Topic outline

  • Course introduction:

    Content:
    Students will learn how to write characters with the right stroke order, how to recognize some basic radicals, and will study characters historically and structually.

    Credits: 2

    Schedule: 14.09.2022 - 18.12.2022

    Starting lecture: September 14th at 17:00-18:30

    Final Exam: The exam will be available from 12.12. 8:00 untill 16.12. 17:00, you can choose the most suitable time for yourself. You have 2h to complete the exam.

    Teacher: Saana Virtanen (saana.virtanen@aalto.fi)

    Workload: 2 h Zoom lecture + 52 h self-study

    Assessment Criteria: Assignments (50%) + Final exam (50%)

    Study materials: The book Chi le ma (by Jinhua Cheng + Sari Elina Annala + Veli-Matti Palomäki) and materials provided by the teacher.


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    • If you have any questions about the course or Chinese Characters, you can ask them here.

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      Different punctuation marks and where to find them on a Finnish keyboard layout when using Microsoft pinyin input