Course: Practicum on Social Culture - China

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Course title Practicum on Social Culture - China
Course code ASH/SX
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
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)
  • Janda Petr, Mgr.
  • Kučera Ondřej, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1st Parajazyková and nonverbal communication; haptika and proxémika 2nd Communications Group 3rd Dar and transfer 4th Food and dining 5th Cultural difficulties of communication - symbols, taboos, the truth 6th Social communication difficulties - the hierarchy of age, status, gender

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The course deals with practical cultural, social and paralingvistickými (mimojazykovými) aspects of communication with persons of Chinese nationality, whether in the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore or elsewhere in the world. The course is practical training of skills and model situations to help improve the orientation in future communication or conduct of business or other negotiations. Before the registration of this course is recommended to visit the course Semiotics of Chinese culture.
The course deals with practical cultural, social and paralingvistickými (mimojazykovými) aspects of communication with persons of Chinese nationality, whether in the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore or elsewhere in the world. The course is practical training of skills and model situations to help improve the orientation in future communication or conduct of business or other negotiations.
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students II. Block bachelor study branch CHINESE PHILOLOGY.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of linguistic

Credits are awarded for attendance, presentation of short papers and participation in joint projects.
Recommended literature
  • BLOODWORTH, Dennis. Chinese Looking Glass. Penguin books, 1969..
  • ČERNÝ, Jiří, HOLEŠ, Jan. Sémiotika. Praha: Portál, 2004. 363 s. ISBN 80-7178-832-5..
  • Doubravová, Jarmila. (2002). Sémiotika v teorii a praxi. Praha.
  • ECO, Umberto. Jméno růže. Přel. Zdeněk Frýbort. Praha: Odeon, 1985. 498 s..
  • Eco, Umberto. Teorie sémiotiky. Praha: Arago 2009.
  • HALVORSEN, Francine. The Food and Cooking of China. John Wiley and Sons, 1996. ISBN 0-471-11055-8..
  • HARTZELL, Richard W. Harmony in Conflict: Active Adaptation to Life in Present Day Chinese Society. 4th ed. Taipei: Caves Books, 1993..


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 - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Chinese Studies (2012) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -