JAP303 Reading Japanese III.

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marek Mikeš, 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
Mon 14:00–15:40 B2.21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
JAP212 Reading Japanese II. && JAP215a Japanese language IV.-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
The course is a continuance of the ‘Japanese Writing in Praxis: Reading Japanese Texts I.’ course from the previous semester. The aim of the course is a complex employment and combination of the students’ curricullum from Japanese language and Japanese writing classes. By means of original Japanese texts adjusted to the students’ language abilities level they will hence have a possibility to learn the characters in context and as such to adopt natural Japanese expressions and vocabulary.
Syllabus
  • Units from Basic Kanji Book, revision of characters from the previous semesters Texts from Nihongo Shokyú, articles from Hiragana Times, Nihongo jánaru & Cat. Set parts of Intermediate Japanese. Nihon no mukashi banashi.
Literature
  • Nihongo jánaru.
  • Intermediate Japanese: An Integrated Course.
  • Nihon no mukashi banashi.
  • Introduction to Intermediate Japanese.
  • Nihongo Shokyú.
  • Basic Kanji Book, volume 2.
  • Hiragana Times.
  • Cat
Teaching methods
Reading of Japanese texts, interpretation of textual macrostructures, practice of interpretation and translation techniques based on previous knowledge of the Japanese language.
Assessment methods
Drills. Final examination in the form of a written test will check the students’ knowledge of the semester’s curricullum. A test evaluated above 70 % will be considered successfully passed. Attendance of at least 70 % is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Opakovaný zápis je možný pouze se souhlasem vyučujícího.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo japanistiku je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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