Course: Japanese Language 1

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Course title Japanese Language 1
Course code ASJ/1JC1
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
Course content
lessons 1 - 9 (copula, existentional structures with the verbs aru and iru, adjectives, verbs, present (future) and past time, basic particles, numerals and numeral counters, adverbs, structures containing the verbs suru and naru - change of state, structures - to be able to, like, comparative and superlative, joining sentences (-te form), present continuous, positive and negative command, the usage of koto, mono, no, etc.)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
The first part of the two-semester course for first-year students focuses mainly on grasping basic Japanese grammar structures and developing vocabulary. Part of the instruction (3 hours a week) is taught by a Czech teacher, the other part (2 hours a week) is taught by a native speaker, who concentrates mainly on drilling and practising new grammar points. The instruction is coordinated with Japanese Characters Practice 1 and Conversation 1.
Upon completion of the course, students will demonstrate a command of Japanese at the beginner´s level.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic Test

final test (lessons 1-9, 70% = passing)
Recommended literature
  • Japonština 1 - nepublikovaný výukový set.
  • Banno, Ohno, Sakane, Shinagawa. (2002). Genki - An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese. Tokyo.
  • Kaiser, S. (2002). Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar.. London a New York: Routledge.
  • McClure, W. (2000). Using Japanese. A Guide to Contemporary Usage.. Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press.


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 (2016) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Japanese Philology (2019_24) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter