Chinese

The aim of Spoken Chinese is to enhance the proficiency of oral communication by learning common vocabularies and sentences.

Advanced Class: For those who have vocabulary skill of more than 2500 Chinese words. The course aims to enable students to discuss and communicate their ideas on general social topics.

This beginning Chinese language course is for students who have never taken Chinese courses or have taken less than 100 hours of Chinese language instruction. It teaches hanyu pinyin; the structure, stroke orders, and writing method of Chinese characters; basic Chinese sentence structure and word order; and topics such as self-introduction and carrying on basic conversation. The course develops proficient language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing to enable students to communicate effectively in their daily lives. Through the course, students further understand Taiwanese culture and language. Text: Practical Audio-Visual Chinese I” (chapters 1-6).

The course develops proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing that builds off already existing advanced proficiency in Chinese and further hones that proficiency through weekly discussion of the class text. The textbook will cover natural dialogues that integrate pieces of Taiwan culture and society. The methods of assessment will be conducted through attendance and participation, quizzes, assignments and midterm and final exams. 

This is a knowledge-based course introducing Chinese language and culture. The course is designed for CUHK students (both local and international) who are interested in Chinese language and culture; the theories, practices and situations of teaching and learning Chinese as a second language (including Putonghua and Cantonese learning); the importance of culture in Chinese as a second language learning; and the language situations in Hong Kong and in Mainland China.