FF:KSCA011 Chinese VI - Course Information

KSCA011 Chinese VI

Extent and Intensity

0/6/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Hsin Pei Lee (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

Mon 14:00–15:40 B2.22, Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.41, Wed 16:00–17:40 C32

Prerequisites

KSCA010 Chinese Language V
Chinese I-V

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

• Culture Studies of China (programme FF, B-HS)
• Culture Studies of China (programme FF, B-MS) (2)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:

understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc;
understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or specific field related language;

deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken;

deal with unprepared conversation on topics that ranged from familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events) to specific topics (e.g. economy, drugs, critics of movies and perfomances);

present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to fields of interest;

explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options;

Learning outcomes

Student will be able to: - understand the main points of speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc - deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken - deal with unprepared conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life - identify a moderate number of character components and high-frequency characters in areas of immediate need - identify key facts and some details in descriptive material on daily life

Syllabus

• The modern Chinese is taught according the Shishi guanxin textbook, following the order of the textbook's lessons (L 9-16).

Literature

• Confession and nation in the era of reformations : Central Europe in comparative perspective. Edited by Eva Doležalová - Jaroslav Pánek, Translated by Marcela Kličová Pe. Prague: Institute of History, 2011, 237 s. ISBN 9788072861804. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, vii, 190. ISBN 9780887276927. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, x, 201. ISBN 9780887276835. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, xxvii, 407. ISBN 9780887276897. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, xxxiii, 42. ISBN 9780887276804. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, xxxi, 335. ISBN 9780887276446. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2009, vii, 90. ISBN 9780887276767. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2009, vii, 133. ISBN 9780887276484. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2009, viii, 184. ISBN 9780887276408. info
• Integrated Chinese : simplified characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2009, viii, 230. ISBN 9780887276743. info

Teaching methods

lectures, class discussion, group projects, oral presentation, drills, homework, quiz&exam

Assessment methods (in Czech)

 Evaluation Method (70%↑, can attends final exam.) Students have the right to participate in the Final exam only if they have total score (Attendance + Assignment + Quiz+Test) above 70%.  Attendance and Discuss in class 25% 3 unexcused absences allowed during the semester. You need to participate in class discussions.  Assignments 30% 1. You have to hand in your assignment on time. Besides, please finish the assignment before the class. And if you are absent on the class when your assignment should be handed in, the deadline of your assignment will be postponed to next class spontaneously. 1 late assignment 23% 2 late assignment 16% 3 late assignment 9% 4 late assignment 0% 2.Sometimes according to the lesson it might have the extra assignments.  Quiz 20% The quiz will test the Vocabularies and grammar for 10-20 minutes. Moreover, we will have some unannounced Quiz sometimes.  Tests 25% 10 times. If you lost one time, you should have the test in next day. Otherwise you will get 0 from your that time grade.  Final exam ( Written+Oral 70%↑: pass, 70%↓: fail) Written Exam: The exam will test from Lesson 9 to Lesson 16. Oral Exam: Presentation.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují v 6. semestru studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Kulturní studia Číny je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujícího.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• KSCB124 Dril VI
  NOW(KSCA011)  

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