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HU Credits:
6
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
asian studies
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Lin Qian
Coordinator Office Hours:
on demand
Teaching Staff:
Mr. Gad Eimerl
Ms. Tzain Lin
Course/Module description:
This course follows course 46107, and is aimed at further developing the 4 language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Each class revolves around a daily theme, through which the student will get acquainted with the relevant vocabulary and grammar. The key to success in this course is steady continuous effort:
1. The course will be taught in Chinese, and part of the learning process is attending all classes and being able to participate in them fully.
2. Part of students' homework is preparing for class and reviewing grammar notes and vocabulary in advance. This allows the class itself to focus on using what has been learnt in real life situations.
3. At the end of each class students have to prepare and hand in home assignments. These include grammar exercises, listening comprehension, writing short emails and recording. The assignments should be hand in before the relevant deadline.
Course/Module aims:
Developing a working knowledge of Chinese at A1.2-A2.1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
Enabling students to pass level 2 of the HSK exam, and begin preparation for level 3.
Following the beginner level of the HSKK test, being preparing students for the medium level.
Strengthening the ability to use the language according to different needs in authentic context, using more advanced vocabulary and sentence structures.
Standardization and globalization: on successful completion of the course, students will be able to continue their studies in the successive module, or to participate in student exchange programs overseas.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Have a strong grasp on basic vocabulary (550-600 words).
- Interact in a simply way on a variety of daily topics, such as: family, work and study, renting a house, going shopping, shopping online, health issues, weather, travel, hobbies, meetings with friends, daily schedule, Chinese holidays and cultural differences.
- Understand native speakers speaking in standard mandarin on the same topics.
- Engage in phone or online conversations in Chinese.
- Read and Write short essays on the topics mentioned above.
- Use advanced grammar structures, such as ways of expressing past or future, verb-compliments, right use of prepositions, and auxiliary verbs.
(for a full list see relevant parts of the following - http://ebcl.eu.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/EBCL-A1-A2+-Can-do-Statements-Oct-2012.pdf)
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Students must attend all classes.
In every class there are quizzes, presentations and other activities. All these test the students abilities to use the language in action.
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
1. Classes are taught in Chinese.
2. Classes revolve around active participation of the students in different activities, performing various language assignments during class.
3. The course will make use of multimedia tools, such as computer programs and games, video-clips, songs, easy reading of e-books, etc.
Course/Module Content:
1. Shopping, prices, bargaining, requesting and giving permission; optative verbs expressing desire or permission to act, further use of Wh. question words and measure words, prices and the Chinese currency, large numbers.
2. Health issues, seeing a doctor and registering in a hospital, expressing a need and asking for help, apologizing; asking choice-type questions, optative verbs expressing desire, ability, or necessity.
3. Talking about weather, seasons, traveling in China and abroad, discussing future plans, use of transportation; expressing change of status, optative verbs expressing intention or ability, expressing change of state or future states, prepositions related to movement.
4. Holidays and related customs in China and abroad, holiday greetings, using cell-phone or internet to make phone calls, more about studying; way of expressing past actions, pivotal sentences (the verbs 请，让，叫), questions using 是不是, stressing sentence elements (using 是…的).
5. Specific actions and general habits; use of verb compliments to determine degree or way of doing something.
6. Online shopping, vacation plans, making reservations at a restaurant, checking into a hotel; comparisons, using question words to make general statements (everyone, everywhere, nothing, etc.).
7. Summary and expansion of vocabulary and grammar point of HSK level 2
NOTE: Each topic is studied over the course of roughly 2 weeks. Pace and order might change a bit during the course.
Required Reading:
Liu Xun, New Practical Chinese Reader (3rd Edition) Vol 1 - Textbook (Beijing: Beijng Language and Culture University Press, 2015).
Liu Xun, New Practical Chinese Reader (3rd Edition) Vol 1 - Workbook (Beijing: Beijng Language and Culture University Press, 2015).
Liu Xun, New Practical Chinese Reader (3rd Edition) Vol 1 - Companion Reader (Beijing: Beijng Language and Culture University Press, 2015).
Additional Reading Material:
See course site on Moodle.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 15 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 25 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 25 %
Other 35 %
recordings and writing assignments
Additional information:
Grade components:
25% Ongoing assignments
15% Class participation
35% Recordings and Emails
25% Quizzes
Important: there is no test at the end of the course. The grade is based solely upon the work and assignments during the semester. In order to help the steady learning process it is important to complete all assignments on time.
During the second semester, students will take the HSK exam, Level 2, the standardized Chinese proficiency exam of the Chinese Ministry of Education.
A passing grade awards formal HSK level 2 certification, recognized internationally in academic and other contexts. All students registered for course 46007 must take the exam (at no additional cost).
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