CHINESE LANGUAGE (A)
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2018/2019
- Teacher
- GIORGIO PRODI
- Credits
- 2
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- L-OR/21
Training objectives
- The student by the end of the course is able to recognize the most relevant linguistic features of Modern Mandarin Chinese Language (level A1 of CEFR),in detail, the student can identify elements within the graphic and phonological frameworks, the noun phrase and existence verbs.
The student by the end of the course is also able to understand and utter short dialogues with native speakers in terms of greetings, nationalities and personal introduction. Prerequisites
- The student has to be aware of the L1 grammar framework, should also know the parts of the speech and their functions as well as being interested in Asian cultures.
Course programme
- The lectures focus on the following topics:
- Chinese language evolution, phonetics, pinyin, tones, strokes, radicals.
- Greetings, personal introduction, name, nationality, age, family introduction, personal pronoun, suffix –men, interrogative particle ma, proper names, titles, verb to be, particle ne, noun phrase, adverbs ye and dou, conjunction he, exclusive interrogative sentence, numbers up to 100.
Moreover, the student has to read three articles on the following topics: brief Chinese history, one-child policy, family planning’s consequences on business. Didactic methods
- Lectures, grammar exercises, listening practice, role-play, interactive learning
Learning assessment procedures
- Written test
The test aims at assessing the achievement of the educational goals, stated above. The written test consists of a vocabulary and phonetics quiz, grammar exercises, a short reading comprehension and two questions on the cultural readings. All the contents in the test can be found in the materials provided and are discussed in class. Reference texts
- Materials provided during the lectures and covering:
- Theoretical elements
- Grammar
- Conversation prompts
- Cultural aspects
