KSCB100 Reading in Classical Chinese I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 zrusena M13
Prerequisites (in Czech)
RLB105 Classical Chinese II || KSCA026 Classical Chinese II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
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Course objectives
Main objectives of the course:
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:
- be familiar with relevant grammar
- be familiar with relevant vocabulary
- apply the acquired knowledge in reading selected short passages from ancient Chinese texts and translate the texts
Syllabus
  • (0) Review;
  • (1) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (2) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (3) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (4) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (5) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (6) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (7) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (8) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (9) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (10) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (11) Reading explanatory sentences, grammar explanation, exercises, reading a selected text;
  • (12) Summary and rewiev;
Literature
  • Pulleyblank, Edwin G. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995.
  • Nikitina, T. N. Gramatika staročínských textů. Praha: Karolinum, 2005.
  • SHADICK, Harold and Ch'iao CHIEN. A first course in literary Chinese. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968, xi, s. 497. ISBN 0-8014-9856-2. info
Teaching methods
Contents of the semester:
Reading of shorter passages from selected ancient Chinese texts(Mengzi, Hanfeizi, Laozi, Zhuangzi),grammar explanation, translation of sentences, exercises, homeworks
Assessment methods
Requirements for the credit:
(a) active participation in seminars;
(b) written test (min. 60 p./max. 100 p.); content: translation, gramar tasks, writing characters, structure conversions
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 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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