Language Summer School for Beginners 1.1 & 1.2 Combined (Discount Available)

Content of Course

• The Chinese pronunciation system “pinyin”;
• Making introductions;
• Presenting personal information, such as nationality and age;
• Using numbers and time;
• Talking about family.
• Measure words ;
• Buying things and ordering food;
• Talking about time and daily arrangements;
• Talking about events in the future;
• Describing a person's appearance.

Teaching method(s)

The course is tutorial based with a combination of joint class activities and group work. Supplementary material is prepared by the teacher.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• have a good command of about 420 Chinese characters
• be familiar with basic grammar and sentence structures that can be used in every-day conversations and to express events related to the present.
• have an understanding of China and its customs and ways of life.

Sources

Core Readings

Wu Zhongwei. Contemporary Chinese for Beginners. Beijing: Sinolingua, 2010.

www.chinesecio.com.  This book will be provided to registered students at the start of the course.  Please contact info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk if you already have a copy of this book

Web Sources

www.chinesecio.com

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.