KSCB112 Dril I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Yi-Hsuan Chen (seminar tutor)
Tze-Hsien Lee (seminar tutor)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
I-Rui Wang (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KSCB112/01: Fri 10:00–11:40 C32, T. Lee
KSCB112/02: Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.22, except Thu 16. 11., T. Lee
KSCB112/03: Thu 10:00–11:40 B1.206, except Thu 16. 11., Y. Chen
KSCB112/04: Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.22, except Mon 13. 11., T. Lee
KSCB112/05: Tue 18:00–19:40 C32, except Tue 14. 11., I. Wang
KSCB112/06: Mon 14:00–15:40 B1.206, except Mon 13. 11., I. Wang
KSCB112/07: Fri 14:00–15:40 B2.51, I. Wang
Prerequisites
NOW( KSCA006 Chinese Language I )
- 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
To help students familiarize themselves with contents already instructed in Chinese I.
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 (Drill I) uses Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 (Lesson 1-10; i.e., 10 lessons + 2 review weeks), 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
The course is taught by a native speaker who combines various methods of teaching - seminars, class discussion, conversation, homework, written/oral presentations, etc.
Assessment methods
1) Attendance (up to 2 unexcused absences are allowed in one semester). In case of 3 or more unexcused absences, the student fails.
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 needs to fulfill all the 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
Chinese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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