Chinese Language and Culture II

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Oral and written practice; multimedia teaching. Final exam.

Learning Outcomes

1. Students will acquire communicative skills, elementary level, in the 4 basic skills of language: listening, speaking, reading and writing. 2. To acquire and develop knowledge on Chinese culture.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Language

Consolidating and deepening the study of Chinese phonetics using 9 new texts.

Basic notions of grammar.

Getting acquainted with the structure of basic sentences and training their practical use.

Date, time, Chinese numbers.

Consolidating and improving the spoken language through simple, everyday dialogue.

Vocabulary.

The written language (Chinese characteres) and 15 new “ radicals”.

Using the dictionary.

2. Chinese culture

The Chinese Zodiac – History

Chinese caligraphy

Chinese currency through the dinasties.

Traditional Chinese art – papper cutting.

Chinese folk songs – Kang ding qing ge (from Sichuan province).

Chinese prints – a path to a deeper acquaintance with the culture of all the nations of China.

Traditional Chinese – Yangge and the Peacock Dance.

Organising a Chinese Cultural event.

Head Lecturer(s)

Sun Yue

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Liu Xun, New Practical Chinese Reader, Beijing Language and Culture University Press

新幼儿汉语 (暨南大学出版社 (Pengjun, Manual chinês para a criança chinesa, Editora: Universidade Jinan

对外汉语教学语法 (复旦大学出版社，齐沪杨主编）(Qi Huyang, Língua chinesa para estrangeiros, Editora: Universidade Fudan).