9 credits
120.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Du Xiaofei;
Language
French
Prerequisites
LCHIN1300 or diploma/training recognized as equivalent.
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
The course covers every day and familiar topics such as: moving house, asking the way, going to the doctor's, talking about holidays.
Course activities cover the following:
Course activities cover the following:
- Construction of grammatically correct sentences (orally and in writing)
- Exercises on new vocabulary in class
- Comprehension of a video conversation between Chinese people
- Group discussion on everyday topics
- Reading long texts on everyday topics
- Reading aloud short texts
- Development of vocabulary of synonyms and antonyms
- Talking and writing about an event in the past
- Creating short talks
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | By the end of the course, the student should have acquired:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
This course aims to continue the development of vocabulary and the knowledge of essential and some complex grammatical structures. Learning these grammar points enables the student to tackle more challenging reading, to understand the language better and to speak with greater ease about studies and daily life.
Teaching methods
Audiovisual method
Each lesson comprises a mini-scenario presenting the theme of the lesson and the grammar. The lessons also include listening comprehensions of increasing speed.
The grammar point covered are complex and essential for understanding more challenging texts and conversations.
Each 4-hour lesson is made up as follows:
Each lesson comprises a mini-scenario presenting the theme of the lesson and the grammar. The lessons also include listening comprehensions of increasing speed.
The grammar point covered are complex and essential for understanding more challenging texts and conversations.
Each 4-hour lesson is made up as follows:
- 40% oral,
- 60% written work.
- Active learning and memorization of ideograms has to be done at home.
Evaluation methods
- General revision at the end of the year.
- Q1 test (partial written exam) represents 2 points of the final mark.
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Final exam:
7 points (oral),
9 points (written)
Exceptional case: if the student cannot take the Q1 test, with a valid justification, the written part will correspond to 11 points of the final mark.
- Continuous assessment : 2 points of the final mark.
- Optional test : If a student did the summer language course in Beijing and passed (6/10) the oral test in September, 20% of the mark (maximum : 10 points) will be added to the final mark.
- Learners have to obtain 10/20 to be admitted to the elementary level II
Other information
- The teacher can be consulted during her office hours during the whole academic year.
- Non-UCL students who take the end-of-year exam may ask for an ILV certificate.
- A2 Level of the 'Common European Framework of Reference for Languages'
- Possibility to do a summer language course in Beijing (80 hours of lessons), costs to be borne by the student.
Bibliography
Deux syllabus accompagnent le cours:
- Un syllabus reprenant les idéogrammes du cours et
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le syllabus du cours comprenant :
Le vocabulaire et les idéogrammes de la semaine
Des exercices de vocabulaire
Des exercices de grammaire
Des exercices de lecture et de traduction
Les textes étudiés
Les devoirs hebdomadaires
Fiches culturelles
Faculty or entity
ILV
