KSCB115 Dril IV

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Yu-Min Chang, MA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Mária Ištvánová, PhD. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Yu-Min Chang, MA
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Yu-Min Chang, MA
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
NOW( KSCA009 Chinese IV )
- The course is offered EXCLUSIVELY to the students of the Chinese Department of Masaryk University.
- Exceptions could be made ONLY IF an Erasmus student has Chinese Studies as their major at their home university and if the student can present documented proof. Language proficiency certificates (HSK/TOCFL) are NOT accepted.
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
To help students familiarize themselves with contents taught in Chinese IV.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- understand paragraph-length utterances pertaining to a wide range of topics relating to daily and academic life.
- sustain conversation in coherent paragraphs
- handle successfully a wide range of task. Able to narrate, describe, compare and contrast
- 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.
- deal with topics related to the content of the lesson texts studied in class.
Syllabus
  • The Drill IV is taught according the Integrated Chinese 2.2 textbook, following the course of Chinese IV.
Literature
  • Integrated Chinese. Edited by Zheng-sheng Zhang. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2012, xlviii, 13. ISBN 9780887276781. info
  • Integrated Chinese. Edited by Zheng-sheng Zhang. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng and Tsui Company, 2011, xlviii, 14. ISBN 9780887276699. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught by a native speaker who combines various methods of teaching - class discussion, conversations and oral presentations.
Assessment methods
1) Attendance (up to 2 unexcused absences are allowed in one semester). In case of 3 or more unexcused absences, the student fails.
2) In order for an absence to be excused, students must notify the teacher in advance or within 24 hours after the class. If there is an official document (e.g., a medical certificate), students should submit a formal request to study Department of the Faculty.
3) The student needs to fulfill all the tasks given by the teacher (assignments, interviews, etc.) Unpreparedness is judged as absence.
4) Students must not switch study groups, unless the teacher explicitly approved.
Language of instruction
Chinese
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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