FF:KSCA001 Introduction to Chin. Studies - Course Information

KSCA001 Introduction to Chinese Studies

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. et Mgr. Dušan Vávra, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts

Timetable

each odd Thursday 18:00–19:40 B2.34, except Thu 23. 10., except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11. ; and Thu 27. 11. 18:00–19:40 B2.34

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

• Chinese Studies (programme FF, B-CS_) (3)

Course objectives

One semester course. The course is an introduction to the study of Chinese language, culture, geography, etnography, society, and politics. The students gain knowledge of key facts of Chinese culture.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand and interpret basic realia necessary for culture oriented study of China
- actively apply Czech and English transcriptions;
- interpret the knowledge of basic realia of Chinese culture

Syllabus

• 1) China and Chinese language – basic introduction to the topic
• 2) Identity of China and Chinese culture – historical and cultural overview
• 3) China and the West, images of China in the West
• 4) Communist Party of China, Chinese Marxism
• 5) A hundred years of national humiliation (as a narrative of modern Chinese identity)
• 6) Basic social and economic problems in China

Literature

recommended literature
• Kdo byl kdo : čeští a slovenští orientalisté, afrikanisté a iberoamerikanisté (Variant.) : Čeští a slovenští orientalisté, afrikanisté a iberoamerikanisté. info
• čína 21. století
• HORÁLEK, Adam. Geografie Číny : učební materiál pro studenty sinologie. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2013, 179 s. ISBN 9788024438399. info
• HORÁLEK, Adam and Pavel PTÁČEK. Vybraná témata z geografie současné Číny (Selected topics from the geography of contemporary China). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 195 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6647-2. info
• LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 2002, 223 s. ISBN 8072771094. info
• EBERHARD, Wolfram. Lexikon čínských symbolů : obrázková řeč Číny. Translated by Eva Černá. Vyd. 1. Praha: Volvox Globator, 2001, 292 s. ISBN 8072074016. info
• LIŠČÁK, Vladimír. Čína :dobrodružství hedvábné cesty : po stopách styků Východ - Západ. 1. vyd. Praha: Set out, 2000, 366 s., [8. ISBN 80-86277-11-9. info
• WILKINSON, Endymion Porter. Chinese history : a manual. Rev. and enl. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2000, xxiv, 1181. ISBN 0674002474. info
• Transkripce čínštiny. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, xv, 104. ISBN 809025151X. info
• Transkripce čínštiny., Sborník statí. Edited by Hana Třísková. Praha: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, xv, 104 s. ISBN 80-902515-2-8. info
• Transkripce čínštiny., Tabulky a návody. Edited by Hana Třísková. Prah: Česko-čínská společnost, 1999, ix, 133 s. ISBN 80-902515-3-6. info

Teaching methods

Teaching takes the form of lectures and seminar work on selected topics. Before each class, students read a required text and/or watch a film, which will be discussed in class.

Assessment methods

1) Overall success rate in 5 continuous tests of at least 50%. The content of the continuous tests mainly covers the material from the previous lesson and several questions on the content of the text/film prescribed for that lesson.
2) Final written test. Pass mark 70%.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Posluchači Čínských studií povinně ukončují zkouškou.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Posluchači Kulturních studií Číny povinně zapisují v 1. semestru studia.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zápis mimo Čínská studia je podmíněn souhlasem vyučujících.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Teacher's information

https://elf.phil.muni.cz/25-26/course/view.php?id=344

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