KSCA007 Chinese II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/6/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Yuan Guo (lecturer)
Mingchun Chen (lecturer)
Yu-Min Chang, MA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Pospěchová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Tzu-Ai Hsu (assistant)
Shengwei Leng (assistant)
Yaqing Wang (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Yu-Min Chang, MA
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 of Seminar Groups
KSCA007/OS01: Tue 12:00–13:40 C33, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., Z. Pospěchová
KSCA007/OS02: Tue 14:00–15:40 B2.51, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., Z. Pospěchová
KSCA007/01: Wed 16:00–17:40 B2.34, Thu 16:00–17:40 B2.23, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., except, S. Leng
KSCA007/02: Wed 18:00–19:40 B2.23, Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.32, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., except, Y. Wang
KSCA007/03: Wed 8:00–9:40 B2.22, Thu 12:00–13:40 B2.22, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., except, T. Hsu
KSCA007/04: Wed 8:00–9:40 B2.41, Thu 10:00–11:40 B2.43, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., except, Y. Guo
KSCA007/05: Wed 16:00–17:40 B2.43, Thu 16:00–17:40 B2.41, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., except, M. Chen
KSCA007/06: Wed 10:00–11:40 G23, Thu 18:00–19:40 B2.43, except Mon 20. 4. to Fri 24. 4., except, T. Hsu
Prerequisites
KSCA006 Chinese Language I
Passed Chinese I.
- 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.
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Abstract
At the end of the course students should be able to:
form simple sentences in modern Chinese (in speech and writing)
understand simple fluent speech by Chinese native speaker
read simple text in modern Chinese
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to: - use spoken and written version of new vocabulary - use new grammatical phenomena - answer to basic questions and create basic sentences - react properly in basic dialogue on textbook topics
Key topics
This course (Chinese II) uses Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 (Lesson 11-20; i.e., 10 lessons + 2 review weeks), following the order of the textbook's lessons.
Study resources and literature
  • 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
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The course is taught by Czech teacher and Chinese native speakers who combine various teaching methods (conversation, questions answering, listening, written tasks, presentations etc.) The course contains of three sessions per week, the first one is taught in Czech language, the second and the third are taught in English.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Final written exam (computerized, on campus) and oral exam (in person). The student needs to pass both the written (70% above) and the oral exam.
Besides the exams, the following rules must be observed:
1) Up to 4 unexcused absences are allowed in one semester. In case of 5 or more unexcused absences, the student will not be allowed to sit the final exam.
2) In order for an absence to be excused, the student should approach the Study Department of the Faculty with an official request.
3) The student fulfills all tasks given by the teacher (assignments, presentations, etc.) Unpreparedness is judged as absence.
4) Students must not switch study groups, unless the teacher explicitly approved.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Čínských studií povinně zapisují v 2. semestru studia.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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