JPNN30 Japanese III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, 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
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 D31, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites
JPNN20 Japanese II && ! JPN211 Japanese language III -theory
The course is a continuation of courses JPNN20 and JPNN21.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is the third one from a four semester series of courses of Japanese for students outside of Japanese Studies. Its goal is to further deepen the students' knowledge of Japanese. The students will improve in active and passive use of written and spoken Japanese. They will learn to use more complex expressions and they should be able to understand basic Japanese not only in common everyday situations. Kanji script will also be a part of the course, taking off where the course JPNN21 ended.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
autonomously construct longer Japanese sentences;
translate the meaning of simple Japanese statements and to create his/her own statements;
apply learned vocabulary, grammatical rules and sentence patterns in basic communication;
distinguish basic categories of Japanese grammar;
read and write about 130 kanji characters;
judge the accuracy of applying learned grammatical rules, vocabulary and sentence patterns in the most common life situations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introductory lesson
  • 2. Review of preceding courses
  • 3. Vocabulary, -te iru suffix
  • 4. Describing people, stating the reasons for movement
  • 5. Reading practice, counting people, vocabulary
  • 6. Short forms of verbs and their use
  • 7. Negative request, "ga" particle in detail
  • 8. Complex review
  • 9. Vocabulary, short forms of verbs in past tense
  • 10. Qualifying nouns with verbs and adjectives
  • 11. Final review
  • 12. Final test
Literature
  • • Chieko Kano, Hiroko Takenaka, Eriko Ishii, Yuri Shimizu (1990) Basic Kanji Book, Vol.1. Jp Trading Inc.
  • • Banno, E.; Ohno, Y.; Sakane, Y.; Shinagawa, Ch.: Genki I.: An Integrated Course In Elementary Japanese. Japan Times, 2002.
  • • Kiyo Saka, Yoshiki Nakamura: Speak Japanese, Book 2: A Textbook for Young Students. Japan Publication Trading.
Teaching methods
Grammar explanation and drills.
Assessment methods
Final written test (score 70 % or higher on the final exam). Students are expected and required to attend seminar classes of this course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je určen i pro studenty mimo mateřské obory.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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