KSCB016 Online Intensive Conversation 2 x week

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Yu-Min Chang, MA (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: Yu-Min Chang, MA
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KSCA007 Chinese II
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
The course has the form of 1 to 1 intensive conversation. Its aim is an intensive training of conversation in Chinese language. The course is online.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
actively use modern Chinese on a higher level
better understand fluent speech by native speaker of modern Chinese
Syllabus
The course does not have a fixed syllabus. The conversation topics are chosen by the students individually according to her/his interest.
Literature
  • Švarný O., Uher D., Úvod do studia hovorové čínštiny, Olomouc: Vydavatelství UP 1997.
Teaching methods
Course Structure for the Conversation Class
Each unit in this course consists of two sessions focused on a single theme. The topic may be selected by the teacher, discussed and decided together with students, or based on the content of the main course textbook.
Please note that the class is conducted via MS Teams. After being matched with a teacher, you will be added to a specially created MS Teams group (note: the group name may differ from the course name). All lessons will be conducted in MS Teams.
First Session: Open Discussion
At least three days before class, the teacher will upload 15 open-ended questions related to the selected topic to MS Teams. Please read the questions in advance and think about how you would respond.
During class, the teacher will choose several of these questions for discussion and aim to cover as many as possible, depending on the time available.
Each question will be thoroughly discussed (around 5 minutes per question). The teacher may also ask follow-up questions based on your answers.
Important: This class emphasizes oral fluency and spontaneous response, so you should not prepare fully written-out answers to read or memorize.
You may write an outline or list of keywords, but please avoid reading from a script.
Second Session: Review and Reinforcement
After the first session, your teacher will prepare a list of vocabulary, phrases, or grammar points that students had difficulty using during class. Additionally, they will create a new set of 15 open-ended questions related to the same theme (topics may be slightly revised or expanded).
These two documents will be uploaded to MS Teams on the same day as the first session. Please study them before the second session.
During the second session, please try to use the new vocabulary and sentence patterns provided by the teacher, so that you can reinforce and expand your language skills.
Post-Class Feedback
After the second session, the teacher will upload final feedback to MS Teams, including comments on your class performance and suggestions on vocabulary, expressions, or grammar you still need to work on.
Assessment methods
100% attendance and preparedness for the classes. Students are required to attend every session and come fully prepared. Failure to prepare adequately for class will be considered an absence.
Language of instruction
Chinese
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Note related to how often the course is taught: dvakrát týdně 50 min.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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