KSCB101 Reading in Classical Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
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. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
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
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 passages from ancient Chinese texts and translate the texts
- formulate basic contextual interpretation of a selected text
Syllabus
  • The texts read in the course are selected according to the students' interest.
  • (1) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (2) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (3) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (4) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (5) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (6) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (7) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (8) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (9) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (10) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (11) Reading a selected text, explanation, discussion, exercises;
  • (12) Summary and rewiev;
Literature
    required literature
  • VÁVRA, Dušan. Čítanka klasické čínštiny (Classical Chinese reader). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 221 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5457-8. info
    not specified
  • 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 longer passages selected from ancient Chinese texts (Mengzi, Hanfeizi), grammar explanation, exercises, homeworks
Assessment methods
Requirements for the credit:
(a) active participation in seminars;
(b) written test (min. 70 p./max. 100 p.); content: translation, gramar tasks, writing characters, structure conversions
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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