Chinese Level 1

Course Objectives

In this level, you will learn the following topics:

‐ introduce Chinese language ‐ master the 5 tones and Chinese pinyin (romanization) ‐ introduce yourself and introduce someone else ‐ number counting (1-50) ‐ basic stroke order of Chinese characters ‐ recognize 50 characters, and be able to write 30 characters ‐ complete Lessons 1-6 

Target Audience

Students who have never studied Chinese language before

Course Duration (hours)

45 hours of lessons 3 hours of assessment (oral and written)

Book/Unit

New Practical Chinese Reader Book I textbook (ISBN: 9787561910405) and New Practical Chinese Reader Book I workbook (ISBN: 9787561910429) on Lessons 1- 6

Skills to be covered (by the end of semester, students should be able to)

Grammar

‐ basic word order ‐ yes/no question formats ‐ wh- questions ‐ sentences with shi (verb to be) ‐ formation of negative sentences ‐ questions with an interrogative pronoun ‐ V/A –not- V/A questions ‐ Abbreviated questions with ne ‐ The position of adverbs ye and dou

Speaking / Listening

‐ greet people ‐ ask someone’s name, occupation, country of origin ‐ ask about locations ‐ say thank you/sorry/goodbye ‐ introduce oneself ‐ ask for permission ‐ introduce people ‐ talk about school subjects

Reading

‐ recognize all the basic characters ‐ identify all the radicals taught

Writing

‐ pinyin with tone marks ‐ Chinese numbers (1-50)and basic radicals ‐ 30 basic characters

Assessment criteria

‐ Written test: 50% ‐ Oral test: 50% ‐ Pass mark : 60%