Faculty staff

Mgr. Jiří Matela, M.A., Ph.D.

Vice-head, Department of Japanese Studies

Correspondence Address:
Arna Nováka 1/1, 602 00 Brno

Office: bldg. B1/B1.211
Arna Nováka 1
602 00 Brno

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Phone:	+420 549 49 4087
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Basic information

Office hours

On-line (MS Teams): Tuesday 13:00–14:30, according to previous arrangements.
In person (office): every even Friday 10:00–11:30, according to previous arrangements.

Courses taught

Spring 2023 at Faculty of Arts

BA exam (JAP322, JPN330)
BA Major seminar (JAP313, JPN320)
BA Minor seminar
Bachelor’s Thesis (JAP321, JPN300)
Bachelor's Minor Thesis
Japanese Culture in Film
Japanese language II - Theory
Japanese language IV - Practice
Japanese language IV - Theory
Samurai, geisha, gangster. Japanese Culture in Film.
Teaching Spoken Japanese II
Teaching Written Japanese II
Theories on the Japanese language

Autumn 2022 at Faculty of Arts

Academic Writing Seminar (JAP323, JPN310)
BA exam
BA Major seminar
BA Minor seminar
Bachelor’s Thesis
Bachelor's Minor Thesis
Human Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Sciences
Japanese Cognitive Linguistics
Japanese culture (JAP123, JPNB11)
Japanese Film and Culture (JAP219, JPNB37)
Japanese Language I - practice
Japanese language I - theory
Japanese language III - practice
Japanese language III - theory
Teaching Spoken Japanese I
Teaching Written Japanese I
Theories on the Japanese language
Topics in Japanese Linguistics

Spring 2022 at Faculty of Arts

BA exam (JAP322, JPN330)
BA Major seminar (JAP313, JPN320)
BA Minor seminar
Bachelor’s Thesis (JAP321, JPN300)
Bachelor's Minor Thesis
Entrance Examination
Japanese Culture in Film
Japanese language II - Theory
Japanese language IV - Practice
Japanese language IV - Theory
Samurai, geisha, gangster. Japanese Culture in Film.
Teaching Spoken Japanese II
Teaching Written Japanese II
Theories on the Japanese language

Autumn 2021 at Faculty of Arts

Academic Writing Seminar (JAP323, JPN310)
BA exam
BA Major seminar
BA Minor seminar
Bachelor’s Thesis
Bachelor's Minor Thesis
Human Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Sciences
Japanese culture
Japanese Film and Culture (JAP219, JPNB37)
Japanese Language I - practice
Japanese language I - theory
Japanese language III - practice
Japanese language III - theory
Teaching Spoken Japanese I
Teaching Written Japanese I
Theories on the Japanese language
Topics in Japanese Linguistics

Spring 2021 at Faculty of Arts

BA exam
BA Major seminar (JAP313, JPN320)
BA Minor seminar
Bachelor’s Thesis (JAP321, JPN300)
Bachelor's Minor Thesis
Japanese Culture in Film
Japanese language II - Theory
Japanese language IV - Practice
Japanese language IV - Theory
Japanese language IV. - practice
Japanese language IV. - theory
Samurai, geisha, gangster. Japanese Culture in Film.
Topics in Japanese Linguistics (JAP220, JPNB23)

Autumn 2020 at Faculty of Arts

Academic Writing Seminar