Chinese 1 (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Learning outcomes A student who has completed this course or has acquired equal knowledge will be able to - manage in basic oral everyday situations/ use the elementary structures of the language in basic everyday situations - master the Mandarin Pinyin transliteration system and the fundamentals of the Chinese writing system - recognize the basic cultural specificities of the Chinese speaking countries - recognize the cultural and language diversity and language - plan his/her future language studies.

Content (course unit)

Content • Pronunciation & intonation of Mandarin Pinyin • Basic structures of the Language • Basic structures and the most common characters of the Chinese writing system • Small talk -situations • Introducing and telling the name, nationality, language skills, etc. • Ordering in a teahouse, cafe or a bar • Getting information about the country and the culture

Prerequisites (course unit)

No prerequisite course required

Exam schedules

- There is no traditional exam. - Instead, two holistic assignments (one oral and one written) will be released in Moodle at the beginning of the last week of the course.

Assessment scale

H-5

Teaching methods

- In addition to the virtual materials in Moodle, an optional Zoom meeting will be held once a week throughout the course. - For those who cannot attend the optional Zoom sessions, a recorded video of each session will be released weekly to guide your self-paced learning.

Learning materials

Hai Guo & YLE 2009: BBC Real Chinese (lesson 1-4) Gu Feng 2009: Mandarin Teaching Toolbox, Volume 1, Confucius Institute at BCIT Wu Zhongwei 2003: Contemporary Chinese, Sinolingua Hai Guo 2010: Multimedia English materials based on “Matka Kiinan kieleen ja kulttuuriin” (All materials will be given digitally to the students via Moodle)