KSCA004 Chinese Grammar I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 VP
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
KSCA004/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Vávra
KSCA004/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. D. Vávra
Prerequisites
Knowledge of Czech grammar and basic terminology.
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
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
The course consists of presentation and training in basic grammar phenomenons in modern colloquial Chinese.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand the essentials of Chinese grammar
use the grammar in speech and writing
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - use the basic terminology - to focus on the problems of Chinese grammar - identify basic functional characteristics of words - passively detect and actively use grammatical phenomena
Syllabus
  • The syllabus follows the textbook (the sequence of lessons): Švarný, Oldřich, Gramatika hovorové čínštiny v příkladech I-IV, Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP, 1998. 1. introduction 2. grammar in Chinese 3. shi, you, zai verbs 4. basic word order SVO 5. measure words 6. prepositions 7. směrové modifikátory I. 8. směrové modifikátory II. 9. adjectives in predicate - additional explanation 10. modificators in potential form 11. subordinate clauses 12. review
Literature
    required literature
  • Švarný, Oldřich, Gramatika hovorové čínštiny v příkladech I-IV, Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP, 1998.
  • Švarný O., Uher D., Úvod do studia hovorové čínštiny, Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP 1997.
    not specified
  • DEFRANCIS, John. The Chinese language : fact and fantasy. Paperback edition. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1986, x, 330. ISBN 0824808665. info
Teaching methods
lectures, training, reading and translation, tests and homework
Assessment methods
homeworks submitted every week to a given date written test - grammar taught in the course, minimal score 70%
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Čínská studia je vyloučen.
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 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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