CHINESE LANGUAGE MOD.1

The course is part of the educational offer of the study course: [LT40] in languages, cultures and societies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa, with two modules divided into the two semesters. Teaching is one of those that characterize the "Japan" and "Korea" curricula. The training objectives are part of the area of ​​language skills.
The course aims to introduce basic grammar structures and develop language skills in the context of simple communication situations (Level A1 of the CEFR).

Attendance of the course and individual study will allow students to reach a level of linguistic competence equivalent to a level A1- of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Language Knowledge). Specifically, students will be able to:

1. Knowledge and understanding
- Know the pronunciation of standard Chinese.
- Know the rules of writing Chinese characters, understand their structure and recognize their main components.
- Know and understand about 300 characters and 350 words (active competence).
- Know the basic grammar structures.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
- Correctly articulate the sounds of the standard modern Chinese language.
- Write Chinese characters correctly.
- Interacting in simple communication contexts.


3. Communication skills
- Knowing how to communicate the very basic specificities of linguistic analysis, using appropriate terminology.

The course can also be attended by those who have no knowledge of the Chinese language.

During the course aspects of grammar and basic vocabulary will be addressed with examples and exercises carried out in the classroom. The contents will be mainly aimed at developing basic communication skills, specifically basic level conversations.

Abbiati, M. and Zhang Ruoying, Dialogare in Chinese: colloquial language course (units 1-6 or 1-7 according to the level of the group, the specific units are indicated in the webpage of the course), vol. 1, Cafoscarina, Venice 2010 and following

recommended:
Abbiati, M., The Chinese language, Cafoscarina, Venice 1992 and succ.
o p p u r and Abbiati, M., Guide to the Chinese language, Carocci, Rome 2008 and succ. (suggested)

Casacchia G., Bai Yukun, Chinese-Italian Dictionary, Cafoscarina, Venice 2013, o p p u r and Zhao Xiuying, The Chinese dictionary. Chinese-Italian, Italian-Chinese dictionary, Zanichelli, Bologna 2013, o p p u r e Lombardi R. (edited by), Chinese, Garzanti, Milan 2012,
o p p u r e Zhang Shi Hua, SFLEP Concise Italian-Chinese Chinese-Italian Dictionary, Waiyu jiaoyu chubanshe, Shanghai 2006 (Italian reissue: Chinese-Italian Italian-Chinese Dictionary, Hoepli, Milan 2007),
or Wang Huanbao, Wang Jun, Shen Emei, Ke Baotai, Extremely modern Italian-Chinese Chinese-Italian dictionary, Waiyu jiaoxue yu yanjiu chubanshe, Beijing 2000 (Italian re-edition: Chinese Dictionary. Italian-Chinese Chinese-Italian, De Agostini, Novara 2006) ,
o p p u r and Zhao Xiuying and Gatti, F., Compact Chinese-Italian Italian-Chinese dictionary and conversations, Zanichelli Bologna 1996.

The course unfolds during two semesters. At the end of the first semester, a test will establish whether the acquired knowledge is sufficient to access the following course.
The final grade is the calculated average resulting from the two individual modules of the first and the second exam at the end of each semester.
For the academic year 2022/2023, students should complete the exams by the first date available in January 2024. After that date, both exams should be re-taken.
The exam consists of a 40-minute test based on grammar and lexical structures of the units discussed in class and on the material available on the online platform. Exercises might include: grammar analysis, translations of sentences from Italian into Chinese (characters) and viceversa Gli esercizi previsti sono: analisi grammaticale, traduzione di frasi dall'italiano al cinese (in caratteri); traduzione di frasi dal cinese all'italiano; grammar exercises of different sorts.

Lezioni frontali ed esercitazioni in classe. Uso di PPT e materiali multimediali. A limited number of make up classes, if needed, might be handled as online teaching.

Italian

language of instruction is Italian.

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