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Yanshan University College Chinese Classes

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Yanshan University College offers Chinese language and culture classes in person for basic, intermediate, and advanced level Chinese language learners.听 For information about possible class content and topics, click the tabs below.听 If you have questions or want to register, call us at 419.530.7793 or email us at YanshanUniversityCollege@utoledo.edu.

Target Audience

For those who have never been exposed to Chinese.

Course Plan

The basic Chinese class has 10 classes each semester, once per week, starting in the second week of every semester.听听

Course Goals

After learning for 10 classes, students will know 100 Chinese characters, understand a simple dialogue through listening, have a simple conversation with Chinese, read the text including 80 Chinese words and write 50 Chinese characters.听听

Course Materials

Standard Course HSK 1, Author: Jiang Liping.

Class Schedule听

  • Language: 50 minutes--Speaking: Learn how to speak the Chinese language.
  • BREAK: 10 minutes听听
  • Culture: 20 minutes--Listening: Learn about Chinese cultural traditions and current life.听
  • Review: 10 minutes --Summary: Review what you learned today.

Course Content

All lessons include introduction and practice of听the components of Hanyu听Pinyin听initials, finals, and tone and Chinese characters using various topics as described in each lesson below:

Lesson 1听

  • Language:听听You and Me听
    • Learn the components of Hanyu Pinyin锛歩nitials, finals, tone
    • Learn the basics of Chinese characters
    • Learn sentences 锛氣淗ello鈥, 鈥淲hat's your name鈥 and 鈥淲here is your home鈥
  • Culture: Traditional Festivals听听
  • Activity: Paper-cutting听

Lesson 2听

  • Language:听My Family听
    • Learn initials锛歜 p m f
    • Learn finals锛歛 o e i u 眉
    • Learn tone锛氣溾斺濄佲滐紡鈥濄佲溾埁鈥濄佲淺鈥
    • Learn sentences 锛氣淔ather, mother鈥, 鈥淚 have a cat鈥 and 鈥淢y house is not big鈥
  • Culture: Traditional Food听
  • Activity: Types of Facial Makeup in Operas听

Lesson 3听听

  • Language:听Food听
    • Learn initials锛歞 t n l
    • Learn finals锛歛i听 ei听 ao听 ou
    • Learn sentences 锛氣淒rink milk, not coffee鈥, 鈥淚 want apples, what about you?鈥 and 鈥淚 like seafood鈥
  • Culture: Drink听
  • Activity: Chinese knot听

Lesson 4听

  • Language:听School Life听
    • Learn initials锛歡 k h
    • Learn finals锛歛n听 en听 ang听 eng听 ong
    • Learn sentences 锛氣淐hinese class鈥, 鈥淥ur class鈥 and 鈥淚 go to the library鈥
  • Culture: Shopping听听
  • Activity: Braided bracelet听

Lesson 5听

  • Language:听Review听听
  • Culture: Social Software听
  • Activity: Make lanterns听

Lesson 6听

  • Language:听Time and Weather听
    • Learn initials锛歫 q x
    • Learn finals锛歩a听 iao听 ie听 iu听 ian听 in听 iang听 ing听 iong
    • Learn sentences 锛" What time is it?鈥, 鈥淢y birthday鈥 and 鈥淚'm not cold today鈥
  • Culture: Modern Snacks听
  • Activity: Make hairpins听

Lesson 7听

  • Language:听Jobs
    • Learn initials锛歾h ch sh r
    • Learn finals锛歶a听 uo听 uai听 ui听 uan听 un听 uang听 ueng
    • Learn sentences 锛氣淗e's a doctor鈥, 鈥淗e works in a hospital鈥 and 鈥淚 want to be an actor.鈥
  • Culture: Hospital听
  • Activity: Make a dragon听

Lesson 8听

  • Language:听Hobbies听
    • Learn initials锛歾 c s
    • Learn finals锛毭糴听 眉an听 眉n
    • Learn sentences 锛" What are your hobbies?鈥, 鈥淐an you play tennis?鈥, 鈥淚 watch TV every day鈥
  • Culture:听 Clothing听
  • Activity: Rabbit handmade听

Lesson 9听

  • Language:听Transportation and Travel听听
    • Learn sentences 锛氣淭his is the train station鈥, 鈥淚 take the plane to go鈥 and 鈥淭he bus is in front鈥
  • Culture: Travel听听
  • Activity: Kick a shuttlecock听

Lesson 10

  • Language: Review and Little Quiz听
  • Culture: Up to you听
  • Activity: Mystery prize

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Target audience

For those who have learned Chinese for鈥痟alf a year鈥痮r completed Class A or B.听听

Course Plan

The Intermediate class has 10 classes each semester.鈥 Once per week, from the second week of every semester.听听

Course Goals

After a semester of learning, students can identify 120 Chinese characters and master more than 200 words, read 150-word text including different literary forms like dialogue, letters, and email, write 100 Chinese characters and communicate with other people in Chinese about daily life.听听

Course Materials

Happy Chinese, HSK, Videos听听

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Target audience

For those who have learned and got the level of HSK4.

Course Plan

The HSK5 level class has 10 classes each semester.鈥 Once per week, from the second week of every semester.听听

Course Goals

After one semester of study, students have completed half of the first volume of HSK5 textbook, and master more than half of the syllabus vocabulary and be able to speak, recognize and write. After one year of study, students strive to reach HSK5 level.

Course Materials

HSK5 textbook


Contact Us

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