Modern Chinese Intermediate level I

Teacher(s)

Du Xiaofei (coordinator);

Language

French

Prerequisites

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:

• 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 :

By the end of the course, the student should have acquired: A knowledge of +/- 800 ideograms plus a passive knowledge of others Essential and complex grammar structures An extensive vocabulary The ability to understand conversations and texts on current topics The ability to write small texts The ability to translate sentences with precise grammatical points A greater ability to talk about their studies and everyday life

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

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

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:

• 40% oral,
• 60% written work.
• Active learning and memorization of ideograms has to be done at home.

Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

1. General revision at the end of the year.
2. Q1 test (partial written exam) represents 2 points of the final mark.
3. 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.
    
4. Continuous assessment : 2 points of the final mark.
5. 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.

Bibliography

Deux syllabus accompagnent le cours:

1. Un syllabus reprenant les idéogrammes du cours et
2. 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

Le cours du niveau intermédiaire I est également accompagné de 4 CD d'exercices par thème abordé.

Faculty or entity

ILV