JAP201a Japanese language III. - theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Luboš Bělka, CSc.
Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Japanese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 D21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP110a Writing Japanese II.- theory && JAP111a Japanese language II.-theory
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Student develops and deepens knowledge of basic grammatical patterns, vocabulary and phraseology of modern spoken Japanese language; he/she is able to actively use the acquired grammar with respect to sociopragmatic factors of the Japanese communication.
Syllabus
  • 1. Potential forms, enumaration, evidentiality I
  • 2. Auxiliary verbs, particle nara
  • 3. Desiderative adjective hoshii, expressions of uncertainity
  • 4. Deictic verbs (yarimorai dōshi), focusing particles
  • 5. Numeral classifiers, volitional forms of predicatives
  • 6. Constructions with the auxiliary oku, relative clauses
  • 7. Auxiliary deictic verbs
  • 8. Time expressions (using toki)
  • 9. Evidentiality II, modality
  • 10. Conditionals
  • 11. Transitive and intransitive verbs
  • 12. Final exam
Literature
    required literature
  • BANNO, Eri. Genki : an integrated course in elementary Japanese. 1st ed. Tokyo: Japan Times, 1999, 344 s. ISBN 4789009637. info
    recommended literature
  • WATANABE, Minoru. O podstatě japonského jazyka. Translated by Zdeňka Švarcová. 1. vydání. Praha: Karolinum, 2000, 228 stran. ISBN 9788024600581. info
    not specified
  • A Course in Modern Japanese. Staff of the Japanese Section, Center for Linguistic & Cultural Research, University of Nagoya. Nagoya, The University of Nagoya Press, 1983. 305 s.
  • Bunka shokyū nihongo I, II. Bunka institute of Language. Tokyo, Bonjinsha, 1994
Teaching methods
Lecture according to the study materials, with focus on basic syntactic structures and sociopragmatic specifics of the Japanese language. Students also get acquainted with the basic terms of the Japanese linguistics. Additional explanation based on the results of short test is offered during the following lesson.
Assessment methods
Weekly tests, final written exam. Attendance of at least 70 % of the classes is required. Students are required to attend to one oral presentation of a group task.
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.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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