FF:KSCA001 Introduction to Chin. Studies - Course Information

KSCA001 Introduction to Chinese Studies

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each odd Tuesday 16:00–17:40 B2.42

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

there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

One semester course. The course is an introduction to the study of Chinese language, culture, geography, etnography, society, and politics. The students gain knowledge of key facts of Chinese culture.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand and interpret basic realia necessary for culture oriented study of China
- actively apply Czech and English transcriptions;
- interpret the knowledge of basic realia of Chinese culture

Syllabus

• 1) China and Chinese - a basic introduction
• 2) Identity of China and Chinese culture - historical and cultural overview
• 3) China and the West, images of China in the West
• 4) Cultural Anthropology of China
• 5) The Communist Party of China, Chinese Marxism
• 6) Basic social and economic problems of Chinese society
• PLUS Films - films will be uploaded with background materials in IS Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Literature

required literature
• HORÁLEK, Adam. Geografie Číny : učební materiál pro studenty sinologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013, 179 s. ISBN 9788024438399. info

recommended literature
• Kdo byl kdo : čeští a slovenští orientalisté, afrikanisté a iberoamerikanisté (Variant.) : Čeští a slovenští orientalisté, afrikanisté a iberoamerikanisté. info
• čína 21. století
• HORÁLEK, Adam and Pavel PTÁČEK. Vybraná témata z geografie současné Číny (Selected topics from the geography of contemporary China). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 195 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6647-2. info
• LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 8072771094. info
• EBERHARD, Wolfram. Lexikon čínských symbolů : obrázková řeč Číny. Translated by Eva Černá. Vyd. 1. Praha: Volvox Globator, 2001, 292 s. ISBN 8072074016. info
• LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína :dobrodružství hedvábné cesty : po stopách styků Východ - Západ. 1. vyd. Praha: Set out, 2000, 366 s., [8. ISBN 80-86277-11-9. info
• WILKINSON, Endymion Porter. Chinese history : a manual. Rev. and enl. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2000, xxiv, 1181. ISBN 0674002474. info
• Transkripce čínštiny. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, xv, 104. ISBN 809025151X. info
• Transkripce čínštiny., Sborník statí. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, xv, 104 s. ISBN 80-902515-2-8. info
• Transkripce čínštiny., Tabulky a návody. Edited by Hana Třísková. Prah: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, ix, 133 s. ISBN 80-902515-3-6. info

Teaching methods

Course has a form of lectures.

Assessment methods

1) 5 tests during the semester - altogether at least 50 %.
2) final written test, minimum 70 %

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači Čínských studií povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Čínská studia je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujících.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• KSCB160 Celebrity, sex and fandoms: Identity and entertainment in contemporary Chinese society
  KSCA001  

Teacher's information

https://elf.phil.muni.cz/23-24/course/view.php?id=7636

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