1ST SEMESTER MANDARIN COURSES ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022

Course Level

Date18/08/21

-15/12/21

Free of charge

19/08/21-

17/12/21

19/08/21-

16/12/21Not o�ering

Time

Tues and Thurs

Not o�ering6:30pm-8:00pm

Class A:

Class B:

Thurs and Fri Tues and Thurs Not o�ering

Not o�ering

Not o�ering

Fee

1. Non-native Chinese speakers (i.e. mother tongue is neither Cantonese nor Mandarin)2. Adults over 18 years old with a valid permit to stay in Macau

Audience

Students are required to fulfil the minimum 80% attendance requirement and receive a passing grade in order to receive a “Certificate of Attendance”

Attendance Requirement

Day of theWeek

Elementary

I

Elementary

II

Intermediate

I

Intermediate

IIPre-advanced

Mon and Wed Not o�ering

8:00pm-9:30pm

(+853) 8822 [email protected]

FOR DETAILS PLEASE VISIT:

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7:00pm-

8:30pm

Class A: 6:30pm-8:00pm

Class B: 8:00pm-9:30pm

Thursday:

6:30pm-8:00pm

8:00pm-9:30pmFriday:

Class A:

Class B: Tues and Fri

Class A: 19/08/21-16/12/21

Class B: 20/08/21-17/12/21


COURSE DETAILS COURSE SCHEDULE

Admission Requirement:

This course is designed for students who want to have a basic command of Chinese language and culture. Course objectives are for the student to build a solid foundation and to develop their four languages skills: speaking, writing, listening, and reading. The emphasis is on correct pronunciation, accurate tones and mastery of basic grammatical structures. The relationship between language and culture and the sociolinguistically appro-priate use of language will be stressed throughout.

General Description and Objectives:

Learning Outcomes:• Distinguish the tones and sounds of Chinese, pronounce

individual sounds and tones according to the Pinyin system of modern standard Chinese, write down dictated syllables with correct tones as required;

• Comprehend general information and vocabulary when the communication partner uses objects, gestures, and visuals in speaking or writing;

• Comprehend the message or conversation using contex-tual clues, key words redundancy, paraphrase or restate-ment; and

• Perform basic communicative functions in face-to-face social interactions using a string of short sentences.

Course Weightings:

Attendance ...............................................................................................

Class Participation ................................................................................

Course Work / Assignment ............................................................

Oral Quiz ....................................................................................................

Final Examination (Oral Exam) .....................................................

30%

10%

10%

20%

30%

Reference Books:• Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part

1, 3rd Edition by Yuehua Liu et al. [ISBN 978-0-88727-638-5]

• Integrated Chinese: Character Workbook, Level 1, Part 1, 3rd

Edition by Yuehua Liu et. al. [ISBN 978-0-88727-648-4]

• Have not learned Chinese at all or only know less than 50 words

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Date:

18/08/21 - 15/12/21

A total of 30 class meetings orequivalent to 45 hours of studies

Every Mondays and Wednesdays

Time:Class A: 6:30pm-8:00pmClass B: 8:00pm-9:30pm

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AUGUST 2021Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

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9 10 11 12 13

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SEPTEMBER 2021Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

2 4

25 26

14 16 17 18

127 8 9 10 11

5

6

DECEMBER 2021Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

2

19

20 21 22 23

18

25

27 29 30 31

13 14 16

12116 7 8 9 10

4 5

16 17 18 19 20

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OCTOBER 2021Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

19 21

26 28

11 12 13 14 15

1094 5 6 7

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18

16

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NOVEMBER 2021Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

23 25 27

30

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11 13

5 641

10

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This course, as a continuation of Integrated Chinese: elementa-

ry level I, aims to further enhance students’ proficiency of the

Chinese language. They are expected to understand Chinese

texts, use the language correctly and confidently, and know

some Chinese culture through language learning. Through

classroom practice, students will gain a basic command of the

spoken and written language, as well as the cultural knowledge

in which this living language is embedded.


Learning Outcomes:

• Use Pinyin skillfully;

• Strengthen the pronunciation;

• Use the Chinese language to confidently communicate on a range of topics related to everyday situations;

• Handle a number of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations;

• Ask a few formulaic questions; and

• Perform basic communicative functions in face-to face social interactions using a string of sentences.

Course Weightings:

Attendance ..............................................................................................................

Class Participation ...............................................................................................

Course Work / Assignment ...........................................................................

Oral Quiz ...................................................................................................................

Final Examination (Presentation) ...............................................................

