Chinese 2 (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

A student who has completed this course or has acquired equal knowledge will be able to • handle everyday life and work situations orally • master the basic skills of reading and writing common Chinese characters and interpreting their original “pictogram stories” and structures • communicate in Chinese-speaking countries considering their special cultural characteristics • take into account cultural diversity • plan their future language studies and start their exchange abroad.

Content

Content • discuss one’s own daily and weekly program • describe one’s living environment • manage in a restaurant or a shopping center • manage in renting a car or a bike • express one’s own opinion • digital communication in the language in Chinese • develop travel plans, booking a hotel and travelling • deepen one’s own cultural knowledge of Chinese-speaking countries and their cultures

Prerequisites

Chinese 1 course or equal knowledge

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 and recommended literature

Hai Guo & YLE 2009: BBC Real Chinese (lesson 5-10) Gu Feng 2009: Mandarin Teaching Toolbox, Volume 2, Confucius Institute at BCIT

Exam dates and retake possibilities

- 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.

Evaluation scale

H-5