JPN111 Japanese language I - theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 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
Timetable
Tue 10:00–11:40 C33
Prerequisites
Sufficent English proficiency to be able to work with English teaching materials
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
Student learns basic patterns of modern Japanese Language’s grammatical structure, its vocabulary and phraseology; in coordination with the courses of the Japanese writing system the student also acquires the capacity to interpret basic Japanese texts; he/she is able to use actively the grammar with respect to sociopragmatic factors of the Japanese communication.
Learning outcomes
After finishing this course the student is able to:
- apply correct pronunciation to expressions in standard Japanese
- make a self-introduction in Japanese
- count in Japanese
- conduct a basic interaction while using basic phraseology
- use basic lexical means in sentence construction
- form basic morphological constructions
- build basic sentence structures and use them in appropriate situation
- read and interpret elementary texts in Japanese
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the sound system of the Japanese language, basic phraseology, greetings
  • 2. Basic sentence structure (sentence with topic and noun predicate, copula), topic markers
  • 3. Numerals
  • 4. System of demonstratives
  • 5. Sentence with verbal and adjectival predicate, case markers
  • 6. Inflection of predicatives, polarity
  • 7. Revision
  • 8. Past and non-past tense
  • 9. Verbs of existence
  • 10. Date and time
  • 11. Adjectives
  • 12. -te form and its use
Literature
    required literature
  • BANNO, Eri. Genki : an integrated course in elementary Japanese. 1st ed. Tokyo: Japan Times, 2000, 136 s. ISBN 4789010015. info
    recommended literature
  • WATANABE, Minoru. O podstatě japonského jazyka. Translated by Zdeňka Švarcová. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 228 stran. ISBN 9788024600581. info
    not specified
  • 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 shokyū nihongo I. Bunka institute of Language. Tokyo, Bonjinsha, 1994
  • TOHSAKU, Yasu-Hiko. Yookoso! : an invitation to contemporary Japanese. 3rd ed. Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill, 2006, xxvi, 548. ISBN 0072408154. info
Teaching methods
Lecture according to the study materials, with focus on basic syntactic structures and sociopragmatic specifics of the Japanese language. Students also get acquainted with the basic terms of the Japanese linguistics. Additional explanation based on the results of short test is offered in written form.
Assessment methods
Written test. Results of short tests during the course are also part of the assessment. Active attendance of at least 70 % of the classes is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Do záverečného hodnocení budu započítavány i průběžné testy.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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