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module details
| Numbers of Credits | 2 |
|---|---|
| Module Coordinator | N/A |
| Module Provider | School of Humanities |
| Module Title | Elementary Chinese |
| Module Code | 60610162 |
| Level | Master |
module availability
| Spring Semester |
|---|
Assessment pattern
| Final exam (week 16) | Speaking Test (Group Performance) | 40% |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-term exam (week 8) | Written Test | 20% |
| Homework after class | Three Assignments | 30% |
| Attendance | Full Attendance of all the Class | 5% |
| Class performance | Positively Involvement | 5% |
Module overview
This course is targeted at complete beginners. In the class, you will:
1）Start with Pinyin in order to form a good foundation of Chinese pronunciation.
2）Get familiar with the basic rules of Chinese language grammar and be able to use them correctly.
3）Get to know the basic knowledge of Chinese characters, including radicals, basic strokes, the order of writing characters, etc.
4）Get in touch about 13 topics such as most commonly used greetings, introducing friends to each other, the basic expressions to tell time, asking about price, asking about the characteristics of commodities, ordering food and drinks in a restaurant, asking for directions and describing locations, expressions for taking a taxi and describing routes, asking about the exchange rate etc. Each unit consists of following parts: Sentences, Scenes, Activities, Learn and use, Write Characters, Grammar Self-check.
It is expected that after one semester’s class, students could be able to talk fluently and with confidence on topics learned in class.
1）Start with Pinyin in order to form a good foundation of Chinese pronunciation.
2）Get familiar with the basic rules of Chinese language grammar and be able to use them correctly.
3）Get to know the basic knowledge of Chinese characters, including radicals, basic strokes, the order of writing characters, etc.
4）Get in touch about 13 topics such as most commonly used greetings, introducing friends to each other, the basic expressions to tell time, asking about price, asking about the characteristics of commodities, ordering food and drinks in a restaurant, asking for directions and describing locations, expressions for taking a taxi and describing routes, asking about the exchange rate etc. Each unit consists of following parts: Sentences, Scenes, Activities, Learn and use, Write Characters, Grammar Self-check.
It is expected that after one semester’s class, students could be able to talk fluently and with confidence on topics learned in class.
prerequisites/co-requisites
N/A
Module Aims
It is expected that after one semester’s class, students could be able to talk fluently and with confidence on topics learned in class.
Learning outcomes
Students are expected to communicated with one another fluently in terms of issues related to the taught content
Module content
1）Spelling
2）Basic Chinese grammar
3）Basic knowlodge on Chinese characters
4）Developing listening and speaking ability
5）Daily conversation in China : Greeting ways, introducing friends, expressing of time, asking price, bargining, ording, ask the way, taking a taxi, exchanging money
methods of teaching learing
Lecture teaching and seminar discussion
Module hours
32 module hours
reading list
Experiencing Chinese-- studying in China (50-70 hours), Higher Education Press.
