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DS1396 Chinese, Intermediate Level 9.0 credits

Kinesiska, mellannivå

Please note

This course is dormant.

NB: This course is from the autumn 2013 replaced by LS1396 Chinese B1

www.kth.se/student/kurser/kurs/LS1396?l=en

The course gives a further in-depth knowledge of elementary spoken Mandarin Chinese with elements of written and professional/technical Chinese.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    B

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Spring 13 for programme students

  • Periods

    Spring 13 P3 (4.5 credits), P4 (4.5 credits)

  • Application code

    61243

  • Start date

    16/01/2013

  • End date

    2013 week: 21

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Evenings

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Björn Kjellgren <bjoern@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Mandatory course for all students on the programmes with Chinese international profile.

    Elective course for all programmes.

  • Part of programme

Learning outcomes

EU language portfolio levels A2/B1 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

At the end of the course, the student should be able to

  • identify tones and syllables in normal spoken Mandarin Chinese, and understand both colloquial and formal sentences and clause patterns
  • understand short texts of an informal and a professional/technical nature
  • use the language in everyday conversations
  • give simple presentations in Chinese
  • translate short texts of an informal and a professional/technical nature from Chinese to Swedish

Course main content

The course builds further on the Advanced Beginners’ Level II course with continued learning of common and important clause patterns for everyday spoken Mandarin Chinese as well as the building of a core vocabulary and characters. Additionally there will be a larger number of translation exercises with an increased number of elements of written, formal and professional/technical Chinese of different types. The course comprises appr. 360 characters.

Eligibility

General entrance requirements for university studies. A pass on the compulsory placement test before applying or a pass in Chinese, Advanced Beginners’ Level II, DS1394.  See our website for the test and more information, www.kth.se/language

Prerequisites

2-3 years' study of Chinese

Literature

Liu Lixin & Deng Fang (red). Jia you ernü, 1. Beijing: Shijie tushu chuban gongsi

Examination

  • ANN1 - Assignments, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • TEN1 - Language Proficiency, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

75% attendance. Oral/written examinations (ANN1; 4,5 credits), language proficiency examination (TEN1; 4,5 hp)

Offered by

ECE/Language and Communication

Contact

Björn Kjellgren, tel. 790 6125, bjoern@kth.se

Examiner

Björn Kjellgren <bjoern@kth.se>

Supplementary information

The course has limited participation. Students who are not present at course risk losing their place on the course.

The course programme may be subject to changes and courses with an insufficient number of students can be cancelled or get a reduced number of lessons.

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 12.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.