Course: Newspaper Japanese

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Course title Newspaper Japanese
Course code ASJ/NT
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Japanese
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Barešová Ivona, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Ulman Vít, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topic areas: - Politics and international relationships - Industry and economics - Environment - Science and technology - Society - Culture

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
This course aims at providing students with practice in reading Japanese newspapers, which follows after theoretical analysis of the typical features of Japanese newspapers, their style, text structure, etc.
Upon completion of the course, students will have a good understanding of the main features of Japanese newspapers, including the specific vocabulary and sentence structures.
Prerequisites
none

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Didactic Test

active participation in classes, final test (70% = passing).
Recommended literature
  • Katayama, T. (1995). News Nihongo: Reading and listening to the News in Japanese. Tokyo.
  • Kono, K. et al. (2001). Gaikokujin no tame no shimbun no mikata, yomikata 2001 (How to read a Japanese Newspaper 2001). Tokyo.
  • Mizutani, O.; Mizutani, N. (2000). Shimbun de manabu nihongo: yonde hanasu gendai no Nihon (Nihongo through Newspaper Articles). Tokyo.
  • Ogasawara, N. (1999). Jitsurei de manabu: nihongo shimbun no yomikata (Reading of the Japanese Newspapers). Tokyo.
  • Ogasawara, N. (1999). Reading of the Japanese Newspapers. Tokyo.


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): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -