KSCA653 Practical Chinese for Mgr. program III

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Yu-Min Chang, MA (seminar tutor)
Pin-Chia Chen (seminar tutor)
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Yu-Min Chang, MA
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 M22, Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.51, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11., except
Prerequisites
TYP_STUDIA(N) && KSCA652 Chinese for Mgr. program II
- The course is offered exclusively to the students of the Chinese Department of Masaryk University.
- Exceptions could be made if an Erasmus student has solid proficiency of HSK 4 and has Chinese Studies as their major at their home university and if the student can present documented proof. Only language proficiency certificates (HSK/TOCFL) are NOT accepted.
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
Course objectives
This course will stress on
how a term was composed
what is the context to use a term
how to understand a ancient Chinese term in modern Chinese
cognitive metaphor in Chinese
east Asian culture
Learning outcomes
Students are able to
recognize a context and apply a correct Chinese term to it
understand ancient Chinese and modern Chinese and know when and how to use them
know how to use metaphor and rhetoric skill
get into know east Asian culture
Syllabus
  • We use HSK5-2， Lesson 19-27
  • There are assignments and exams
Teaching methods
Explanation on sentence patterns and metaphors, discussion
Assessment methods
Final written exam (computerized, on campus) and oral exam (in person). The student needs to pass both the written (70% above) and the oral exam.
Besides the exam, the following rules must be observed:
1) Up to 4 unexcused absences are allowed in one semester. In case of 5 or more unexcused absences, the student will not be allowed to sit the final exam.
2) In order for an absence to be excused, students must notify the teacher in advance or within 24 hours after the class. If there is an official document (e.g., a medical certificate), students should submit a formal request to study Department of the Faculty.
3) The student fulfills all tasks given by the teacher (assignments, exams, etc.) Unpreparedness is judged as absence.
Language of instruction
Chinese
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je otevřen pouze studentům navazujícího magisterského programu Čínská studia.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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