CANTONESE LANGUAGE
- Academic year
- 2020/2021 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LINGUA CANTONESE
- Course code
- LM0I10 (AF:333287 AR:179985)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6
- Degree level
- Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
- Educational sector code
- L-OR/21
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Course year
- 1
- Where
- TREVISO
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Cantonese is the most spoken Chinese variety, second only to Mandarin. Cantonese is used in Guangdong province, Hong Kong, Macau and in most Chinese communities in South East Asia, Usa, Canada, and Australia. Cantonese grammar and vocabulary preserve many characteristics of ancient Chinese.
Students will reach a basic knowledge of Cantonese.
Students will reach a basic knowledge of Cantonese.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
Speaking: take part in short routine conversations about needs and familiar topics of personal relevance. . They will be able to communicate basic needs and personal experience; ask and respond to simple familiar questions; describe a situation; tell a simple story; and describe the process of obtaining essential goods (e.g., purchasing) or services (e.g., medical). Students will be able to use a variety of short sentences; demonstrate control of basic grammar; and demonstrate adequate vocabulary for routine everyday communication.
Listening: Students will be able to follow simple informal conversations and other listening texts, on topics of immediate personal relevance that occur at a slower than normal rate of speech. They will be able follow simple, short, direct questions related to personal experience and general knowledge, understand and carry out many common everyday instructions and directions related to the immediate context. Students will also be able to read and pronounce (Cantonese pronunciation) some simple characters written in traditional Chinese.
Speaking: take part in short routine conversations about needs and familiar topics of personal relevance. . They will be able to communicate basic needs and personal experience; ask and respond to simple familiar questions; describe a situation; tell a simple story; and describe the process of obtaining essential goods (e.g., purchasing) or services (e.g., medical). Students will be able to use a variety of short sentences; demonstrate control of basic grammar; and demonstrate adequate vocabulary for routine everyday communication.
Listening: Students will be able to follow simple informal conversations and other listening texts, on topics of immediate personal relevance that occur at a slower than normal rate of speech. They will be able follow simple, short, direct questions related to personal experience and general knowledge, understand and carry out many common everyday instructions and directions related to the immediate context. Students will also be able to read and pronounce (Cantonese pronunciation) some simple characters written in traditional Chinese.
Pre-requirements
Knowledge or mandarin Chinese
Contents
- Introduction
- Phonetic
Lesson 1-16 of the text book
- Phonetic
Lesson 1-16 of the text book
Referral texts
Corso di lingua cantonese, Ed Hoepli, Jimmi Kin-wah Lam, Luisa M. Paternicò.
Additional materials provided by the professor.
Additional materials provided by the professor.
Assessment methods
Being this cantonese class focused on the spoken language, attendance to class is warmly recommended .
Oral exam.
Oral exam.
Teaching methods
Cantonese is a spoken language; oral tests will be given frequently in a non-stressful setting, including occasional reviews of the phonetic writing system. Consequently, regular attendance is essential for mastering these skills effectively.
Teaching language
Italian
Type of exam
oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 10/02/2021