Course: Grammar 1

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Course title Grammar 1
Course code ASH/YF1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Uher David, doc. Mgr. PhD.
  • Slaměníková Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Štefek Václav, Mgr.
Course content
1st Introduction to the Chinese grammar, the concept of "functional characteristics" and its basic types; the word order of Chinese sentences - SVO. 2nd Verbs you, shi and zai, locative subject and locative object. 3rd Position of attribute 4th Negative Sentences; negative adverbs bu and mei; position of adverbs in a negative sentence, interrogative sentences, interrogative words 5th Updating by using of phonetic means 6th Simple numbers 1 to 10 and composite numbers up to 99; measure words and their types 7th Deictic words zhei and nei, deictic pronouns zhe and na 8th Personal pronouns in the attribute position, the adjective in the attribute position, 9th Interrogative expression zenme yang, the conjuction haishi sentence and huozhe, the words duo, shao and duoshao. 10th Concealed object, formal subject, object-verbs. 11th Basic modal verbs, verbs of identification, adjective in various positions 12th Postpositions; prepositional verbs

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The course is designed for students-beginners and contains an explanation of basic grammar of modern colloquial Chinese on the extensive material exemplifikačního Colloquial Chinese script in the examples. The course ends zápočtovým test aimed at the student's ability analysis of simple Chinese sentences, recognition of grammar and translation into Chinese aimed at the subject grammar and vocabulary.
The aim of this course is to provide students an complete explanation of the basic grammar of modern colloquial Chinese.
Prerequisites
Exercise is assigned for the students of the first year of the bachelor program CHINESE PHILOLOGY.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

Preparation for lessons Written test
Recommended literature
  • ŠVARNÝ, Oldřich a David Uher. Úvod do studia hovorové čínštiny..
  • ŠVARNÝ, Oldřich. Hovorová čínština v příkladech 1-4..


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: Winter