Chinese language and culture 2 3600-7-SI1-JKCH2

Using HSK-standard textbooks, students will study levels 1-2 in the winter semester and level 3 in the summer semester. After completing the first year of study, students should reach level B1.

This textbook is a thematic course that places great emphasis on listening, speaking, and comprehension skills. The teacher will supplement the reading and writing section during the classes so that students can comprehensively improve their language skills. After completing the first volume, students will master about 300 characters, after completing the second volume - 600 characters, and after a full year of study, students will have a vocabulary of 1,000 words. In addition to the basic textbook, there is also an exercise book that assesses listening comprehension skills. Additional exercises require students to create sentences and put their learning into practice. In addition to language learning, the course also covers Chinese culture and society.
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The first year focuses on strengthening daily conversation skills and practical language use.
Volume One contains 15 lessons covering the following topics:
How to introduce oneself and family members
How to express hobbies
How to use numbers and do shopping
How to talk about food and drink
How to ask and express locations and positions
How to ask and express time-when and time-duration
How to express transportation
How to talk about leisure activities and travel plans
How to express the appearances of people and things
How to talk about renting a place and introduce living environment
How to talk about study and work plans
How to make an appointment and talk about social life
How to talk about weather and compare the differences of seasons
How to express falling sick and giving advices

This course adopts a communicative approach combined with task-based learning to enhance learners’ competence in using Mandarin Chinese. The instructional content is closely aligned with authentic, everyday situations, enabling students to acquire the language within meaningful and context-rich environments. Classroom activities and tasks are predominantly oral in nature, designed to consolidate language acquisition through engaging and purposeful practice. Furthermore, relevant aspects of Taiwanese culture are incorporated through multimodal materials, including images, texts, and audiovisual resources, thereby facilitating a deeper understanding of the local sociocultural context.

Course schedule
Winter semester: Lessons 1–7
Summer semester: Lessons 8–15

The course uses the HSK Standard Course textbook series:
Level 1 is taught in the winter semester, and Level 2 in the summer semester.
After completing the first year of study, students should reach the A1–A2 proficiency level.
This textbook is an integrated, theme-based course that emphasizes listening, speaking, and listening comprehension skills. During the classes, the instructor supplements the material with reading and writing components to ensure students’ comprehensive development in Chinese.
By the end of the first volume, students learn approximately 150 characters, and after completing the second volume, about 300 characters. By the end of the academic year, students’ vocabulary should reach around 600 lexical items.
In addition to the main textbook, there is an accompanying workbook that tests students’ listening comprehension. Additional exercises require students to form sentences in order to apply what they have learned in practice.
The course also includes content related to Chinese culture and society, which enriches the overall process of language learning.
Winter semesteHSK1r: Lessons 1–15
Summer semesterHSK2: Lessons 1–15