CE1001: Chinese language I

School Continuing and Professional Education
Department Code LEARN
Module Code CE1001
External Subject Code T110
Number of Credits 20
Level L4
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Ms Helga Eckart
Semester Double Semester
Academic Year 2013/4

Outline Description of Module

This is a course designed for students who have no prior knowledge of Chinese language. The focus of the course is on situational conversations and the aim is to equip students with very basic language skills and some cultural understanding. Students will learn some language structures, Chinese Pinyin and up to 150 characters.

At the end of the course, students should be able to sit the HSK (Level1) examinations 

On completion of the module a student should be able to

 

      

On completion of the module a student will be able to:

 

  • demonstrate their ability to comprehend some essential phrases in spoken form by taking part in role plays and similar learning tasks;
  • demonstrate their ability to recognize around 150 Chinese characters and read simple sentences;
  • show their ability to use adequate phrases and sentences by talking  about themselves, their family and everyday life;
  • demonstrate a knowledge of basic grammatical structures, phrases and characters in reading and writing.

 

 

How the module will be delivered

The course includes diverse teaching methods such asmulti-media PowerPoint presentations,video watching, etc. Students will actively participate in role-substitution, interactive exercises, group discussions and other interactive language exercises.

 

48contact hours – interactive language work-shops. 

Skills that will be practised and developed

Intellectual Skills:

  •  integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study,                                                    

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

 

  • demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations;
  •  demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form by using essential vocabulary and  expressions as well as Chinese Pinyin;
  •  collect information from short texts in the target language.

Transferable Skills:

  • to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group;
  • to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies. 

How the module will be assessed

 

 

Written class test (40%) and course work (20%): to test students’ ability to understand simple texts, produce written responses and translate simple sentences.

 

Oral continuous assessment (20%): to test students’ ability to produce oral dialogues in Chinese

Aural class test (20%) to test students’ comprehension of spoken Mandarin on familiar everyday social,work and study situations.

 

Type of assessment

 

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Contribution

Title

Duration
(if applicable)

Approx. date of Assessment

Coursework

20

 

 

 

Oraland  auralassessment

20

20

 

 

 

Writtentest

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Portfolio 100 Chinese Language I N/A

Syllabus content

At least 10 lessons will be selected from following contents:

 

Lesson 1: Hello;

Lesson 2: What time is it now;

Lesson 3: How much does the sweater cost;

Lesson 4: I'd like a fried diced chicken with peanuts;

Lesson 5: What do you do;

Lesson 6: Is Jenny in;

Lesson 7: Go straight ahead;

Lesson 8: Where is your new house;

Lesson 9: What's the matter with you;

Lesson 10: Can you repair a computer:

Lesson 11: It's too cold;

Lesson 12: Please clean the table.  

 

The course also covers the following basic knowledge about the Chinese language:

 

 

1.Chinese Pinyin  (the Chinese Phonetic system---- Initials,finalsandtones)

2. Basic grammar (word order, common sentence patterns, general questions and negative sentences)

3. Chinese characters (basic strokes, rules of stroke order)

4. Major differences between Chinese and English in expression 

Essential Reading and Resource List

 

Indicative Reading and Resource List:

Experiencing Chinese: Living in China. The Higher Education Press of China, 2006 (Authors: Zhu Xiaoxing; Yue Jianling; Lv Yuhong)

  

 

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