JAPX111 Japanese language II.

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Bc. Mgr. Jakub Havlíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Japanese Studies Centre – Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 18:20–19:55 zruseno D21
Prerequisites
JAPX102 Japanese language I.
JAPX102 Japanese language I.
The students who wish to enroll this course must enroll also to the course JAPX110 Japanese writing II.
Students must be able to use hiragana and katakana.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The objective of the course consists in further development of basic knowledge of spoken Japanese. All students who intend to enroll to the course should be able to read hiragana, katakana and some basic kanji (approx. 50). The course aims at the development of speaking and listening skills. Hiragana and katakana will be used throughout the course. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to adequately handle basic conversation in Japanese.
At the end of the course students will be able to
define the principles of constructing simple Japanese sentences;
translate the meaning of simple Japanese sentences;
apply learned vocabulary, grammatical rules and sentence patterns in basic communication;
distinguish basic categories of Japanese grammar;
construct simple sentences;
judge the accuracy of applying learned grammatical rules, vocabulary and sentence patterns in the most common life situations.
Syllabus
  • 0. Introduction to the course;
  • 1. Review of the course JAPX102 Japanese language I.;
  • 2. Verbs “aru”, “iru” - „ga arimasu/imasu“;
  • 3. Describing position of persons and abojects;
  • 4. Invitation, colors, vocabulary;
  • 5. Suggestion, plan, vocabulary;
  • 6. Counting flat objects, vocabulary;
  • 7. Daily schedule;
  • 8. Past tense, vocabulary;
  • 9. Particles “to”, “mo”;
  • 10. Days of the week, months, years, seasons;
  • 11. Adjectives, vocabulary;
  • 12. Final review.
Literature
  • Eri Banno, Yutaka Ohno (eds.): Genki 1: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese 1. Tokyo: Japan Times, 1999.
  • Nymburská, Dita - Vostrá, Denisa - Sawatari, Mami: Japonština. LEDA 2007.
Teaching methods
Lectures – theoretical introduction, written exercises, listening exercises, conversation training.
Assessment methods
Final written test (score 80% or higher on the final exam). Students are expected and required to attend seminar classes of this course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012.
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