Chinese 4

Code:

CHIN4

Acronym:

CHI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Foreign languages and literatures

Instance: 2023/2024 - SP (of 26-10-2023 to 27-06-2024)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Germanic Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Chinese (4)

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ECCHI4	0	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2014	1	-	3	60	81

Teaching language

Chinese

Objectives

The final objective is to lead students to have the necessary knowledge of Chinese, to be able to communicate without great difficulties with the Chinese part, and in this way to be able to reinforce the eventual linguistic success in terms of oral and written communication.
The course is essentially aimed at all Portuguese-speaking natives who are interested in acquiring knowledge of Mandarin Chinese both orally and in writing.

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Ability to use appropriate expressions on formal and courteous social occasions such as receptions, presentation of greetings, introductions of a varied nature, apologies and also congratulatory.
2. Ability to use appropriate expressions in specific situations of shopping, travel, use and travel on public transport, phone calls and appointments, meetings, briefings, exhibitions... and so on.
3. Ability to use appropriate expressions during cultural or commercial activities, or, such as making a summary description of a tradition or any other cultural aspect, a company or a product, in obtaining or assigning a quota, a comment or even a statement.
4. Ability to use appropriate expressions in cultural forums, receptions, diplomatic events, consultations, business, price discussion, in the drafting or review of a plan, discussion of a path of cooperation, comments on a particular subject in conjunction with analysis and troubleshooting.

Working method

Presencial

Program

FIRST SUBTITLE
Continuation of the study of phonetics, writing and general structure of the Putonghua or official Mandarin. Advanced study of the structure of Chinese characters or synograms.

SECOND SUBTITLE
Continuation of the study of the second Mandarin manual: Great Wall Chinese.

Mandatory literature

Adler, Joseph; Compiled by Bary, William Theodore de. & Bloom,Irene. Sources of Chinese Tradition; First Volume, Columbia University Press, 1999
Bond, Michael Harris; The Psychology of the Chinese people, Oxford University Press: Oxford, U.K.
Fishman, Ted ; C. China Inc. How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World, Scribner
Gu, Zhibin; Made in China. Centro Atlântico, PT: Lisboa,Portugal
AAVV; Harvard Business Review on Doing Business in China, Harvard Business School Press: Harvard
Hessler, Peter; China, Uma Viagem entre o Passado e o Futuro, Civilização Editora: Porto, Portugal
Hui, Wang; China`s New Order, Huters, Theodore, and Karl, Rebecca E. Harvard University Press
Nolan, Peter; China at the Crossroads , Polity Press
Perkins, Dorothy; Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, its History and Culture, Checkmark books
Spence, Jonathan D.; The Search for Modern China, Norton

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course will be structurally divided into three modules or levels. In this way, learners can acquire, in a relatively short and functional period of time, an in-depth knowledge of the syntactic, semantic and morphological structure of the Chinese language and writing.

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)
Estudo autónomo	21,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

75% attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

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