30%

10%

10%

20%

30%

Reference Books:

• Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part 2, 3rd Edition by Yuehua Liu et al. [ISBN 978-0-88727-670-5]

• Integrated Chinese: Character Workbook, Level 1, Part 1, 3rd Edition by Yuehua Liu et. al. [ISBN 978-0-88727-638-5]

• Knowledge of Pinyin;

• Master around 50 common Chinese words related to daily life and school life;

• Master the numbers;

• Master commonly used basic structures;

• Master commonly used interrogative sentences;

• Master attributive expressions for indicating possession; and

• Master adverbs of degree.

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Date:

19/08/21 - 16/12/21


Every Tuesdays and Thursdays

Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm


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9 10 11 12 13

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This course, as a continuation of Integrated Chinese: elementa-

ry level I, aims to further enhance students’ proficiency of the

Chinese language. They are expected to understand Chinese

texts, use the language correctly and confidently, and know

some Chinese culture through language learning. Through

classroom practice, students will gain a basic command of the

spoken and written language, as well as the cultural knowledge

in which this living language is embedded.


Learning Outcomes:

• Use Pinyin skillfully;

• Strengthen the pronunciation;

• Use the Chinese language to confidently communicate on a range of topics related to everyday situations;

• Handle a number of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations;

• Ask a few formulaic questions; and

• Perform basic communicative functions in face-to face social interactions using a string of sentences.

Course Weightings:

Attendance ..............................................................................................................



Oral Quiz ...................................................................................................................


30%

10%

10%

20%

30%

Reference Books:


• Integrated Chinese: Character Workbook, Level 1, Part 1, 3rd Edition by Yuehua Liu et. al. [ISBN 978-0-88727-638-5]

• Knowledge of Pinyin;

• Master around 50 common Chinese words related to daily life and school life;

• Master the numbers;

• Master commonly used basic structures;

• Master commonly used interrogative sentences;

• Master attributive expressions for indicating possession; and

• Master adverbs of degree.



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Date:

20/08/21 - 17/12/21


Every Tuesdays and Fridays

Time: 8:00pm-9:30pm


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2 3 5

22

26 29

9 10 11 12 13

7 8


2 4

25 26

16 18

127 8 9 11

5

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4 5


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Learning Outcomes:

Course Weightings:

Attendance ..............................................................................................................



Oral Quiz ...................................................................................................................


30%

10%

10%

20%

30%

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Date:

19/08/21 - 17/12/21


Every Thursdays and Fridays

Time: Thursday: 8:00pm-9:30pmFriday: 6:30pm-8:00pm

This course is designed for students with prior knowledge in

Chinese. It will further develop students’ communicative

competence in listening, speaking, reading and writing in

modern Chinese as well as to deepen understanding of Chinese

culture and social issues. Students will carry on conversations

and participate in classroom discussions in Mandarin Chinese

on various topics associated with daily life. Mandarin Putong-

hua and simplified characters are the medium of instruction in

this course.

• Continue to develop basic communication skills at “survival” level (e.g. ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics and handle a simple situation or transaction);

• Combine and recombine learned materials in personal meaning-ful communication;

• Locate Chinese language information on familiar topics (e.g. daily life, hobbies, sports, travel and so on);

• Continue to gain concrete knowledge of Chinese customs and manners;

• Use more complex grammatical constructions and more complex sentence structures; and

• Produce a string of sentences and short passage-level language.


• Minimum 300 commonly used words;

• Master adverbial expressions of time and place;

• Master commonly used complex predicate sentences;

• Master commonly used special sentence patterns;

• Master basic expressions for tenses and aspects;

• Master the meanings and usages of commonly used notional words and function words; and

• Master commonly used complex sentences.


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Learning Outcomes:

Course Weightings:

Attendance ..............................................................................................................



Oral Quiz ...................................................................................................................


30%

10%

10%

20%

30%

Reference Books:

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Date:

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Every Tuesdays and Thursdays

Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm

This course is a continuation of Intermediate I, aiming to

enhance students’ skills and competence in using Chinese in

general situations. It will cultivate students’ four basic language

skills including speaking, listening, reading and writing, with

substantial emphasis laid upon developing their oral communi-

cation skills and reading comprehension. Mandarin Putonghua

and simplified characters are the medium of instruction in this

course.

• Combine or recombine language materials to talk about familiar topics pertaining to their daily lives;

• Use more complex sentence patterns to communicate on familiar topics through interactions and descriptions;

• Handle a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks in straightforward social situations;

• Ask a variety of questions when necessary to obtain simple information to satisfy basic needs;

• Master concrete knowledge of Chinese customs and manners; and

• Produce a string of sentences and short passage-level language.

• Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 2, Part 1, 3rd Edition by Yuehua Liu et al. [ISBN: 978-0887276798]

• Minimum 600 commonly used words;

• Master complex attributive and adverbial;

• Master special sentence patterns;

• Master resultative complements;

• Master the meanings and usages of complex used notional words and function words; and

• Master complex sentences.


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22

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6 7 8 9

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