Chinês 1

Code:

CHA1

Acronym:

CHA1

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Foreign languages and literatures

Instance: 2021/2022 - SP (of 27-10-2021 to 22-06-2022)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Chinese (1)

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ECCH1	20	Study Plan	1	-	3	60	81

Teaching language

Portuguese and Chinese

Objectives

A. This level is intended for students beginning their learning, having no knowledge of the Chinese language.
B. Teaching-learning at this level is oriented towards the acquisition of minimum communication skills, aiming at the acquisition of basic structures in the oral and written comprehension and expression domains.
C. It is also intended to complete language skills by introducing them to cultural habits.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the class, the students will know both principal Chinese culture and approximately 150 Chinese characters.  In addition, they will have knowledge of “everyday Chinese”. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. INTRODUCTION
- A short introduction to Chinese / Mandarin
- Phonetics Explanations - Beginning and Ending
- Pin Yin pronunciation exercises with four different sounds
- Normal greetings
 
II. INTENSIVE PHONETIC EXERCISES
- Basic structure “How are you? "
- Chinese foods and school supplies
Basic Structure “What do you want to eat / drink or buy? "
- Count the numbers (one-ten)
Chinese Currency Introduction “Yuan”
Basic Structure “How much does it cost? "
- Phonetic synthesis
Basic Structure “Where is the library / post office / bank ........?” Or “Where are you going?
 
III. CHINESE GRAMMATICS
- Chinese sentence order
- The basic structure with “YES”
- The phrase “predicate” with “predicate subject”
- Question phrase: What / who / what / where / how much
- “yes-negative” phrase
- Questions about family members and the professions
- Date and time expressions (year, month, day, and week)
- Statements with the “predicate nominal”
- Place nouns
- Phrases indicating existence
- The structure with the word “DE”
- Chinese currency bills
- Juxtaposed Verbs
- Verb phrases - predicate with two objects
- Questions with the interrogative adverb “How much”
- Approximate numbers
 
IV. TYPICAL SITUATIONS CONVERSATION
- Presenting yourself
- Health related compliments
-What's your nationality?
- How many people are in your family?
- What time is it?
- Ask the way
- In a mall
- At a restaurant
- At the post office
- In a bank
 
V. CHINESE WRITING (CHINESE CHARACTERS)

Mandatory literature

A definir pelo docente no início do curso; To be defined by the teacher at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods and learning activities

To be defined by the teacher at the beginning of the course.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Total:	60,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Not applicable.