KSCX02 Modern Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucia Mydliarová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Lucie Olivová, MA, Ph.D., DSc.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucia Mydliarová
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KSCX02/01: Mon 18:00–19:40 B2.51
KSCX02/02: Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.24
Prerequisites
KSCX01 Modern Chinese I
The course requires previous attending Moderní čínština I (RLB130, KSCX01)
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, students will reach intermediate level in Chinese language in these four competencies:
- speaking: o Spoken Mediation: Students will be able to reproduce conversation schemes in conversation situation given by the textbook (Moderní čínština pro nesinology (Lesson 5-10)) o Spoken Interaction and Production: In the same time they will independently apply the conversation schemes and acquired vocabulary to other conversation situation and themes.
- reading: o Reading Comprehension: Students will be able to read basic conversation texts given in the textbook (Moderní čínština pro nesinology, Lesson 5-10)). In the same time they will be able to apply acquired grammar, vocabulary and the reading principles to unknown texts, which are in the terms of their level equivalent to the textbook text.
- writing:
o Written Mediation: Students will be able to actively reproduce a written text given by the (Moderní čínština pro nesinology, Lesson 5-10)
o Written production: Students will be able to use acquired skills to create own texts.
- Listening Comprehension: Students will be able to identify and comprehend conversation situations in the textbooks: Moderní čínština pro nesinology (Lesson 5-10)) and Učebnice čínské konverzace.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will reach intermediate level in Chinese language in these four competencies:
- speaking: o Spoken Mediation: Students will be able to reproduce conversation schemes in conversation situation given by the textbook (Moderní čínština pro nesinology (Lesson 5-10)) o Spoken Interaction and Production: In the same time they will independently apply the conversation schemes and acquired vocabulary to other conversation situation and themes.
- reading: o Reading Comprehension: Students will be able to read basic conversation texts given in the textbook (Moderní čínština pro nesinology, Lesson 5-10)). In the same time they will be able to apply acquired grammar, vocabulary and the reading principles to unknown texts, which are in the terms of their level equivalent to the textbook text.
- writing:
o Written Mediation: Students will be able to actively reproduce a written text given by the (Moderní čínština pro nesinology, Lesson 5-10)
o Written production: Students will be able to use acquired skills to create own texts.
- Listening Comprehension: Students will be able to identify and comprehend conversation situations in the textbooks: Moderní čínština pro nesinology (Lesson 5-10)) and Učebnice čínské konverzace.
Syllabus
  • 1. Repetition, new vocabulary L5
  • 2. Lesson 5: grammar: adverbial complement, future tense in Chinese, comparative.
  • 3. Lesson 5: grammar exercise, reading Chinese text, vocabulary L6
  • 4. Lesson 6: grammar: question "how many", place specification: markers of place after noun, preposition zai, verb you; adverb dou and word order; grammar exercise
  • 5. Lesson 6: grammar exercise, reading Chinese text, vocabulary L7
  • 6. Test, grammar and conversation exercises
  • 7. Lekce 7: grammar: 2-syllable markers of place after noun, prepositions (of place) and word order, emphasizing, exercise
  • 8. Lesson 7: grammar: direction modificators and word order,counting above 100; reading, grammar exercise, vocabulary L8
  • 9. Lesson 8:exercises, grammar: result modificators, adverbial complement (continuation); reading
  • 10.Lesson 8: exercises, conversation: what time is it ?, time specification in Chinese
  • 11. Lesson 9: exercises, conversation, grammar: verbal numeratives, indirect object
  • 12. Lesson 10: exercises, conversation, grammar: comparison, conditional sentences
Literature
    required literature
  • Kol. autorů. Moderní čínština pro nesinology. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 2011.
    recommended literature
  • Náhradní obsah: Švarný, Oldřich a David Uher: Hovorová čínština. Úvod do studia hovorové čínštiny [Colloguial Chinese. An Introduction to the Chinese Language]. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého 2001, 190 p. ISBN 80-244-0298-X.
  • UHER, David, Xuemin LIU and Jakub VYKOUKAL. Učebnice čínské konverzace. Vydání první. Praha: Leda. 223 stran. ISBN 9788073351090. 2007. info
  • Transkripce čínštiny. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost. xv, 104. ISBN 809025151X. 1999. info
    not specified
  • TŘÍSKOVÁ, Hana and Drahomír ILLÍK. Česko-čínská konverzace. Edited by Tchang Jün-ling Rusková. Praha: Academia. ISBN 8020003886. 1991. info
Teaching methods
The course which has a form of language training, is based on a textbook: Moderní čínština pro nesinology, which was designed for the need of this particular course at Palacky University (Olomouc). The emphasis is put on even cultivation of four basic language competencies: speaking, reading, writting, and listening comprehension by interpretation of grammar, drill in creating correct syntactic structures with respect to specific contexts, reading, and homeworks.
Assessment methods
Minimum to complete the course: 75% Total grade consists of:
Condition: presence, homework and activity.
Final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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