| Activity | Credits | Period | Academic staff | Timetable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modulo 1 | 6 | I semestre | Daniele Beltrame | |
| Modulo 2 [Cognomi A-L] | 3 | I semestre | Chunye Niu | |
| Modulo 2 [Cognomi M-Z] | 3 | I semestre | Min Sun |
The course aims at providing a basic knowledge of Chinese phonetics, writing and grammar. It will lead the students to acquire a fundamental knowledge of the Chinese language, written and spoken, and it will create the conditions for an independent use of the main syntactical structures.
Lectures on the Chinese phonetics, writing and grammar. Sentence structures, verbal and nominal predicates, particles, nominal and verbal determination, some basic complement. Grammar exercises, along with applied language activities on spoken and written language, will enable the students to effectively grasp the main communicative functions and an elementary lexicon.
Textbook:
Abbiati, Magda; Zhang Ruoying (2010). "Dialogare in cinese, vol I". Venezia: Cafoscarina
Other didactic materials will be provided during the course, especially through the e-learning course.
Recommended books:
Abbiati, Magda (2008). "Guida alla lingua cinese". Roma: Carocci.
Abbiati, Magda (2011). "Grammatica di cinese moderno". Venezia: Cafoscarina.
Abbiati, Magda; Chen Liansheng (2001). "Caratteri cinesi". Venezia: Cafoscarina.
Teng Wen-hua (2011). "Yufa! A Practical Guide to Mandarin Chinese Grammar". London: Hodder.
Written test on grammar and writing; listening test and oral test.
HSK certificate will not be admitted as substitute for the exam, not even partly.
