OJ585 Mongolian 4

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Srba, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Blanka Gross Čapková
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 9:10–10:45 VP
Prerequisites
The course follows OJ583 Mongolian 3, but it is not a necessary prerequisite, if the student shows a knowledge of Mongolian comparable at least to a student of OJ583 Mongolian 3, it means approximately 8-9 lessons of the text-book Colloquial Mongolian or A2 (elementary) level of CEFRL.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/45
Course objectives
This course unit is conceived as a comprehensive introduction into Mongolian. It will make students acquainted with the Mongolian grammar system and provide a basic speaking competence. The most of attention will be paid to the modern Colloquial Mongolian written in Cyrillic, accidentally references to the Classical Literary Mongolian can also be made. At the end of the course unit the student will be able: to communicate in Mongolian in the very basic situations practised during the course, and orientate himself in the Mongolian grammar system.
Syllabus
  • Lessons 10 - 12 of LUBSANGDORJI, Jugderiin and Jaroslav VACEK. Colloquial Mongolian :an introductory intensive course. Lesson 10: Issue: Sports, Festivals. Grammar: Converbum abtemporale, particles, idioms and phrases. Lesson 11: Issue: Hospital, Pharmacy, Public health, Health care. Grammar: Causatives, specific use of verbal forms. Lesson 12: Shops, Services, Markets, Clothing. Grammar: Causatives II., Verbs derived from adjectives, Passive voice. Vocabulary and facts about the Mongolian countryside and nomadic pastoralism are added continually. The most of the time will be given to the practical conversation between the teacher and the students freely linked to the contents of the text-book and extending the knowledge according to the needs of the students. The course is opened also to foreign students without knowledge of Czech and can be taught in English.
Literature
    required literature
  • LUVSANDORDŽ, Dž and Jaroslav VACEK. Colloquial Mongolian : an introductory intensive course. 1st ed. Prague: Triton, 2004, xi, 424. ISBN 8072546074. info
    recommended literature
  • Tserenpil, D. – Kulmann, R., 2005, Mongolian Grammar. Admon, Ulaanbaatar.

    Поппе, Н. Н., 1937, Грамматика письменно-монгольского языка. Издательство Академии наук СССР, Москва – Ленинград.

    not specified
  • Tserenpil, D. – Kulmann, R., 2005, Mongolian Grammar. Admon, Ulaanbaatar.
Teaching methods
Language course
Assessment methods
Final written test (translation from Mongolian to Czech/English and from Czech/English to Mongolian, one grammar question) Continuously active participation in the conversation and memorizing of short texts of individual lessons. (personal participation needed)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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