[NCYU] Beginner Class – Language Course 2016

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Course Syllabus: Listening and Speaking
  • Course Title
    Chinese Listening and Speaking for Beginner Level
  • Course Materials
    1. Far East Everyday Chinese I
    2. Multimedia materials:
      • Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Chinese Words. (OCAC)
      • Fun With Chinese Learning (OCAC)
      • Rice Culture in Taiwan (Taiwan Panorama Ltd)
    3. Handout
  • Pre-requisite
    None
  • Objectives
    • Communication
      1. Become familiar with the pinyin system, and proper Chinese pronunciation.
      2. Learn helpful Chinese words and phrases for shopping and asking prices.
      3. Learn common telephone conversation phrases.
      4. Be able to give effective directions.
      5. Be able to describe object placement.
      6. Learn vocabulary to describe and rent an apartment or house in Taiwan.
      7. Learn to order dishes in a restaurant, and understand the waiter's questions.
    • Grammar
      1. Learn measure words and their usage.
      2. Learn the "ba-constituent"
    • Culture
      1. Learn a Chinese song.
      2. Learn more about Taiwanese cuisines and food.
  • Teaching Method
    • Lecturing
    • Class Discussion
    • Class Activities
    • Multimedia Teaching
Course Syllabus: Reading and Writing
  • Course Title
    Chinese Reading and Writing for Beginner Level
  • Course Materials
    1. Practical Audio-Visual Chinese 2nd Edition 1
    2. Practical Audio-Visual Chinese 2nd Edition 2
    3. Multimedia Materials:
      • Fun With Chinese Learning (OCAC)
      • Stroke Practice
  • Pre-requisite
    None
  • Objectives
    • Grammer
      1. Learn the Verb Object Compounds (VO) pattern.
      2. Learn the present tense, past tense and future tense.
      3. Learn the degree of comparison.
      4. Learn the passive voice.
      5. Learn the usage of particle "了" and its meaning.
      6. Learn to describe with verbal suffix.
    • Writing
      1. Learn the Chinese characters systematically through the radicals and components.
      2. Learn the proper stroke order.
      3. Learn a Chinese congratulatory speech.
      4. Be able to write a short 150 word essays.
  • Teaching Method
    • Lecturing
    • Class Discussion
    • Class Activities
    • Multimedia Teaching