KSCB111 Specialized reading in Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Plucar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Yixuan Jandová Chen, M.A. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
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
Tue 12:30–14:05 B2.13
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. Emphasis will be put on understanding of sentence structure, gradual building of vocabulary and knowledge of other relevant linguistic phenomena.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. -6. text 1.: contemporary China - newspapers
  • 7.-12. text 2: contemporary China - current affairs
Literature
    required literature
  • Bulage. [2. vyd.]. Taibei: Yuan liu, c2001, 272 s. ISBN 957-32-4131-5.
  • ZHIWEN, Zhou. Xunzhao guangyuan: Bulage sanbu. [1. vyd.]. Taibei: Shang xun wenhua shiye gufen youxian gongsi, 2003, 153 s. ISBN 957-8733-58-5.
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, exmination of students' home preparation
Assessment methods
Course completion is conditioned with regular attendance (max. 2 skipped classes permitted), active participation, and home preparation.
Evaluation: regular testing of new vocabulary (min.60%), or of new grammar; reading comprehension questions during the class.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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