Course description
This course is designed for students who have little or no knowledge of Chinese language. In this course, students develop their language skills for purposes of: 1) participating in day-to-day personal, social and professional situations, 2) improving their employment opportunities, 3) participating in intercultural and/or international community activities, 4) preparing for further education or training. Students will acquire basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through the study of vocabulary, grammar and culture. Chinese is spoken in class as much as possible.
Course content
Systematic introduction of:
1. Pronunciation system of Chinese language
2. Basic vocabulary
3. Basic Chinese characters
4. Basic sentence structures
5. Cultural aspects of Chinese-speaking countries and regions
Learning activities
The functional and communicative approach is used in the seminar and the lab.
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as:
- lecture material presented by the instructor, in-person or online synchronously or asynchronously
- task-based practice in pairs and small groups, in class and in lab, presented in person, or online synchronously, or asynchronously with instructor facilitation
- listening comprehension
- audio-visual activities
- online computer-assisted learning
- professional language development
- intercultural competency acquisition
Instructor feedback and revision of submitted work is provided.
Means of assessment
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a graded course. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in the course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation will be clearly defined in the Instructor's Course Outline.
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Written Evaluations
(May include but not limited to writing and reading exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, Final Written Exam)
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totalling 50%
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Oral Evaluations
(May include but not limited to oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, Final Oral Exam)
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totalling 50%
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Total: 100%
No single written or oral assessment or evaluation in this course will be worth more than 20%.
Note: This course includes testing worth more than 10% during the last 14 days of classes. A standing variance to the Douglas College Evaluation Policy was granted by Education Council on April 24, 2017.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of simple spoken discourse;
2. Demonstrate understanding of simple written texts;
3. Construct simple speech: extend greetings, express needs, ask questions and give replies;
4. Construct simple written expression: simple sentences and short dialogues;
5. Demonstrate an understanding of target cultures.
Textbook materials
Textbooks and online workbook are to be purchased by students.
Example texts may include:
Yuehua Liu, Tao-chung Yao, Nyan-Ping Bi, Liangyan Ge, Yaohua Shi. Integrated Chinese 1. SIMP 4E FluencyLink 6 MONTH
(Including virtual textbook, workbook and Chinese character workbook for 6 month online access)