FF:JPN222 Japanese language IV-Practice - Course Information
JPN222 Japanese language IV - Practice
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts - Prerequisites
- JPN211 Japanese language III -theory && JPN213 Writing Japanese III
For registration, the completion of the Japanese language III. and Japanese writing III. courses is required. - 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
- Japanese Studies (programme FF, B-JA_) (3)
- Course objectives
- Student is able to use the grammatical patterns learned in the course Japanese Language IV. – theory, both pasively and actively; he/she keeps enriching his/her knowledge of vocabulary, and has developed ability to apprehend sociopragmatic factors, that are specific for the Japanese communication style; Student is able to perform interaction in both common and more specific situations of everyday life.
- Learning outcomes
- After finishing this course the student is able to:
- describe the system of Japanese grammar in simple terms
- conduct interactions of intermediate difficulty
- use the honorifics in Japanese
- read and interpret texts in Japanese of intermediate difficulty - Syllabus
- 1. Introductory lesson, course organization etc.
- 2. Lesson 16: Basic notions of interpersonal politeness system keigo
- 3. Lesson 16: Respect verbs (sonkeigo) and humble verbs (kendžógo)
- 4. Lesson 17: Time expressions with toki, expressions of relief
- 5. Lesson 18: Causative
- 6. Lesson 18: Evidentiality II
- 7. Lesson 18: Pasive causative
- 8. Lesson 19: Epistemic modality
- 9. Lesson 20: Purpose clause
- 10. Lesson 20: Plain volitional forms
- 11. Lesson 20: Directive
- 12. Final exam
- Literature
- BANNO, Eri. Genki : an integrated course in elementary Japanese. 1st ed. Tokyo: Japan Times, 2000, 136 s. ISBN 4789010015. info
- A Course in Modern Japanese. Staff of the Japanese Section, Center for Linguistic & Cultural Research, University of Nagoya. Nagoya, The University of Nagoya Press, 1983. 305 s.
- Bunka chūkyū nihongo I. Bunka institute of Language. Tokyo, Bonjinsha, 1994
- WATANABE, Minoru. O podstatě japonského jazyka. Translated by Zdeňka Švarcová. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 228 stran. ISBN 9788024600581. info
- Teaching methods
- Practise with focus on spoken language. Drill in creating correct morphological forms and syntactic structures with respect to specific contexts.
- Assessment methods
- Written test. Short tests written during the semmester are also part of the final assessment. Attendance of at least 70 % is required.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Information on completion of the course: Do záverečného hodnocení budu započítavány i průběžné testy.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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