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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Part 1: PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY - Phonetic inventary of Japanese - Phonemes, phonological rules in Japanese - Syllable vs. mora - Word stress Part 2: MORPHOLOGY - Parts of speech - Word-formation Part 3: SYNTAX - Sentence and sentence constituents - Passive voice, causative, transitive vs. intransitive verbs - Types of subordinary clauses Part 4: PRAGMATICS AND SOCIOLINGUISTICS - Japanese honorific system - Dialects and sociolects
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course provides a deeper and more detailed discussion of Japanese grammar (through comparison with Czech and English).
Upon completion of the course, students will have a broader and more solid theoretical knowledge of Japanese grammar at the level of fonology, morphology, syntax and pragmatics and a better understanding of various relationships in the structure of modern Japanese. They will be able to apply this knowledge while analyzing a particular language phenomenon.
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Prerequisites
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The course is offered for Japanese double-majors of the B.A. study program.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark, Written exam
Preparation for classes, active participation in class, written examination (70% = passing)
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Recommended literature
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Barešová, I. (2008). Politeness Strategies in Cross-cultural Perspective:Study of American and Japanese Employment Rejection Letters. Olomouc: Palacky University.
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Koike, S. (1997). Gendai nihongo bumpo nyumon (Úvod do gramatiky moderní japonštiny). Tokyo.
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Novák, M. (1980). Gramatika japonštiny I. Praha.
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Tsujimura, N. (1996). An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics. New York.
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Watanabe, M., & Švarcová, Z. (2000). O podstatě japonského jazyka. Praha: Karolinum.
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