KSCB014 Intensive Conversation for beginners

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Qinxi Cai (seminar tutor)
Zheng Huang (seminar tutor)
Jinmin Lin (seminar tutor)
Xintong Shao (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucia Mydliarová
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KSCB014/01: Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.21, Tue 10:00–11:40 K21, Tue 18:00–19:40 B2.44, Wed 8:00–9:40 B2.23, Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.51, Thu 18:00–19:40 D31, except Tue 25. 2., except Tue 28. 4. ; and Tue 25. 2. 18:00–19:40 B2.44, Tue 28. 4. 18:00–19:40 B2.44
KSCB014/02: Mon 8:00–9:40 B2.52, Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.22, Tue 18:00–19:40 C33, Wed 16:00–17:40 B2.22, Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.44, Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.51, except Thu 27. 2., except Thu 30. 4. ; and Thu 27. 2. 18:00–19:40 B2.51, Thu 30. 4. 18:00–19:40 B2.51
KSCB014/03: Tue 25. 2. to Fri 24. 4. Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.24, Wed 26. 2. to Mon 27. 4. Tue 12:00–13:40 K23, Mon 2. 3. to Fri 24. 4. Mon 12:00–13:40 B2.24, Tue 28. 4. to Fri 22. 5. Mon 12:00–13:40 B2.24, Wed 29. 4. to Fri 22. 5. Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.24, Tue 12:00–13:40 K23, Tue 18:00–19:40 B2.22, Wed 8:00–9:40 B2.44, Wed 14:00–15:40 B2.42, Thu 16:00–17:40 L35, Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.44, except Wed 26. 2., except Thu 27. 2., except Wed 29. 4., except Thu 30. 4. ; and Mon 17. 2. 12:00–13:40 B2.24, 18:00–19:40 B2.24, Tue 18. 2. 12:00–13:40 K23, Mon 24. 2. 18:00–19:40 B2.24, Wed 26. 2. 8:00–9:40 B2.44, Thu 27. 2. 16:00–17:40 L35, 18:00–19:40 B2.44, Mon 27. 4. 18:00–19:40 B2.24, Wed 29. 4. 8:00–9:40 B2.44, Thu 30. 4. 16:00–17:40 L35, 18:00–19:40 B2.44
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW ( 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
Course objectives
The course has the form of 1 to 1 intensive conversation. Its aim is an intensive training of conversation in Chinese language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
actively use modern Chinese on a 1st year level
better understand speech by a native speaker of modern Chinese
Syllabus
  • The course organization:
  • each student 2 x 25 minutes per week
  • 1 student to 1 lecturer conversations
  • The course structure:
  • 1) The 1st class in the week: The student prepares a presentation on a topic based on his/her interest or the textbook used in the basic course (Integrated Chinese 1.2) and present it to the lecturer (5-10 minutes). Free conversation on the topic follows (15-20 minutes), the lecturer asks questions, the student responds; the lecturer carefully corrects all mistakes the student makes, all sentences the student makes must be correct in the end.
  • 2) After the class the same day, the lecturer prepares a list of mistakes the student made in the presentation and writes down a list of new vocabulary (10-15 words) and/or grammatical patterns the student might use in the presentation but he/she did not. The lecturer sends the list to the student by email.
  • 3) The 2nd class in the week: the student re-prepares the same presentation (the same topic) with the suggested new vocabulary and grammar and presents it to the lecturer again (5-10 minutes). Free conversation on the topic follows (15-20 minutes), the lecturer asks questions, the student responds; the lecturer carefully corrects all mistakes the student makes, all sentences the student says must be made correct.
  • 4) At the end of the 2nd class the student and the lecturer choose a topic for the next week.
Literature
  • Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, vii, 190. ISBN 9780887276927. info
  • Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, xxxiii, 42. ISBN 9780887276804. info
Teaching methods
Conversation, students presentation.
Assessment methods
100% attendance and preparedness for the classes.
Language of instruction
Chinese
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Čínská studia není možný.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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