Delivered at:: Department of Foreign Languages

Course type:: Elective course

When:: 2 year, 1, 2 module

Instructor

Shalimova, Svetlana

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Abstract

Beginner Chinese Course II” is a two year course delivered in English for the first-year and second-year master students. The material is given sequentially according to the degree of increasing complexity. Depending on the performance of the group, the rate at which students master the material may vary. If the group learns the material faster, the teacher can give additional materials for mastering at home and in the classroom (materials from other teaching and reference books, adapted texts for home reading or texts from the Internet). If the group masters the material more slowly than envisaged in the programme, a delay in the presentation of the material is allowed in order to better study aspects that cause difficulties for students.

Learning Objectives

Is able to recognize and handwrite Chinese characters with extent of HSK2 standards. Recognize and maintain oral speech in Chinese language within the studied materials. Provide answers grammatically consistent with the questions. Read and comprehend the elementary textbook materials in simplified characters within the studied vocabulary. Demonstrate a familiarity with various aspects of Chinese culture, literature, cinema and history.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Provide answers grammatically consistent with the questions.
Communicate on daily topics using correct grammar structures and vocabulary to the extent of HSK2.
Understand words, phrases, and short expressions aided by context and limited to learned vocabulary
Read and comprehend the textbook materials in simplified characters within the studied vocabulary
Handwrite at a basic level of proficiency
Search the information in Chinese recourses of the internet

Course Contents

1. Revision of the previous material
2. Lesson 11 I eat at the school canteen 从……到……;
3. Listening: what is your phone number;
4. Lesson 12 What would you like, coffee or tea?
5. Test on 11-12 lessons
6. Lesson 13 I have moved to a new place
7. Lesson 14 I bought a sweater
8. More practice on le
9. Lesson 15 Can college students have part-time jobs? Modal verbs
10. Revision
11. Lesson 16 I want to give him a gift
12. Lesson 17 I’m good at both speaking and listening
13. Lesson 18 I’ve been on the internet for four hours
14. Revision
15. Lesson 19 The central heating has not been fixed yet
16. Lesson 20 Fast food can be delivered home
17. Revision
18. Lesson 21 I put the bag on the table
19. Lesson 22 My bike is red
20. Lesson 23 The winter is getting colder this year
21. Revision
22. Final test
23. Revision of the previous material
Lesson 24 My Mom has sent me a gift
Lesson 25 I don’t understand what they said
26. Revision
Lesson 26 Christmas is about to come
Lesson 27 I’m watching TV
Revision
Lesson 28 The great wall in more than 8,850 km
Lesson 29 The party is real success
30. Revision
Lesson 30 I used to be an English teacher

Assessment Elements

Homework
Average result of all home assignments includes lexical and grammatical exercises, translations of sentences; reading texts and answering questions/ making up situational dialogues; lexical and grammatical exercises.
Written tests
Written lexico-grammatical control works based on various types of authentic tasks developed by HSE teachers on the basis of course materials, for which the student is given 1-2 academic hours, are performed directly on the lesson; 3-5 works per course.
Exam
The written exam is conducted in the format of HSK 2 exam and consists of 60 questions divided into two sections: Listening and Reading. The Listening section has 35 questions and is approximately 25 minutes long, while the Reading section has 25 questions and lasts about 22 minutes. There is no writing component for HSK 2, and candidates need to be familiar with around 300 Chinese words.
Work in class
Written and oral assignments based on individual or group linguistic assignments, prepared and unprepared oral speech, lexica-grammatical complexes of exercises, audio and video materials, essays (with or without home preparation) and based on course material; 10-16 works per course, presentations, prepared monologues and dialogues.

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 2nd module
0.2 * Exam + 0.25 * Homework + 0.3 * Work in class + 0.25 * Written tests

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Contemporary Chinese for beginners.Dāngdài Zhōngwén. Textbook, Wu, Z., 2010
Developing Chinese : advanced comprehensive course (I) (+CD), , 2019

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Developing Chinese : intermediate speaking course (II) (+CD), , 2019

Authors

Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna
Ursul Natalia Valerevna
Shalimova Svetlana Vladimirovna

Master’s Programme 'International Business in the Asia-Pacific Region'

Contacts

Beginner Chinese Course II