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
LCHIN1500 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 various topics such as: reading Chinese legends, knowledge of Chinese culture and traditions, discovering historical sites and monuments, interviews, etc.
Course activities cover the following:
Course activities cover the following:
- Translation of sentences using correct grammar
- Active use of vocabulary (questions and answers)
- Group discussion of everyday topics
- Reading authentic texts
- Reading aloud texts studied in class
- Extension of vocabulary of synonyms and antonyms
- Comprehension of a video conversation between Chinese people
- Creating short talks
- Learning Chinese games and songs
- Video-conference with Chinese people (if possible)
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
The course aims to enable students to speak the Chinese language fluently and understand it well. It enables them to read texts on various subjects with the aid of a dictionary, and to write texts themselves.
In addition, the most important aspects of grammar and the grammatical and lexical particularities of Chinese are studied, enabling students to continue their study of the language autonomously after the course.
In addition, the most important aspects of grammar and the grammatical and lexical particularities of Chinese are studied, enabling students to continue their study of the language autonomously after the course.
Teaching methods
The approach is varied: unseen texts, listening exercises, visual aids, recordings, videos etc.
Each lesson will have a theme, sometimes a very broad one, of Chinese culture, traditions, history, language, legends etc, and very specific points of grammar (time-measure complements, directional complements, correlative adverbs, passive particles, relative clauses, etc.)
Each 4-hour lesson is made up as follows:
Each lesson will have a theme, sometimes a very broad one, of Chinese culture, traditions, history, language, legends etc, and very specific points of grammar (time-measure complements, directional complements, correlative adverbs, passive particles, relative clauses, etc.)
Each 4-hour lesson is made up as follows:
- 50% oral,
- 50% 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.
- Final exam:
8 points (oral),
8 points (written)
Exceptional case: if the student cannot take the Q1 test, with a valid justification, the written part will represent 10 points of the final mark.
- Continuous assessment : 2 points out 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 receive a certificate.
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.
- Level A2+ or B1- 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:
Des lectures de journaux complémentaires pour les étudiants qui en font la demande.
- Un syllabus reprenant les idéogrammes du cours et
- 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 (version simplifiée et non simplifiée)
Les devoirs hebdomadaires
Fiches culturelles
Des lectures de journaux complémentaires pour les étudiants qui en font la demande.
Faculty or entity
ILV
