2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
Chinese: Intermediate Course 4
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Qing Feng
- Class Format
- Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.C334
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The Intermediate Chinese is a course for those who have learnt Chinese for one year . What we hope is to improve their ability to speak , to listen and to read Chinese .
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to reach the third grade of the Test of Chinese Proficiency(CHUKEN),or the fourth grade~fifth grade of the Chinese Proficiency Test(HSK).
Keywords
correct pronunciation, basic conversational ability
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The instructor will explain the grammatical phenomena of the text to the learners , and let them make sentences , so that the instructor can find , whether they understood what they were taught or not . And this helps them to improve their language skills of reading .The drills of the textbook can make the learners better their skills of speaking and listening .
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | A test and exercise | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
| Class 2 | Caught a Cold | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
| Class 3 | Conversation at a Movie Theater | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
| Class 4 | Talk about Job Hunting | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
| Class 5 | Preparation for Departure | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
| Class 6 | Catch up On Your Life by WeChat | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
| Class 7 | A test and exercise | A test and exercise |
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)
"Intermediate Chinese 20 Lessons for College Students"
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"Four Step Chinese for College Students"
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participation 50％, examination50％.
Related courses
- LAL.C341 ： Chinese: Advanced Course 1
- LAL.C342 ： Chinese: Advanced Course 2
- LAL.C343 ： Chinese: Advanced Course 3
- LAL.C344 ： Chinese: Advanced Course 4
Prerequisites
Students must have completed the basic Chinese courses.