RLB104 Classical Chinese I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Dušan Lužný, Dr.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 C11
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of writing Chinese characters and modern standard Chinese pronunciation.
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives of the course:
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
- be familiar with the rules of writing Chinese characters
- be familiar with relevant grammar
- be familiar with relevant vocabulary
- apply the acquired knowledge in reading elementary texts and translate the texts
- create structural conversions on the basis of the relevant grammar
Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction to the course;
  • (1) Writing characters, pronunciation, basic characteristics of classical Chinese;
  • (2) Basic sentences construction;
  • (3) Verbless noun predication;
  • (4) Verbal copulas;
  • (5) Verbal predicates;
  • (6) Verbal predicates - transitive verbs;
  • (7) Transitive verbs - active and passive;
  • (8) Transitive verbs with two objects I;
  • (9) Transitive verbs with two objects II;
  • (10) Verbs you and wu;
  • (11) Interrogatives;
  • (12) Shrnutí a opakování;
Literature
  • Pulleyblank, Edwin G. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995.
  • Nikitina, T. N. Gramatika staročínských textů. Praha: Karolinum, 2005.
  • SHADICK, Harold and Ch'iao CHIEN. A first course in literary Chinese. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968, xi, s. 497. ISBN 0-8014-9856-2. info
Teaching methods
Contents of the semester:
grammar explanation, translation of sentences, exercises, homeworks
The course employs electronic study materials (exemplary sentences, short texts, grammar explanations for each lecture during the semester) created specially for the course.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the credit:
(a) active participation in seminars;
(b) written test (min. 60 p./max. 100 p.); content: translation, gramar tasks, writing characters, structure conversions
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010.
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