KSCA021 Reading in Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 B2.41, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4.
Prerequisites
KSCA020 Reading in Chinese I
KSCA020
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Abstract
This course is practical reading and translating class. Students are given texts in written Chinese (shumian yu) and provided with basic vocabulary. Students have to prepare for the class in advance. The topics are various, raging from news from the media to academic writings.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to apply the acquired knowledge when reading advanced texts in written Chinese; emphasis will be put on ellucidating of sentence structure and gradual building of students' vocabulary, incl "chengyu".
Key topics
1. - 10. Texts available in elf
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • Úvod do hovorové čínštiny. Edited by Oldřich Švarný. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 606 s. URL info
  • Yi fenzhong xiaoshuo xuan. Beijing Yuyan xueyuan bian, 1980.
  • Úvod do hovorové čínštiny. Edited by Oldřich Švarný - Čang Ťing-Jü Rotterová - Josef Bartůšek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1967, 458 s. URL info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching

Homework: learning new vocabulary (active and passive vocabulary, grammatical concepts, synonyms/antonyms—all available in Elf; overall preparation for translating a text so that the final translation is cohesive and coherent)

The course is conducted in a seminar format: reading the text, explanation of new grammatical phenomena, explanation of new sentence structures.

Ongoing vocabulary tests, see below.

Reading a previously unknown text without prior preparation of new vocabulary and grammatical phenomena. Texts are selected based on current topics or student interest; they cover various genres of written language (newspaper articles, fiction, and specialized texts).

Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
  • Regular vocabulary tests during class. Students must score at least 70% on the  tests (scores from different tests may be combined). Meeting the passing threshold on the tests is required to advance to the final exam.
  • Final written test. A passing score of 70% is required; the test focuses on active vocabulary.
  • Oral reading exam. Students who pass the final test are eligible to take this exam. The student receives a text and is given time to prepare a selected passage. The student then reads the passage and explains the grammatical phenomena it contains.
    • Language of instruction
    Czech
    Further Comments
    Study Materials
    The course is taught annually.
    The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2027.
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