Syllabus 2009/2010 GEMA65

Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)

CHINESE FOR ENGINEERS

GEMA65

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: UG. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. GEMA65 overlap following cours/es: EXTA35, EXTA35 och EXTA35. Optional for: A3, B4, BI3, C4, D4, E3, F3, I4, K4, L4, M4, MD4, N2, Pi4, RH4, V4, W3. Course coordinator: Marita Ljungqvist, Marita.Ljungqvist@ostas.lu.se, Kinesiska. The course might be cancelled if the numer of applicants is less than 20. The number of participants is limited to 30 Assessment: Written and oral examination.

Aim

The aim with the course is to get elementary knowledge in modern Mandarin

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

show elementary knowledge about basic features in the syntax, pronounciation, and character system of Mandarin

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

show ability to use the most central grammatical constructions in Mandarin in both speech and writing
be able to understand and be understood during simple everyday conversations in Mandarin
be able to identify and write approx. 200 characters

Contents
The course studies Mandarin phonetics, phonology, basic grammar, and character system through reading of simpler texts. The students practice in auditative comprehension, written and oral presentation. The course is based on lectures, group exercises, and internet based education via a course home page containing texts from lessons, sound files, grammatical modules as well as exercises that develop the students vocabulary and knowledge in Mandarin structure and pronounciation.

Literature
Material on the home page and handouts from seminars.