Course description:

This is a course for intermediate beginners of Chinese. Some basic understanding of the language assumed (knowing how to ask who/when/where/what in Chinese). The course is taught in English and Chinese. This course is suitable for graduates of Chinese for Absolute Beginners.

Material:

To be assigned in class

Course Objectives

After the course, students will be able to:

• identify and comprehend conversation situations and reproduce conversation schemes in basic conversation situations given by the textbook,
• apply the conversation schemes and acquired vocabulary to other interactive conversation situations,
• read and write basic conversation texts given in the textbook, and
• apply acquired grammar, vocabulary and increase necessary reading and writing comprehension.

Tentative Schedule

1. Review: Basic grammar and vocabulary.
2. Lesson 1: In Restaurants and Shops: Colors and clothes
3. Lesson 1: In Restaurants and Shops: Food and how to order in a restaurant
4. Lesson 1: In Restaurants and Shops: Grammar: Verb+bù+Verb.
5. Lesson 1: In Restaurants and Shops: Grammar: Verb+le
6. Lesson 1: In Restaurants and Shops: How to ask "why" and answer.
7. Lesson 1: In Restaurants and Shops: How to say "if"
8. Lesson 2: On Streets: How to take train and ask road
9. Lesson 2: On Streets: Approximation in Chinese.
10. Lesson 2: On Streets: Ordinal number in Chinese
11. Lesson 2: On Streets: Grammar: děi+Verb
12. Lesson 2: On Streets: Grammar: huì+Verb