- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
ABC of a foreigner in China - what to say and how to behave to avoid making a Chinese faux pas 3600-SJW-ABCOCH-OG
The subject area of the course will concern broadly understood everyday life as well as travel. The planned initial topics are:
1. Who am I? - how to introduce yourself correctly.
2. Home and family - what a Chinese family looks like.
3. Numbers and age - "prohibited" numbers in Chinese.
4. In a store - the process of shopping.
5. Chinese food - most popular dishes.
6. In a restaurant - how to order a dish and how to behave at the table.
7. Transport - how to buy a ticket and plan a trip.
8. Business meeting - how to win the favor of a Chinese businessman.
9. Emotions - how the Chinese show their feelings.
10. Animals - their situation in China.
11. At the doctor's - diseases and illnesses; how to talk with a Chinese doctor.
12. Chinese street - what rules govern and how to react to taunts.
13. At the post office - how to send a package and what the process of buying things online looks like.
14. Bank - exchange of money.
15. Chinese holidays - similarities and differences between Polish and Chinese celebrations.
The full classes last for 1.5 hours, therefore both the cultural and linguistic part will last for 45 minutes each. During the cultural part, the listener will learn how to react in a given situation, while during the linguistic part he will learn appropriate phrases that he will be able to use in these specific circumstances. Thanks to this, it will be pre-prepared for a meeting with Chinese culture in terms of both content and language. Classes are like a compendium of knowledge about "survival in China”.
Type of course
elective courses
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Knowledge (cultural part):
- The listener presents a typical Chinese family;
- The listener behaves in accordance with the norms accepted for the Chinese society;
- The listener describes the situation of animals in Chinese society;
- The listener compares Chinese and Polish holidays;
- The listener explains what the differences are in expressing feelings by Chinese and Europeans;
- The listener talks about dishes characteristic for specific regions of China;
- The listener responds appropriately to Chinese verbal accusations;
- The listener is planning a route of his dream trip around China.
Skills (language part):
- The listener correctly pronounces and distinguishes tones;
- The listener applies appropriate phrases when presenting himself;
- The listener speaks about himself basic information (how old he is, where he comes from, how many members his family counts, etc.);
- The listener tells what he likes and what he does not like;
- The listener orders food in a restaurant;
- The listener correctly counts in Chinese;
- The listener asks in a clear and clear way;
- The listener describes his illnesses when visiting a doctor;
- The listener can exchange money in the bank without any problems;
- The listener uses the basic vocabulary of the HSK1 state exam (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi 1).
Social competence:
- The listener discusses the basic cultural differences between the Chinese and the European way of life, and therefore can behave appropriately in specific situations.
Assessment criteria
The grade for passing the course is the average of grades obtained from two parts of the lecture: cultural and linguistic.
Passing the cultural part is divided into two stages:
Stage 1: test consisting of closed-ended ABC single-choice questions. The scope of the material covers only the topics mentioned during the classes.
Stage 2: one longer descriptive task, to which the listener should answer in a concise but exhaustive manner, and also include some basic and, at the same time, the most important information concerning a given issue (this information will be additionally underlined by the lecturer during each class).
Passing the linguistic part is also divided into two stages:
Stage 1: test consisting of closed-ended ABC type questions (material and issues discussed during the course).
Stage 2: a short conversation with the lecturer on the subject selected by the student. The list of topics will be given in advance by the lecturer. The conversation will be conducted in Chinese.
Bibliography
1. Lin Kai-yu, Pawlak, K. (2009). Mówimy po chińsku. Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna.
2. Munhak, K. (2010). Koreańczycy, Chińczycy, Japończycy. Skarżysko-Kamienna: Kwiaty Orientu.
3. Wardęga, J. (2015). Współczesne społeczeństwo chińskie. Konsekwencje przemian modernizacyjnych. Toruń: AM - Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.
4. Zemanek, A. (2012). Chińszczyzna po polsku. Tom 1 i 2. Poznań: nowela.pl, Instytut Konfucjusza Uniwersytet Jagielloński.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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