KSCB100 Reading in Classical Chinese I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2012
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
Supplier department: Center for Chinese Studies – Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 L11
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
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
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) Introduction
  • (1) Reading – Mencius I;
  • (2) Reading – Mencius II;
  • (3) Reading – Mencius III;
  • (4) Reading – Han Feizi I;
  • (5) Reading – Han Feizi II;
  • (6) Reading – Han Feizi III;
  • (7) Reading – Shiji I;
  • (8) Reading – Shiji II;
  • (9) Reading – Shiji III;
  • (10) Reading – Shiji IV;
  • (11) Reading – Shiji V;
  • (12) Opakování;
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁVRA, Dušan. Čítanka klasické čínštiny (Classical Chinese reader). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 221 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5457-8. info
    recommended literature
  • Nikitina, T. N. Gramatika staročínských textů. Praha: Karolinum, 2005.
  • Pulleyblank, Edwin G. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar. Vancouver: UBC Press, 1995.
Teaching methods
seminars
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 2011, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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