JAP101a Writing Japanese I.- theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Kubovčáková, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Michal Břežek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:20–9:55 B11
Prerequisites
The objective of the course consists in providing the basic knowledge of reading and writing Japanese.
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course starts with the introduction of hiragana and katakana, approximately 200 of the most elementary Japanese character kanji will also be introduced during the semester. Students will be able to read and write Japanese on simple everyday topics at the end of the course. Regular class attendance is complulsory.
Syllabus
  • Week 1: Japanese syllabary hiragana
  • Week 2: Japanese syllabary katakana
  • Week 3: Introduction into writing of Japanese characters kanji, Basic Kanji Book, L1
  • Week 4: L2+L3
  • Week 5: L4+L5
  • Week 6: L6+L7
  • Week 7: L8+L9
  • Week 8: L10+L11
  • Week 9: L12+L13
  • Week 10: L14+L15
Literature
  • A Guide to Learning Hiragana and Katakana by Kenneth G. Henshall. Tuttle Publishing (1990), ISBN: 0804816638.
  • Halpern, Jack. Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary. Kodansha International. 1992.
  • Kano, Chieko – Shimizu, Yuri – Takenaka, Hiroko – Ishii, Eriko (1989) Basic Kanji Book, Vol.1. Tokyo: Bonjinsha.
  • Nelson, Andrew; Haig, John. The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Tuttle. 1999.
Teaching methods
Introduction to the Japanese writing system, kana and kanji writing drills focused on the correctness of writing.
Assessment methods
Drills. Revision tests will be written on weekly basis, the overall percentage of which has to exceed 70 per cent to be admitted to the final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Do záverečného hodnocení budu započítavány i průběžné testy.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučující.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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