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LEVEL I
CHIN1001 (CN10A) Chinese (Mandarin) I-A (3 credits, Semester 1) (YF)
This course uses a practical approach to enable students to master the essentials of Chinese words, grammar and Chinese characters, and some knowledge of Chinese culture, and to acquire the basic communicative skills to survive in situations that require the use of the language.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to carry out functions such as the following in Chinese (Mandarin):
• To engage in basic social interaction (greetings, introducing oneself, introducing someone)
• To interact in a simple way provided the other peon talks slowly and clearly.
• To recognize familiar every day expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concreted type. • To master the tones and pronunciation key
• To master the basic strokes of Chinese characters
Learning activities will include: Role play, simple interviews, situational responses, presentations
PRE-REQUISITES: none
PRESCRIBES TEXTS:
New Practical Chinese, text book 1. Publisher: The Publisher of Beijing Language University . Beijing Language University . 2002. ISBN 7-5619-1040 – 1/H.02008
New Practical Chinese. Textbook CD. The Electric Audio-Visual Publisher of Beijing Language University, 2002. ISBN 7-88703-195-8.
Conversational Situational of texts in the New Practical Chinese: Published by Production Centre of TV Programme Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language – China Central Radio on TV University, ISBN 7-7995-0790-X
INSTRUCTION: 5 Tutorial hours and 1 lab hour per week
EVALUATION: Coursework 40%
(In-course tests)
Oral Examination (20%);
Written examination (20%)
Final Examination 60%
Oral 40% (Listening Comprehension 15% and oral expression 25%)
Written Examination (reading comprehension, situation responses, simple composition) 20%
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CHIN1002 (CN10B): Chinese (Mandarin) I-B (3 credits, Semester 2) (YF)
This course uses a practical approach to enable students to master over 400 new words, about 350 Chinese characters, and 97 key sentence patterns, and also gained some Knowledge of Chinese culture. Now, you should be able to converse able to converse about daily life in Chinese and read simple Chinese texts.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able
• To use appropriate linguistic functions to discuss everyday situation
• To describe different situations places and events
• To recount past events
• To make complaints and suggestions
• To discuss aspects of Chinese culture
Learning activities will include: Role play, simple interviews, situational responses, presentations.
PRE-REQUISITE: A “B” in CHIN 1001
PRESCRIBED TEXTS:
New Practical Chinese, text book 1. The Publisher of Beijing Language University . 2002. ISBN 7-5619-1040 – 1/H.02008 New Practical Chinese, Textbook CD. The Electric Audio-Visual Publisher of Beijing Language University , 2002. Conversation Situational of texts in the New Practical Chinese : Published by Production Centre of TV programme Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language – China Central Radio on TV University, ISBN 7-7885-0790-X
INSTRUCTION: 5 tutorial hours and 1 lab hour per week
EVALUATION: Coursework 40%
(In-course tests)
Oral examination (20%);
Written examination (20%)
Final Examination 60%
Oral 40% (Listening Comprehension 15% and oral expression 25%)
Written Examination (reading comprehension, situation responses, simple composition) 20%
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LEVEL II
CHIN2001 (CN20A): Chinese Language II -A (3 credits, Semester 1), (YF)
This course uses a communicative approach to enable students to develop their mastery of Chinese language and Chinese characters to use them with a certain degree of fluency. Students will be introduced to more complex linguistic functions at this level. The methodology uses a cyclical approach to learning with constant review of language structures, functions, and cultural knowledge; an abundance of practice material suitable for students to use inside and outside the classroom; and a new, systematic approach to the teaching of Chinese characters.
PRE-REQUISITE: CN10B (CHIN 1002)
TEXTS:
New Practical Chinese Reader. Textbook 2. Beijing : Language Beijing University Publisher, 2005(Unit 15-20)
New Practical Chinese Reader. Workbook 2. Beijing : Language University , 2005
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:
New Practical Chinese Reader DVD for Textbook 2. Beijing : Language Beijing University , 2005
Documents provided by the instructor
INSTRUCTION: 4 tutorial hours + 1 conversation hour + 1 lab hour per week
EVALUATION: 2 in-course tests 40%
Listening comprehension 20%
Written examination 20%
Final examination 60%
Oral examination 40% (listening comprehension 15%, oral expression 25%)
Written examination 20% (Reading comprehension, situation responses, composition)
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CHIN2002 (CN20B): Chinese Language II -B (3 credits, Semester 2) (YF)
This course builds upon the skills acquired in CN20A (CHIN 2001) to enable students to develop more an advanced level
of competence in the essentials of Chinese language, to master additional Chinese characters, and to use them with accuracy. A cyclical approach to learning is used with constant review of language structures, functions, and cultural knowledge; an abundance of practice material suitable for students to use inside and outside the classroom; and new, systematic approach to the teaching of Chinese characters.
PRE-REQUISITES: CN20A (CHIN 2001)
TEXTS:
New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook 2, Beijing : Language Beijing University Publisher (Unit 21-26)
New Practical Chinese Reader Workbook 2, Beijing : Language Beijing University Publisher (Unit 21-26)
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:
New Practical Chinese Reader DVD for Textbook 2, Beijing : Language Beijing University Publisher, 2005.
Documents supplied by the instructor
INSTRUCTION: 4 tutorial hours + conversation hour + 1 lab hour per week
EVALUATION: 2 in-course tests 40%
Listening comprehension 20%
Written examination 20% (Reading comprehension, situation responses, Composition)
Final examination 60%
Oral Examination 40% (listening comprehension 15%, oral expression 25%)
Written examination 20% (Reading comprehension, situation responses, composition)
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