Course title in Estonian
Hiina keel B1.1
Course title in English
Chinese Language B1.1
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assessment
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Zhuoya Wu (language of instruction:English)
lecturer of 2026/2027 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The course aims to give a knowledge in all constituent skills in Chinese language level B1.1.
Brief description of the course
During the course will be learned to read and write 250 new Chinese characters (950 in total )and their usage in sentences. There will be learned to write personal letters and messages in deeper contents. Students will learn to express his/her thoughts using the sequence of simple sentences. Also there will be learned to describe experiences and events, and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans, as well as to express his/her opinion, agreement or disagreement politely.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- reads and writes 950 learned Chinese characters and uses them in texts on familiar topics;
- identifies the main information and important details in clearly articulated spoken Chinese on familiar topics, including situations related to work, studies and leisure;
- communicates in practical and everyday situations by asking for and providing information, requesting clarification, and expressing and giving simple reasons for opinions;
- describes, compares and analyses familiar events, situations and experiences in simple Chinese, using learned vocabulary and grammatical structures;
- produces simple connected texts on familiar topics by linking sentences into a coherent whole, and writes personal letters and messages describing events and conveying news.
The course is a prerequisite
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