Chinese as a foreign language - listening and comprehension 15-PNJCH-LC-2BA-12

(First semester of a two-semester course. Next semester: 15-PNJCH-LC-2BA-22.)

The aim of the course is to develop students’ listening skills as such and broadening their general knowledge of China through listening to interesting materials presenting issues such as work and environment in China, Chinese business culture, tourist attractions, media news, etc. While listening to the recordings, students also practice their memory and concentration, and learn how to select and organize information.

Module learning aims

- To develop the comprehension of spoken discourse, especially typical conversations, short narrative texts and announcements, which are clearly uttered and delivered at a natural pace in the standard variety of Chinese. - To develop the skill of understanding the aim and intentions of the author of a message, deciphering their emotions, inducing unspoken contents or contents expressed indirectly. - To practice the skill of making use of information inferrred from a message, its selection, analysis and processing, and drawing conclusions.

Information on where to find course materials

All materials are provided by the teacher on a continuous basis.

Major

Philology Specialisation: English and Chinese studies

Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement

Transmitting information; listening to texts, discussion, analysing the language structures used; detailed questions; filling in gaps, charts, figures, etc.

Student workload (ECTS credits)

120 hours, 4 ECTS (after both semesters)

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

compulsory

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 2

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

The knowledge of basic grammatical structures and vocabulary in Chinese, completing the 15-PNJCH-RZS-13 module.

Course coordinators

Term 2021/SZ:

Hanna Rutkowska

Term 2018/SZ:

Hanna Rutkowska

Term 2024/SZ:

Hanna Rutkowska

Term 2020/SZ:

Kamila Dębowska-Kozłowska
Hanna Rutkowska

Term 2019/SZ:

Hanna Rutkowska

Learning outcomes

After a successful completion of the course, a student:

- knows basic interpretation methods in relation to spoken discourse

- recognizes the gist after a single listening to a text

- understands and remembers specific information from a text

- infers information which was not expressed directly on the basis of listening

- understands the aims, intentions and emotions of the speaker

- recognizes the communicative function of a text and places it in an appropriate social and situational context

- distinguishes between formal and informal style of utterances

- reconstructs the meaning of incomprehensible ideas with reference to the context and extralingyuistic knowledge

- reacts appropriately to the contents of a text

- appreciates the need for a continuous development of listening comprehension skills

Assessment criteria

Classroom assessment during activities; diagnostic tests; exam.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 15-PNJCH-LC-2BA-12 in USOSweb