2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
Chinese: Basic Course 4 C08
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Mengke Xin
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed
- Class
- C08
- Course Code
- LAL.C204
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
"Chinese: Basic Course" is intended for students who have no knowledge of Mandarin Chinese. The course will begin with the exercise of the Chinese Pinyin Romanization system: tones, rules of phonetic spelling, and pronunciation drill. We also learn simple conversation and basic grammar, to build up rudimentary communication ability of Chinese. As the fourth step, at "beginner's class 4", we will learn the various complements, prepositions, conjunctions and complex sentences, to grasp basic grammar of Chinese, acquire four skills of Chinese to write to read to speak to hear. In addition, by using the supplementary materials, we will touch the cultural and social background of the China, will also to help students to have a better understanding of Chinese society and culture.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to
1Understand various complements and make short sentences
2 Understand a preposition and make short sentences.
3 Understand a conjunction and make complex sentences.
Keywords
The various complements of Chinese, the preposition of Chinese,the conjunction of Chinese.
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Explain basic grammar through words and expressions for daily life, Practice making complex sentences and conversations while touching the social and cultural background of China.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Usage of the complement. | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 2 | Usage of the complement. | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 3 | How to use prepositions. | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 4 | How to use prepositions. | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 5 | Usage of the conjunction. | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 6 | Usage of the conjunction. | To be announced during classes. |
| Class 7 | Reading and writing practice. | To be announced during classes. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 30 minutes preparing for class and another 30 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Four Step Chinese for College Students
Reference books, course materials, etc.
None required
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students’ course scores are based on class performance(50%) and final exam(50％).
Related courses
- LAL.C201 ： Chinese: Basic Course 1
- LAL.C202 ： Chinese: Basic Course 2
- LAL.C203 ： Chinese: Basic Course 3
Prerequisites
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
The instructor will announce the e-mail address in the announcement for the first class. Make sure to take a note, and contact the instructor if you have to be absent. Only if you can't reach the instructor, contact 2gojim[at]fl.ila.titech.ac.jp (Foreign Language Office ).