Course Title

CHINESE LANGUAGE 1

Course Code

CHIN130138

Credit

3

Program Level

Applicable for TESOL Program

Requirement in TESOL Program

Semester in TESOL Program

1

Applicable for Translation & Interpretation Program

Requirement in Translation & Interpretation Program

Semester in Translation & Interpretation Program

1

Requirement in Business English Program

Applicable for Business English Program

Semester in Business English Program

2

Overview

This course is desgined for first-year English-majored students of HCMC UTE in order to introduce a new foreign language as a second language.  This Chinese course starts at Unit 1 - Unit 10 of Standard Curriculum of HSK1 + Exercise book HSK1 published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press. The course provides students with the basis of consonant, vowel, phonetic structure, tone, tone change... in order to fully master phonetics in Chinese, basic Chinese character structure and the writing of Chinese characters. Furthermore, after the course, students can use Chinese to greet, bid farewell, apologise, show gratitude, trade, visit, discussion,... at a basic level of pre-HSK1 - respectively to the goal of the course.

Learning Outcomes

 

 

CLOs

Descriptions

(After finishing this course, students are able to )

ELO(s)

/PI(s)

Competency

CLO1

Basic knowledge about Chinese (Phonetics, Chinese characters, Chinese character structures, vocabulary and basic grammar ...)

PI2.1

2

CLO2

The ability to select sample sentences, practicing paragraphs and improve listening and speaking skills.

General application of basic grammar in Chinese.

PI4.1

3

CLO3

Teamwork skills, basic communication (greet, bid farewell, apologise, show gratitude, trade, visit, discussion...) to expand and improve vocabulary and grammar. Self-studying and self-training ability

PI4.1

4

 

Materials

  • Textbook(s):
  1. Jiang Liping (2013).  Standard Coursebook HSK 1. Beijing Language and culture University Press.

江丽萍主编 (2013) HSK 标准教程 1,北京语言大学出版社。

  1. Jiang Liping (2013).  Standard Workbook HSK 1. Beijing Language and culture University Press.

江丽萍主编 (2013) HSK 标准教程 1(练习册)北京语言大学出版社

  • References:
  1.      Yang Jizhou. Chinese Textbook 1. Beijing Language and culture University Press.

 

 

Assessment

 

 

No.

Content

CLOs

Competency

Assessment forms

Assessment criteria

Weighting

 1.

Attendance and learning activities in the classroom. Participate fully in

 classes, actively speak in the classroom, participate in interactive activities of teachers and teachers.

CLO1

2

Attendance

Evaluate the process of students participating in class activities and comment on their peers' lectures

In-class assignment

10%

2.

Learning activities at home: Students review and do assignments at home according to the teacher's assignment after each session. 

CLO3

2

Presentation method

Writing method

Homework

10%

3.

Oral presentation

About a normal day of one's self in Chinese language.

CLO2

2

Presentation method

Discussion Questions

10%

4.

Mid-Term Review: Compilation of content from weeks 1-7

CLO2

2

Multiple-choice question & Writing

Test

Multiple choice question

20%

5.

The content covers all the important output standards of the subject in the form of the HSK exam with the incorporation of sentence arrangement or sentence translation.

CLO5

3

Multiple-choice question & Writing

Test

Multiple choice question

50%