Course: Japanese Conversation 5

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Course title Japanese Conversation 5
Course code ASJ/1K5
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Japanese
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Nakaya Yuji, Mgr. Bc.
  • Nakaya Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Watanabe Takayuki, Mgr.
Course content
Topics: - Food and beverages - Description of a person (personal traits etc.) - An interview with a Japanese person (communication via email) - A review (writing one´s own article and reviewing an article of another student) - An explanation of the meaning of a kanji (e.g. in Japanese names and surnames) - Being someone else (a role-play) - Czech and Japanese proverbs (comparison, usage, meaning) etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The course is designed to practise spoken Japanese based on selected topics. The aim of the course is to further develop both oral and listening skills, and practise the ability to comprehend and make adequate responses. The students are led to increasing their vocabulary concerning the selected conversational topics and expressing themselves in grammatically correct and situation-suitable sentences. Attention is also paid to learning expressions and phrases needed to talk about Japan and its culture. Part of the lessons is based on listening to recordings. The programme of the course is closely coordinated with Japanese 5.
Upon successful completion of this course the students will be able to have a conversation in Japanese on various topics, such as food and national cuisine, and will be able to explain the meaning of selected Czech and Japanese proverbs, compare them, explain the meaning of kanji used etc.
Prerequisites
none
ASJ/1K4
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ASJ/2K4

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Analysis of linguistic, Dialog

70% attendance, active participation in classes, homework, role-play, interview in Japanese, oral presentation, oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Bunka gaikokugo senmon gakkó (Bunka Institute of Language). (2007). Bunka čúkjú nihongo II.. Tokio.
  • Enomoto, F., Mijatani, A. (2013). Nihongo namačúkei čúdžókjúhen. Tokio.
  • Watanabe, T. Nihongo čúkjú.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2016) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter