KSCA021 Reading in Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Magdaléna Rychetská, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Terézia Hegerová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Magdaléna Rychetská, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Magdaléna Rychetská, M.A., Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.34
Prerequisites
KSCA020 Reading in Chinese I
KSCA020
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
This course is practical reading and translating class. Students are given texts in written Chinese (shumian yu) and provided with basic vocabulary. Students have to prepare for the class in advance. The topics are various, raging from news from the media to academic writings.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to apply the acquired knowledge when reading advanced texts in written Chinese; emphasis will be put on ellucidating of sentence structure and gradual building of students' vocabulary, incl "chengyu".
Syllabus
  • 1. - 10. Texts available in elf
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Yi fenzhong xiaoshuo xuan. Beijing Yuyan xueyuan bian, 1980.
  • 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
students' home preparation includes: acquiring of new vocabulary, preparation for the text translation - the course has a seminar layout: reading and translation of the text, explanation of new grammar, interpretation of cultural realia in the texts, examination of students' home preparation
Assessment methods
  • In-class tests from the materials learnt on the previous class, at least 70% needed to succeed. If the score is below 70%, student can improve his results on the test the next week. 1 absence permitted.
  • Final oral exam- students receive short text for translation, for which they have 10 minutes for preparation (online dictionary available). Students then read and translate the text, and answer the grammatic questions regarding the text.
    • Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    Study Materials
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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