KSCB101 Reading in Classical Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:30–14:05 C41
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLB105 Classical Chinese II || KSCA026 Classical Chinese II
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
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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 relevant grammar
- be familiar with relevant vocabulary
- apply the acquired knowledge in reading selected passages from ancient Chinese texts and translate the texts
- formulate basic contextual interpretation of a selected text
Syllabus
  • The texts read in the course are selected according to the students' interest.
  • (1) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (2) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (3) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (4) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (5) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (6) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (7) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (8) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (9) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (10) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (11) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (12) Summary and rewiev;
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁVRA, Dušan. Čítanka klasické čínštiny (Classical Chinese reader). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 221 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5457-8. info
    not specified
  • Nikitina, T. N. Gramatika staročínských textů. Praha: Karolinum, 2005.
  • Pulleyblank, Edwin G. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995.
  • 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:
reading longer passages selected from ancient Chinese texts (Mengzi, Hanfeizi), grammar explanation, exercises, homeworks
Assessment methods
Requirements for the credit:
(a) active participation in seminars;
(b) written test (min. 70 p./max. 100 p.); content: translation, gramar tasks, writing characters, structure conversions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
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