Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

The students are able to
• Achieve a Chinese proficiency of New HSK Level 1;
• Master the basic pronunciation rules, vocabulary and grammar of Chinese as well as basic information about Chinese characters;
• Acquire preliminary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills;
• Make simple conversations about everyday topics in Chinese.
• Handle some of the communication tasks when they travel to China;
• Analyze and evaluate cultural representations in historical and disciplinary contexts, with the understanding that standards of evaluation are themselves historically produced and contingent.
• Reach an upper elementary level in Chinese proficiency, which is approximately equivalent to Level A1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Toteutustapa ja opetusmenetelmät

Classroom teaching sessions in Lahti and independent study (preview and review, group work, assignment, final exam preparation).

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

• New Concept Chinese Editorial Group, New Concept Chinese 1 (Textbook), Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2015.
• Yonghua Cui, New Concept Chinese 1 (Workbook), Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2015.
• New Concept Chinese Editorial Group, New Concept Chinese 1 (Teaching Cards), Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2012.
• Liping Jiang, Standard Course HSK 1 (Workbook), Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2014.
• Handouts: to be distributed.

Oppimisympäristö

Classroom in Lahti and independent study.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

84 h of classroom teaching sessions (64 h of lectures, 6 h of quizzes and written tests, and
14 h of exercises); 51 h of independent study (preview and review, group work, assignment, final exam preparation)
Total workload 135 h.

Sisältö

Basic Chinese 1 is the first step of learning Chinese for international students. The course will teach Chinese phonetics and basic rules of reading Chinese phonetics, about 150 syllables frequently used in communication, over 300 Chinese characters and more than 40 grammar items as well as the topics foreigners are most likely to encounter in their studies, life, work and travel. This course is for beginner students.

Lisätietoja opiskelijalle: mm. edeltävä osaaminen

Teacher: Jie Zheng

Arviointimenetelmät

0 - 5. Attendance/participation (20%), Homework (30%), Speaking Activities (15%), Quizzes (15%), Final Presentations (5%), Final Exam (15%)

Arviointiasteikko

1-5

Arviointikriteerit: taso 1: (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course in a satisfactory way.
The student can communicate in a satisfactory way in situations studied during the course.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 3 (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course well.
The student can communicate well in situations studied during the course.

Arviointikriteerit: taso 5 (arviointiasteikko 1-5)

The student masters the contents of the course in an excellent way.
The student can communicate in an excellent way in situations studied during the course