FF:KSCX04 Modern Chinese IV - Course Information

KSCX04 Modern Chinese IV

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Tingxuan Zhao (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucia Mydliarová
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Tue 18:00–19:40 B2.24

Prerequisites

KSCX03 Modern Chinese III
KSCX03

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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives (in Czech)

At the end of the course students should be able to apply knowledge acquired during previous language courses on unknown text in Chinese; the emphasis will be put on understanding of sentence structure and gradual building of students' vocabulary.

Learning outcomes (in Czech)

Upon successful completion of the course, students will reach intermediate level in Chinese language in these four competencies:
- speaking: o Spoken Mediation: Students will be able to reproduce conversation schemes in conversation situation given by the textbook. o Spoken Interaction and Production: In the same time they will independently apply the conversation schemes and acquired vocabulary to other conversation situation and themes.
- reading: o Reading Comprehension: Students will be able to read basic conversation texts given in the textbook. In the same time they will be able to apply acquired grammar, vocabulary and the reading principles to unknown texts, which are in the terms of their level equivalent to the textbook text.
- writing:
o Written Mediation: Students will be able to actively reproduce a written text. o Written production: Students will be able to use acquired skills to create own texts.
- Listening Comprehension: Students will be able to identify and comprehend conversation situations.

Syllabus (in Czech)

• This course is taught according to the Integrated Chinese Textbook, Level 1 Part 1 lessons 7-9.

Literature

required literature
• LIU, Yuehua. Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, vi, 102. ISBN 9780887276941. info

recommended literature
• Úvod do hovorové čínštiny. Edited by Oldřich Švarný. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 606 s. URL info
• Úvod do hovorové čínštiny. Edited by Oldřich Švarný - Čang Ťing-Jü Rotterová - Josef Bartůšek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 458 s. URL info

Teaching methods (in Czech)

The course which has a form of language training, is based on a Integrated Chinese textbook. The emphasis is put on even cultivation of four basic language competencies: speaking, reading, writting, and listening comprehension by interpretation of grammar, drill in creating correct syntactic structures with respect to specific contexts, reading, and homeworks.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

1) fullfil all homeworks and activities 2) max 2 unexcused absences 3) final test: minimum 70%

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Studenti se zapsaným ukončením za 4 kredity skládají ústní zkoušku.
The course is taught annually.

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