CHINESE LANGUAGE 3 MOD.1

The Chinese language module 3-1 is one of the main courses of the three-year degree course in Languages, cultures and societies of Asia and Mediterranean Africa and aims to provide students with tools and skills at an intermediate level in the linguistic field. translatological. The goal is to make it possible for them to apply their language skills and abilities in different communication situations, as well as in the reading and interpretation of simple economic texts, so as to make them a key tool for acquiring a solid understanding of Chinese society.

Achievement of a level of linguistic competence equivalent to level B1 + of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Knowledge of Languages). In particular:
1. Knowledge and understanding
• Know the key phrases needed to interact in commercial communication contexts.
• Have a solid understanding of the grammar system of the modern Chinese language.
• Know a lexicon of about 1600 words and 1120 characters, also including economic-commercial terms (active competence).
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
• Knowing how to correctly use key phrases necessary to interact in commercial communication contexts.
• Knowing how to understand written texts on economic and commercial topics.
• Knowing how to use a lexicon of about 1600 words and 1120 characters in writing, also including economic-commercial terms.
• Knowing how to correctly translate sentences including relatively complex grammatical structures into Chinese.
3. Judgment skills
• Knowing how to assess the level of one's knowledge, skills and language competences.
4. Communication skills
• Knowing how to communicate the specifics of linguistic and textual analysis, using appropriate terminology.
5. Learning skills a
• Knowing how to relate the different study contexts and apply one's knowledge, skills and abilities for personal and professional growth.

• Have an excellent theoretical and practical knowledge of the Italian language: be able to express oneself correctly both in written and oral form and master the tools of grammar and logical analysis.
• Having passed the Chinese Language 2 exam.

The course, aimed at students who choose to follow the economic-legal orientation, develops the ability to understand and translate simple Chinese texts on economic topics. It also provides oral linguistic skills in the commercial field and consolidates the ability to translate sentences including relatively complex grammatical structures into Chinese. Specifically, it offers:
• reading, translation and grammatical and translational commentary of short Chinese economic texts: 30 hours of theory and practice;
• training in linguistic interaction in commercial communication contexts: 60 hours of exercises A (conversation)
• training in the translation into Chinese of sentences including even relatively complex grammatical structures: 60 hours of exercises B (translation);
• conversation tutoring for small groups: exercises C;
• translation tutoring for small groups: exercises D.

Mandatory texts include:

• The texts in Chinese that will be read during the lessons will be available online in the Moodle space of the course.
• Zhang Hong, Wang Bo (edited by), Jingliren Hanyu: shangwu pian. Chinese for Managers. Business Chinese, Waiyu jiaoxue yu yanjiu chubanshe, Beijing 2005, vol. 1 (with 2 DVDs).
• Casacchia G., Bai Yukun, Chinese-Italian Dictionary, Cafoscarina, Venice 2013; or Wu Guanghua (ed.), Han-ying da cidian - Chinese-English Dictionary, Shanghai jiaodong Daxue chubanshe, Shanghai 1993, 2 vols.

Supplementary dictionaries suggested
• Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese, 4.2.2 (for Windows and Mac), available for purchase at www.wenlin.com;
• Pleco Software (for iPhone / iPad and Android), downloadable free of charge from the website www.pleco.com.
• Line Dictionary, www.linedict.com/
• Ichachanet web dictionary, www.ichacha.net/.
• ICIBA online dictionary and translator, www.iciba.com/.
• Baidu baike, http://baike.baidu.com/

The verification of acquired abilities and skills is carried out through three tests:
- Conversation in Chinese;
- Chinese-Italian translation of a short text;
- Italian-Chinese translation of a few sentences.

Teaching is organized in:
a) front lessons;
b) writing and conversation practice aimed at building and consolidating the knowledge, skills and competences necessary to meet the goal of the course;
c) tutoring aimed at discussing and clarifying specific language problems that emerged during the teaching.

written and oral