Course code

CIC6119.CI

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Hiina keel A1

Course title in English

Chinese Language A1

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Li Liu (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 basic knowledge in all constituent skills in Chinese language level A1 and to make an introduction to Chinese language pronounciation.

Brief description of the course

The course introduces Pinyin Romanization system of Chinese language and gives an introduction to pronunciation of Chinese words. Following topics are covered in this class: greetings; daily life; identifying people; asking for direction; giving advice; university study; family; likes and dislikes; making an appointment; making apology. During the course will be learned to read and write 350 Chinese characters and their usage in sentences. There will be learned basic Chinese grammar, such as word order in sentence, main strokes of characters, yes-no questions, questions with an iterrogative pronoun, combined character strokes, numeral-measure words as attributives, optative verbs etc.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- uses the Chinese Pinyin romanization system and pronounces learned Chinese syllables, words and expressions, distinguishing between consonants, vowels and tones;
- reads and writes 350 learned Chinese characters, associating them with their learned pronunciation and meaning and using them in simple words and sentences;
- forms simple Chinese sentences and questions using learned vocabulary and basic grammatical structures;
- uses learned everyday expressions and simple phrases in common communicative situations, including greeting, apologizing, and introducing oneself and others;
- participates in simple conversations on familiar topics by asking and answering simple questions about oneself, family, friends and studies, provided that the conversation partner speaks slowly and clearly.

Teacher

The course is a prerequisite

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