Basic Learning of Chinese Characters in Japanese

Course: Japanese Language, Literature and Translation, English Language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Basic Learning of Chinese Characters in Japanese
Code
ННД.10.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Master the basic knowledge, ability to read and write Chinese characters in Japanese and idioms. Know the value of Chinese characters in Japanese as a system. Know how to work with Chinese characters in Japanese. Be able to read and write: the radicals of Chinese characters in Japanese, Chinese characters in Japanese, idioms. Be able to exchange ideas with students in groups and organize an exhibition of calligraphy.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Certificate of complete general secondary education; 2. Successful mastering of the discipline "Japanese Language: Basic Level" (1st semester).
Course content
Work with practical material: 1) the radicals of Chinese characters in Japanese, 2) Chinese characters in Japanese, 3) idioms. Consideration of the following main issues: 1) Chinese characters in modern Japanese and problems, 2) Rules for writing Chinese characters, 3) Classification of Chinese characters, 4) Historical development of Chinese characters, 5) The function of Chinese character-based idioms in Japanese, 6) Calligraphy, 7) Types and compositions of Chinese character-based idioms in Japanese.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Egawa H., Kobelyanska O.I. Chinese characters in modern Japanese, study guide / Hiroyuki Egawa, Oksana Ivanivna Kobelyanska. - Kiyv: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2020. - 208 p. 2. Fedotova Yu.S. History of development and current state of Japanese writing: study guide/ Yu.S. Fedotova; Kyiv. national University named after Taras Shevchenko.– Kyiv: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2014.– 357 p. 3. Japanese-Ukrainian dictionary of onomatopoeic vocabulary. Compilers: Hiroyuki Egawa, O. I. Kobelyanska. - Kyiv: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2016. - 320 p. 4. Japanese-Ukrainian thematic dictionary of onomatopoeic vocabulary. Compilers: Hiroyuki Egawa, O. I. Kobelyanska. - Kyiv: Dmytro Burago Publishing House, 2016. - 420 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Forms of training: practical classes, lectures, project work, self-study. Teaching methods: explanation of new material, active listening, participation in discussions, work in groups, discussion of results.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral answer, homework check, test, project work: participation and organization of calligraphy exhibition. See the work program of the academic discipline for evaluation criteria for each type of tasks.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Japanese

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Hiroyuki Egawa
Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of The Far East and Southeast Asia Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology