Chinese 3 (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Content scheduling

Students will learn to understand and converse in real-life situations in Chinese. The course is a survival-course in daily activities in Chinese environment including meeting with people, asking for directions, buying tickets, visiting restaurants, renting an apartment, telling about family and friends, hospital visits, finding a job, post office visits, etc.

Objective

The student is able to use Chinese in practical situations, e.g. in airport, train station, hospital and restaurant.

Location and time

Period 3 & 4(Spring 2025) Regular attendance expected. Tuesdays 10:15-11:45 ja Wednesdays 9:30-11:00.

Teaching methods

This course is taught online. The focus is on the skills of reading, speaking and understanding spoken Chinese, and also writing the characters discussed in the course. But the main focus is on the spoken Chinese in everyday life in China. Students will act weekly dialogues imitating real-life situations. The teaching uses the communicative approach. New vocabulary and grammar are introduced through discussion. Assessment of areas needing clarification and practice is done every lesson; feedback is given regularly, and exercises created to clarify and to further practise.

International connections

Dynamic and collaborative learning environment that provides lots of opportunities to practise the material discussed. We are concentrating in spoken Chinese in real-life situations.

Student workload

4 credits, equivalent to 108 hours of work, divided as follows: • Zoom lessons: 38 hours • Homework and study of material taught: 65+ hours

Qualifications

Chinese 2 is a prerequisite if the student has not studied Chinese before.