Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
9 credits
120.0 h
Q1 and Q2
Teacher(s)
Du Xiaofei (coordinator);
Language
French
Prerequisites
LCHIN1100 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: speaking about public transport, comparing distances, two objects or two people, eating out in restaurants, travel, going to the market, colours..
Course activities cover the following:
Course activities cover the following:
- More challenging pronunciation with correct tones
- Construction of sentences (orally and in writing)
- Basic vocabulary exercises
- Reading learnt texts aloud
- Reading short unseen texts
- Question/answer exercises
- Writing simple texts
- Learning a new series of classifiers
- Dictation
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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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 develop vocabulary and to increase knowledge of grammar. This will enable students to talk with some confidence about everyday activities, to read and write more easily and to make themselves understood in specific situations. The students also learn to use a Chinese dictionary.
Teaching methods
Audiovisual method
Each lesson comprises a mini-scenario presenting the theme of the lesson
Each lesson also develops one or more grammar points, the various grammatical objects, complex concepts of tense, classifiers, comparison etc
Each 4-hour lesson is made up as follows: 40% oral, 60% written work.
In additional, there is homework.
Each lesson comprises a mini-scenario presenting the theme of the lesson
Each lesson also develops one or more grammar points, the various grammatical objects, complex concepts of tense, classifiers, comparison etc
Each 4-hour lesson is made up as follows: 40% oral, 60% written work.
In additional, there is homework.
Evaluation methods
- General revision at the end of the year.
- Q1 test (partial written exam) represents 2 points of the final mark.
- Final exam:
7 points (oral),
9 points (written)
Exceptional case: if the student can not 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 bonus 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.
- A1+ 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 le syllabus du cours (tout comme celui du cours LCHIN1100).
Le cours du niveau élémentaire II est également accompagné de 4 CD d'exercices reprenant l'ensemble de la matière.
Le cours du niveau élémentaire II est également accompagné de 4 CD d'exercices reprenant l'ensemble de la matière.
Faculty or entity
ILV
