| Module name (EN): Chinese for Beginners I |
| Degree programme: Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013 |
| Module code: MAB.4.2.1.23 |
| Hours per semester week / Teaching method: 2V (2 hours per week) |
| ECTS credits: 2 |
| Semester: 4 |
| Mandatory course: no |
| Language of instruction: English |
| Assessment: Written composition with presentation [updated 19.02.2018] |
| Curricular relevance: EE-K2-543 Energy system technology / Renewable energies, Bachelor, ASPO 01.04.2015, optional course, general subject, course inactive since 14.03.2018 KI572 Computer Science and Communication Systems, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2014, semester 5, optional course, non-technical KIB-CHI1 Computer Science and Communication Systems, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017, semester 5, optional course, non-technical MAB.4.2.1.23 Mechanical and Process Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013, semester 4, optional course, non-technical MST.CA1 Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2012, optional course, non-technical MST.CA1 Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2019, optional course, non-technical MST.CA1 Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020, optional course, non-technical PIBWN61 Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011, semester 5, optional course, not informatics specific PIB-CHI1 Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017, semester 5, optional course, not informatics specific MST.CA1 Mechatronics and Sensor Technology, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011, optional course, non-technical |
| Workload: 30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits). There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation. |
| Recommended prerequisites (modules): None. |
| Recommended as prerequisite for: MAB.4.2.1.24 Chinese for Beginners 2 [updated 25.02.2016] |
| Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld |
| Lecturer: Yi-Ling Lillian Tinnefeld-Yeh [updated 24.02.2016] |
| Learning outcomes: - Introduction to Pinyin, the phonetic Chinese alphabet - Training of basic listening comprehension skills in relation to lexemes and idiomatic expressions discussed in the course - Ability to communicate in narrowly defined situational contexts such as greeting someone, providing personal information or introducing one´s own family - Ability to recognize contextually validated Chinese lexemes and expressions in Pinyin - Development of a basic understanding of Chinese script with regard to radicals and the direction of writing - Ability to write one´s own Chinese name in the correct writing direction - Raise awareness for the Chinese culture in comparison to one´s own culture [updated 24.02.2018] |
| Module content: - Introduction to Chinese - Basic greeting phrases - Introduction to the pronunciation system of Mandarin Chinese (Hanyu-Pinyin) - Introduction to the Chinese script system (radicals and writing direction) - Questions about one´s own Chinese name in oral and written form - Chinese numbers from 1 to 999 - Asking about the date (day, month, year) - Asking what time it is - Introducing oneself in Chinese - Awareness for the Chinese culture (e.g. Chinese festivities) [updated 05.10.2020] |
| Teaching methods/Media: - Presentations by the lecturer - Partner work - Group work phases where work assignments will be completed by the students - Multimedia language lab - Short presentations by the students - Internet research [updated 19.02.2018] |
| Recommended or required reading: - Use of free materials developed by the teacher (not textbooks) - Listening comprehension texts (audio and/or video) - Internet resources - Subject-related multimedia programs - Additional materials on vocabulary and grammar [updated 19.02.2018] |
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