson 1-10; i.e., 10 lessons + 1 review week), following the order of the textbook's lessons.
Literature
    required literature
  • Integrated Chinese : simplified characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, xxxi, 335. ISBN 9780887276446. info
  • Integrated Chinese : simplified characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2009, viii, 184. ISBN 9780887276408. info
Teaching methods
various methods of teaching - seminars, class discussion, conversation, homework, written/oral presentations, etc. The course contains of three sessions per week, the first one is taught in Czech, the second and the third are taught in English.
Assessment methods
Final written exam and oral exam. To pass 70% above. Besides the exam, the following rules must be observed:
1) Up to 4 unexcused absences are allowed in one semester. In case of 5 or more unexcused absences, the student will not be allowed to sit the final exam.
2) In order for an absence to be excused, the student should approach the Study Department of the Faculty with an official request.
3) The student fulfills all tasks given by the teacher (assignments, presentations, etc.) Unpreparedness is judged as absence.
4) Students must not switch study groups, unless the teacher explicitly approved.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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