KSCB014 Intensive Conversation for beginners

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ya Jing Huang (seminar tutor)
Hiu Hung Chan (seminar tutor)
Jingluan Liu (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Wei-lun Lu, Ph.D.
Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Yu-Min Chang, MA
Supplier department: Department of Chinese Studies – Asia Studies Centre – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
KSCB014/01: Mon 14:00–15:40 L34, Tue 8:00–9:40 L42, Wed 18:00–19:40 D32, Thu 8:00–9:40 C31, except Mon 15. 4. to Thu 18. 4.
KSCB014/02: Mon 16:00–17:40 G11, Tue 12:00–13:40 C32, Wed 12:00–13:40 G11, Thu 18:00–19:40 C31, except Mon 15. 4. to Thu 18. 4.
KSCB014/03: Mon 12:00–13:40 L41, Tue 14:00–15:40 G21, Wed 8:00–9:40 L42, Thu 12:00–13:40 L41, except Mon 15. 4. to Thu 18. 4.
KSCB014/04: Mon 8:00–9:40 N43, Tue 18:00–19:40 B2.51, Wed 16:00–17:40 G11, Thu 16:00–17:40 L34, except Mon 15. 4. to Thu 18. 4.
Prerequisites
NOW( KSCA007 Chinese II )
The course requires knowledge of Chinese at the level of HSK 1 at least. Native Chinese speakers are not allowed into this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The course has the form of 1 to 1 intensive conversation. Its aim is an intensive training of conversation in Chinese language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
actively use modern Chinese on a 1st year level
better understand speech by a native speaker of modern Chinese
Syllabus
  • The course organization:
  • each student 2 x 25 minutes per week
  • 1 student to 1 lecturer conversations
  • The course structure:
  • 1) The 1st class in the week: The student prepares a presentation on a topic based on his/her interest or the textbook used in the basic course (Integrated Chinese 1.2) and present it to the lecturer (5-10 minutes). Free conversation on the topic follows (15-20 minutes), the lecturer asks questions, the student responds; the lecturer carefully corrects all mistakes the student makes, all sentences the student makes must be correct in the end.
  • 2) After the class the same day, the lecturer prepares a list of mistakes the student made in the presentation and writes down a list of new vocabulary (10-15 words) and/or grammatical patterns the student might use in the presentation but he/she did not. The lecturer sends the list to the student by email.
  • 3) The 2nd class in the week: the student re-prepares the same presentation (the same topic) with the suggested new vocabulary and grammar and presents it to the lecturer again (5-10 minutes). Free conversation on the topic follows (15-20 minutes), the lecturer asks questions, the student responds; the lecturer carefully corrects all mistakes the student makes, all sentences the student says must be made correct.
  • 4) At the end of the 2nd class the student and the lecturer choose a topic for the next week.
Literature
  • Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, vii, 190. ISBN 9780887276927. info
  • Integrated Chinese : simplified and traditional characters. Edited by Yuehua Liu. 3rd ed. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company, 2010, xxxiii, 42. ISBN 9780887276804. info
Teaching methods
Conversation, students presentation.
Assessment methods
100% attendance and preparedness for the classes.
Language of instruction
Chinese
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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