Course: Classical Japanese 2

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Course title Classical Japanese 2
Course code ASJ/KJZ
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
Students read longer and more complicated poems and prose - from the oldest ones up to those from the pre-modern period (partly as homework); discussion about traditional Japanese values.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
This course aims to teach students the basic differences between modern and historical Japanese language, teach them to understand development of Japanese as such, be able to use important grammatical tables, dictionaries and texts, motivate them to try to translate poetry and prose into both modern Japanese and Czech. The course also aims to clarify differences in Japanese in various historical periods. All of this should arouse deeper interest in language and literature, help better understanding of traditional Japanese values, and also motivate thinking about ways of translations, about the archaic form occurring in modern Japanese, etc.
Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to work with classical Japanese dictionaries, grammatical tables, and using them translate more complicated texts written in classical Japanese.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Japanese language on upper-intermediate level (Master´s programme).

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam

preparation for classes (reading, cca 250 pages, homework), written translations, written test - translation (using dictionaries and grammar charts)
Recommended literature
  • Akijama, K., Kuwana, J., Suzuki H. a kol. (1994). Nihon koten dokuhon (Čítanka japonských klasických textů). Tokyo.
  • Akijama, K. (1982). Šin kobun (Nové klasické texty). Tokyo.
  • Furuta, T. a kol. (1982). Kókó kiso kogo džiten (Slovník základů klasického jazyka pro střední školy). Tokyo.
  • Kaneda, H., Mijakoši, M. (1996). Kokugoši jósecu (Stručný nástin historie japonštiny). Tokyo.
  • Klíma, T. (2011). Učebnice klasické japonštiny. Praha.
  • Nakamura, K. (1994). Koten bunpó (Gramatika klasického jazyka). Tokyo.
  • Novák, M. (1982). Gramatika japonštiny II. Praha.


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