RLB159 Reading of Japanese Texts I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Zbíral, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 zruseno C21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP129 Japanese IV || RLB129 Japanese IV || RLKB129 Japanese IV
Predpokladom je ukončené štúdium japončiny na začiatočníckej úrovni, ideálne v dĺžke 4 semestre.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to bring the student to an understanding and analysis of a Japanese text written as a combination of hiragana, katanana and characters kanji. At the end of the coruse the student will be able to comprehend, and repeat the text in his own words.
Syllabus
  • Combination of language exercises with Japanese texts reading.
Literature
  • Cat.
  • • Banno, E.; Ohno, Y.; Sakane, Y.; Shinagawa, Ch.: Genki: An Integrated Course In Elementary Japanese. Japan Times, 2002.
  • Nihon no mukashi banashi.
  • Reading and Writing Japanese for Beginners.
  • • Shokyú Nihongo. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Japanese Language School, 1990.
  • Hiragana Times.
  • • Chieko Kano, Hiroko Takenaka, Eriko Ishii, Yuri Shimizu (1990) Basic Kanji Book, Vol.1. Jp Trading Inc.
Teaching methods
Lectures and reading exercises.
Assessment methods
Final examination in the form of a written test will check the students’ knowledge of the semester’s curricullum.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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