VIETX5 Introduction to Vietnamese culture and society

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Schwarz, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Kim Hoangová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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 this course the student has a basic insight into selected topics of Vietnamese culture and society.
Syllabus
  • 1.-12. Topics of lectures are selected according to experience of lecturer and interests of students.
Literature
  • NGUYỄN, Văn Huyên. The Civilization of Vietnam. Hà nội: Thế Giới Publishers, 2013.
  • VASILJEV, Ivo. Za dědictvím starých Vietů. Imigrace, adaptace, majorita. Edice článků, studií, materiálů a diskuse k problematice novodobé imigrace do ČR. Ed. Stanislav Brouček. Praha: Etnologický ústav AV ČR, 1999.
  • HỮU, Ngọc. Wandering through Vietnamese culture. Hà nội: Thế Giới Publishers, 2012.
  • WHITFIELD, Danny J. Historical and Cultural Dictionary of Vietnam. Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, 1976.
Teaching methods
lectures with practical presentations
Assessment methods
short essay
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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