KSCB110 Specialized reading in Chinese I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Vávrová Mašková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 9:10–10:45 M11
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KSCA021 Reading in Chinese II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
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.
Syllabus
  • Reading texts will be made available on the pages of the course.
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠVARNÝ, Oldřich and David UHER. Prozodická gramatika čínštiny (Prosodical Grammar of Chinese). 1st ed. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014, 163 pp. ISBN 80-244-4205-1. info
  • Contemporary Chinese dictionary :Chinese-English edition. Edited by Yuan Ling. [Beijing: Waiyu jiaoxue yu yanjiu chubanshe], 2002, 2698 s. ISBN 7560031951. info
Teaching methods
- students' home preparation includes: acquiring of new vocabulary, preparation for the text translation - the course has a seminar layout: reading and transaltion of the text, explanation of new grammar, interpretation of cultural realia in the texts, the check of students' home preparation
Assessment methods
Course completion is conditioned with regular attendance (max. 1 skipped classes permitted), home preparation, active participation, and the passing of a final text.
Evaluation: regular testing of new vocabulary (min.60%), or of new grammar; reading comprehension questions during the class.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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