Course: Conversation 2

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Course title Conversation 2
Course code ASH/KY2
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slaměníková Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Uher David, doc. Mgr. PhD.
  • Pospěchová Zuzana, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Štefek Václav, Mgr.
  • Cabišová Petra, Mgr.
Course content
The course is divided into 24 thematic lessons covering elementary conversation situations one might encounter during daily communication with Chinese speakers: Winter semester: greeting, introducing oneself, health condition, nationality, numbers, hobbies, home, family, shopping, time, making a phone call, age summer semester: visiting a restaurant, travelling, seeing a doctor, taking a taxi, on the post office, travelling, in the bank, visiting friends, congratulating, apologizing, plans for the future, saying goodbye.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Training in job and motor Skils, Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
Learning outcomes
The aim of this exercise, realized in three hours a week, is to create and then continuously strengthen the student's ability to understand Chinese spoken discourse and develop skills in the practical use of it. This exercise is closely connected with the courses of Chinese phonetics (basic pronunciation) and Chinese Grammar (basic morphology and syntax). During the winter and summer semester, students are acquainted with the technique of listening and creation of spoken texts in modern colloquial Chinese. Through various types of exercise (drill), students are encouraged to acquire the proper pronunciation habits and practice the theoretical knowledge of the phonological system of the Chinese language gained in the course Chinese Phonetics. With the aid of elementary sentences they acquire the basic competence in Chinese syntax and thus practice the theoretical background gained in the course Chinese Grammar. During the lessons different types of conversational exercise are implemented, mainly based on the principle of substitution.
This course focuses on communication skills and aid students in developing fluency and listening comprehension in modern colloquial Chinese.
Prerequisites
Exercise is assigned for the students of the first year of the bachelor program CHINESE PHILOLOGY.
ASH/KY1

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

Preparation for the lessons Oral exam in the range of Chinese conversation, lessons 1-12 (winter semester), 1-24 (summer semester)
Recommended literature
  • Shiyong Hanyu Huihua 1 (Praktická čínská konverzace)..
  • Shiyong Hanyu Huihua 2 (Praktická čínská konverzace)..
  • ŠVARNÝ, Oldřich a David Uher. Úvod do studia hovorové čínštiny..
  • ŠVARNÝ, Oldřich. Hovorová čínština v příkladech 1-4..
  • UHER, David a LIU Xuemin, Jakub Vykoukal. Učebnice čínské konverzace..


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): Chinese Studies (2015) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer