Course list, sample study scheme and course outline

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1 Yale-China Chinese Language Centre Course list, sample study scheme and course outline Update: 28 December 2017 Course List for Foundation Certificate Programme in Integrated Chinese Communication for Workplace Courses offered in part-time mode (weekday evening or Saturday). Each course/ module at study hours Cantonese electives (listening/ speaking) CP2101 Elementary Cantonese I for Non-native Chinese Speakers* CP2102 Elementary Cantonese II for Non-native Chinese Speakers CP210 Intermediate Cantonese I for Non-native Chinese Speakers CP2104 Intermediate Cantonese II for Non-native Chinese Speakers CP2105 Upper Intermediate Cantonese I for Non-native Chinese Speakers CP2106 Upper Intermediate Cantonese II for Non-native Chinese Speakers CP2107 Advanced Cantonese I for Non-native Chinese Speakers CP2108 Advanced Cantonese II for Non-native Chinese Speakers Chinese Reading electives CLCC220B Integrated Chinese Reading I CLCC0 Chinese Reading II CLCC4B Chinese Reading III CLCC450B Advanced Chinese Reading CLCC46C Newspaper Reading C Courses offered in full-time mode or part-time at weekday daytime mode. Each course/ module at study hours Cantonese electives (listening/ speaking) CLCC112 Oral skills practice I CLCC222 Oral skills practice II CLCC2 Oral skills practice III CLCC441 Communication in professional settings CLCC444 Advanced Listening Comprehension Skills CLCC451 Topical Communication CLCC454 Listening Comprehension Skills in Professional Settings CLCC460 China Issues CLCC461 Cantonese Colloquialism CLCC491 Pragmatic Internship in China Cantonese-Speaking Region (PRINCH, advanced level) 1

2 Courses offered in full-time mode or part-time at weekday daytime mode. Each course/ module at study hours Courses with Chinese reading components CLCC111 Application of Vocabulary & Grammar I CLCC225 Basic Presentation Skills & Daily Situations II CLCC5 Basic Presentation Skills & Daily Situations III CLCC4A Chinese Reading III CLCC450A Advanced Chinese Reading CLCC46A Newspaper Reading A *The core course requirement for the respective programme. Credits earned in a programme with award certificate issued is not transferable to the other CLC programmes. However, the entrance level for higher award programme can be advanced subject to placement. The Centre reserves the right to start or cancel a course due to operational concern. Applicants will be informed in due time. Please refer to the latest lesson schedule. 2

3 Sample study scheme for Foundation Certificate Programme in Integrated Chinese Communication for Workplace Sample scheme B1 part-time mode without core course Placement CP210 hrs Term 1 CLCC220B hrs Term 2 Sample scheme B2 full-time mode for beginners Placement/ Counselling CLCC111(hrs) + CLCC112(hrs) Term 1 CLCC222 hrs Term 2 Note: full-time mode beginner and intermediate courses are offered in a batch of 5 courses each. Beginning students which target this award in full-time mode are expected to take 10 courses altogether. Students may want to consider the pros and cons of admission in this programme or to consider its full-time counterpart Certificate programme in Chinese as a Foreign/ Second Language (Cantonese). Sample scheme B mixed mode for non-beginners Placement/ Counselling CLCC220B hrs Term 1 CLCC441(hrs) + CLCC444(hrs) Term 2

4 Course Outline for Part-time Cantonese Training Modules At beginner level, the modules focus on oral skills and listening comprehension, with proficiencyoriented activities based on useful vocabulary items, daily expressions and a wide variety of patterns. Upon intermediate and advanced level, more topics and activities will be linked to the needs shared by students of the similar profession or background. For reference only, students are usually expected to spend no less than 4 hours a week on revision to make progress. CP2101 Elementary Cantonese I CP2102 Elementary Cantonese II Introduction to Cantonese sounds and tones. Topics: Greetings, at school, time and date, a shopping day. Topics: Talk about hobbies, telling location, meet my family, tour around HK, in the office. CP210 Intermediate Cantonese I Topics: dining out, describing people, having fun, shopping around, going to doctor. CP2104 Intermediate Cantonese II Topics: talking about media, working life, going abroad, moving into a new house, when I was young. CP2105 Upper Intermediate Cantonese I Topics: hiring a helper, a day in the office, entertainment and sports, dinner at teacher s home, at a wedding party. CP2106 Upper Intermediate Cantonese II Topics: at the airport, an evening get-together, seeing a film together, discussing travel plans, talking about hobbies. CP2107 Advanced Cantonese I Topics: looking for a job, buying a computer and connecting to the web, renting a flat in HK, moving to a new home, going to the doctor. CP2108 Advanced Cantonese II Topics: picked pocket, Hong Kong news media, Hong Kong transportation, Hong Kong fashion, Hong Kong dining. 4

5 Course Outline for Part-time Integrated Chinese Reading Modules The new integrated CLC Chinese reading modules provide comprehensive training on Chinese reading and writing of traditional Chinese characters based on real life situations. They are solid training courses taught in simple Cantonese with supplementary English explanation on reading and character recognition; from daily living context to professional setting and from sentence level to discourse level. For reference only, students are usually expected to spend no less than 4 hours a week on revision to make progress. CLCC220B Integrated Chinese Reading I An elementary course which provides comprehensive training on reading of traditional Chinese characters based on real life situations. The course is taught in simple Cantonese with supplementary English explanation. It helps students to build up abilities in presenting basic ideas in real life communication settings. Such training would be based on various sources including basic readings like menus, maps, signages, as well as speaking and listening input such as situational videos, announcements and instructions, etc. It will focus on recognition of Chinese characters and readings at sentence level. CLCC0 Chinese Reading II This intermediate course helps students to build up abilities in presenting basic ideas in real life communication settings. Such training would be based on various sources including reading materials like notices, s, as well as speaking and listening input such as situational videos, discussions, etc. It will focus on recognition of Chinese characters and readings at paragraph level. CLCC4B Chinese Reading III An advanced course to introduce the use of Chinese characters with real life examples and contextualized exercises in a wide variety of settings. It will focus on recognition of Chinese characters and readings at discourse level. CLCC450B Advanced Chinese Reading An advanced course to introduce the use of Chinese characters with authentic materials and contextualized exercises in professional settings. Readings will be based on materials such as prose, argumentative essays, descriptive essays, drama scripts, etc. CLCC46C/ CLCC46D Newspaper Reading An advanced course designed to improve students language ability through the reading and discussion of selections from newspapers in standard written Chinese. Topics include international relations, political news, crime, economic news, accidents, etc. The Centre reserves the right to start or cancel a course due to operational concern. Applicants will be informed in due time. Please refer to the latest lesson schedule. 5

6 Course Outline for Full-time/ Mixed mode Elementary to Intermediate Cantonese and Chinese Reading Relevant Modules CLCC111 Application of Vocabulary & Grammar I ; hrs/week An elementary course designed to familiarize students with the use of basic vocabulary and grammar points. Vocabulary introduced based on everyday conversations and daily usage. Focus will be on appropriateness in application. CLCC112 Oral Skills Practice I ; hrs/week An elementary course focused on students fluency in communication with basic vocabulary and grammar points through various kinds of speaking practice. Real life settings are introduced such as shopping, introducing family members, asking directions etc. CLCC222 Oral Skills Practice II ; hrs/week An intermediate course focused on students fluency in speaking practice in real life settings, such as going to the airport, attending a wedding party, going to see movies, discussing travel plans, talking about hobbies etc. CLCC225 Basic Presentation Skills & Daily Situations II ; hrs/week This intermediate course helps students to build up abilities in presenting basic ideas in real life communication settings. Such training would be based on various sources including basic readings such as menus, map, signage, as well as speaking and listening input such as situational videos, announcements and instructions, etc. (This course is to be first offered in Summer 2016). 6

7 Course Outline for Full-time/ Mixed mode Upper Intermediate and Advanced Cantonese and Chinese Reading Relevant Modules CLCC2 Oral Skills Practice III ; hrs/week An upper intermediate course focused on students fluency in speaking practice with newly acquired vocabulary and grammar points. Real life settings are introduced such as buying a computer, going to the doctor, renting a flat, moving to a new home etc. CLCC5 Basic Presentation Skills & Daily Situations III ; hrs/week This upper intermediate course helps students to build up abilities in presenting basic ideas in real life communication settings. Such training would be based on various sources including reading materials such as notice, , as well as speaking and listening input such as situational videos, discussions, etc. (This course is to be first offered in Fall 2016). CLCC4 Chinese Reading III ; hrs/week An advanced course to introduce the use of Chinese characters with real life examples and contextualized exercises in a wide variety of settings. It will focus on recognition of Chinese characters and readings at discourse level. CLCC441 Communication in Professional Settings ; hrs/week An advanced course designed to help students communicate with extended vocabulary in advanced settings through real life language tasks/activities and contextualized exercises. Topics include social issues in Hong Kong, environmental issues, Chinese custom and religion etc. CLCC444 Advanced Listening Comprehension Skills ; hrs/week An advanced course focused on building up students listening ability in advanced context and presenting students with multi-media authentic materials. Topics for discussion include social issues in Hong Kong, environmental issues, Chinese custom and religion etc. CLCC450 Advanced Chinese Reading ; hrs/week An advanced course to introduce the use of Chinese characters with authentic materials and contextualized exercises in professional settings. Readings will be based on materials such as prose, argumentative essays, descriptive essays, drama scripts, etc. CLCC451 Topical Communication (HK Issues) ; hrs/week An advanced course designed to build up the students confidence in using a variety of vocabulary in formal settings through specific topics and contextualized exercises. Topics include various local & international news and issues related to our society, such as education system, economy and immigration. CLCC454 Listening Comprehension Skills in Professional Settings ; hrs/week An advanced course focused on building up students listening ability in professional context and presenting students with multi-media authentic materials. Topics for discussion include various local 7

8 & international news and issues related to our society, such as education system, economy and immigration. CLCC460 China Issues ; hrs/week An advanced course designed to familiarize students with some Chinese literature and writing. Students will be exposed to selected classical Chinese stories. It will focus on reading ability and exposure to Chinese culture. CLCC461 Cantonese Colloquialism ; hrs/week An advanced course designed to introduce Cantonese colloquialism used in various settings in Hong Kong. In less formal settings, lot of colloquial expressions can be found in discourse. This course helps students to understand and be able to use common colloquial expressions in real life. CLCC46 Newspaper Reading ; hrs/week An advanced course designed to improve students' language ability through the reading and discussion of selections from newspapers in standard written Chinese. Topics include international relations, political news, crime, economic news, accidents, etc. CLCC491 Communication in Context Cantonese PRINCH (Advanced Level) ; hrs/week, Fall term only This is a compulsory course offered in Fall Term for Advanced Diploma students and an elective course to students targeting other level award. PRINCH allows intermediate and advanced Cantonese learners to practice what they have learned in class through a variety of activities in the target culture, an approach that has been recognized by professionals and highly recommended as a most effective means to cultivate pragmatic competence of language learners. Students will be assigned to small groups led by trained teaching assistants to explore different themes in Hong Kong by visit on alternate weeks. Themes may include arts and culture, history and traditions, government & policies, contemporary and folk culture etc. Students are expected to prepare and give oral presentation related to the visit on the weeks following the visit which will then be assessed by the teaching assistants and/ or the lecturer. An activity fee will be charged together with the tuition fee in this programme to provide for small group counseling and visit activities. More PRINCH information at All courses are subject to an enrolment threshold and some courses are offered on an irregular schedule. Students will be duly notified. 8