Intermediate – step 2

Course Summary

This course is a continuation of Intermediate Step 1. Students continue to develop all four skills starting to slowly close the gap between their receptive and productive skills. The development of listening and speaking skills will remain a focus of the course, and teachers will, at the same time, will encourage students to rely less on pinyin. Compared to lower levels of courses, slightly more emphasis will be attached to the recognition and writing of characters. Students are encouraged to reflect and internalise grammatical devices and structures that they have studied and actively use them in conversations and writings.

Learning Contents

  • Vocabulary building and conversation/ short paragraph construction related to topics covered in the textbook;
  • Terms of popular sports in various countries and regions;
  • Rhetorical questions (难道…；不是吗？能不…吗？);
  • To use了(liăo) and 着(zháo) as potential complements;
  • Reduplication of verbs;
  • Numerical phrases and fractions
  • Talk about Chinese names and the rules of choosing a Chinese name;
  • Learn related words and the extends uses of the directional complement;
  • Talk about Chinese folk customs and legends;
  • Learn existential sentences;
  • A summary of a few commonly used prepositions;

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Engage in conversations related to sports and hobbies;
  • Compare life and environment in China with that of other countries;
  • Have a better understanding of Chinese names and even have one;
  • Express in Chinese with directional complements;
  • Know more about Chinese traditional festivals and culture;
  • Use existential sentences to express in different ways;
  • Appreciate certain Chinese idiomatic expressions;
  • Study more autonomously beyond class

Teaching Methods

The course is tutorial based with a combination of joint class activities and group work. Supplementary material is prepared by the teacher. To benefit fully from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, students are strongly encouraged to spend at least 1-2 hours to revise each class.

Learning Materials

Textbook: Contemporary Chinese (Book 3, Units 7-12)

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