Syllabus

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students learn the characters needed for the vocabulary used in the course Chinese 1; they gain the basic knowledge needed for the systematic self-study of Chinese characters. Approx. 150 of the most common Chinese characters and vocabulary will be included.

 

Credits: 2

Schedule: 12.09.2022 - 04.12.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Saana Virtanen, Sari Annala

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): A1

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  - Learn characters with pinyin
  - Write the characters with the right stroke order
  - Recognize some basic radicals
  - Study characters historically and structurally

Assessment Methods and Criteria

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  1. Lectures 2 h and self-study 52 h
  2. Assignments prepared by the teacher (50 %)
  3. A final examination (50 %)

Workload

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  2 h (contact hours) + 52  h (self-study)

DETAILS

Study Material

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Textbook: Chi le ma ? (a course in basic Chinese / © 2019 the authors and Otava Publishing Company Ltd)

  (ISBN 9789511334156)

Substitutes for Courses

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Substitutes for Courses

Prerequisites

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

• valid for whole curriculum period:

  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
  2022-2023 Spring III - IV
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II
  2023-2024 Spring III - IV

  Enrollment :

  Registration for courses will take place on Sisu.

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