THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
SCHOOL OF CHINESE
CHINESE LANGUAGE CENTRE
Syllabus for CHIN9504: Chinese as a Foreign Language IV
(Tuesday & Thursday)
Instructor:
Yeung Yuk Yang laoshi
Office: Rm 716, 7/F, Run Run Shaw Tower,
Centennial Campus
Email: yyeung@hku.hk
Tel: 391 75102
Course duration:
Course is available once every term from September to end of November or very beginning
of December and from January to end of April or beginning of May. Dates vary slightly each
term.
Course material:
New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (Textbook, Workbook + CDs)
Pop-up bookstore:
RM716,
7/F,Run Run Shaw Tower,
Centennial Campus
Every Wednesday 10:30am - 16:30pm
7 Sep. 2022 to 28 Sept. 2022
Also , there is an E-book purchase option for your reference:
Online Bookstore (blcup.com)
Course content (Lesson 21 to 26):
1. Understand intermediate-level conversation by native speakers:
a. More listening exercises in everyday conversations;
b. Some lectures in Chinese culture and language.
2. Communicate in intermediate-level Chinese by using accurate and clear
sentences:
a. Talking about Sports Matches;
b. Discussion on Shaoxing Opera and a past experience;
c. Making an appointment or a date with someone;
d. Talking about the Plan and Making Suggestions.
e. Talking about the Changing Circumstances and Living conditions;
f. Talking about an Incident; Making complaints.
g. Talking about language studies.
3. Reading and Writing:
a. Reading short articles (around 500 Chinese characters) on different topics;
b. Mastery of the 150 most frequently used Chinese characters and review of the
570 characters learned in Beginning Chinese courses;
The focus will be on simplified characters.
c. Write short essays starting off at about 200 characters and gradually increasing
to 400 characters.
Mode of assessment:
Assessment methods Weighting (%)
1. Workbook 20
2. Compositions 10
3. Dictations 10
4. Quizzes 10
5. Class participation 10
(in-class activities, worksheets, presentations
etc.)
6. Mid-term writing test 10
etc.)
7. Mid-term speaking test 10
8. Final writing test 10
9. Final speaking
(worksheets test
& presentations) 10
) ((worksheetspresentations)
Schedule (2022-2023 first semester):
Week Date Content Homework/
quiz/dictation
1 1/9 Placement test
2 6/9, 8/9 Lesson 21 Worksheets, dictation,
presentation (1)
3 13/9, 15/9 Lesson 21 Worksheets, workbook
lesson 21 & QUIZ 1
4 20/9, 22/9 Lesson 22 Worksheets, presentation
(2)
5 27/9, 29/9 Lesson 22 Worksheets, dictation
6 6/10 Lesson 22 Worksheets, workbook
lesson 22, composition 1
7 11/10, Reading Week
13/10
8 18/10, Mid-term test Worksheets
20/10 Lesson 23
9 25/10, Lesson 23 Presentation (3),
27/10 worksheets, dictation,
10 1/11, 3/11 Lesson 23 & Worksheets, workbook
Lesson 24 lesson 23, composition 2
11 8/11, 10/11 Lesson 24 Worksheets, presentation
(4), lesson 24 dictation
12 15/11, Lesson 24 & Worksheets, workbook
17/11 Lesson 25 lesson 24,
13 22/11, Lesson 25 Worksheets, QUIZ 2
24/11 Final Test
14 29/11 Final Test
Grading system (provisional):
Excellent A+ A A-
(score) (99-100) (94-98) (90-93)
Good B+ B B-
(score) (88-93) (81-87) (76-80)
Satisfactory C+ C C-
(score) (71-75) (66-70) (61-65)
Pass D+ D
(score) (58-60) (55-57)
Fail F
(score) (0-54)
Note: The table above is not an official version. The information is for your reference
only. The results in the table are provisional because ‘Assessment results are determined
after careful deliberation by the relevant Boards of Examiners and they are final.’
Student Responsibilities in the Classroom (SRC)
Students are expected to:
1. attend all classes since exposure to the target language is essential for successful language
learning, and notify your class teacher with proper documentation ahead of time* if you
have to miss a class due to:
a. University-sponsored activity: a letter or e-mail signed by the professor or coach or
officer in charge and addressed to your class teacher stating the reason for your absence;
b. interview: an e-mail sent from the organization email address stating your name, the
interview date and time;
c. illness: a doctor’s note or a note from the University Health Service.
*Likewise, late work will not be accepted, except in the cases stated above and upon
production of the required documentation.
2. prepare for each lesson, review after class, and to be actively participate in class
activities, in order to develop your competence in the four communication skills:
listening, speaking, reading and writing. Yes or No answers are insufficient;
3. listen when others talk, both in groups and in class, and use the words and sentence
structures you have learned in class with the teacher and classmates so as to communicate
effectively.
Class Participation Rubric
10% 8% 6% 4%
always follow all almost always
Usually follows the
classroom follows all classroom
classroom occasionally follows
procedures, bring procedures, almost
procedures, brings the classroom
needed materials always brings needed
materials including procedures, rarely
including materials including
assignments, brings needed
assignments, assignments, textbook
textbook and etc. to materials (see SRC 1)
textbook and etc.to and etc. to class (see
class (see SRC 1)
class (see SRC 1) SRC 1)
always participate
actively participate in participate in most occasionally
actively in all class
almost all classes (see classes participate in classes
activities
SRC 1 & 2) (see SRC 1 & 2) (see SRC 1 & 2)
(see SRC 1 & 2)
always be prepared
usually be prepared
well for class, having often be prepared for occasionally be
well for class, having
carefully study the class prepared for class (see
study the lesson in
lesson in advance (see (see SRC 2) SRC 2)
advance (see SRC 2)
SRC 2)
consistently stay Focus on the task
Focus on in-class
focused on in-class and what needs to be rarely focus on the
work and what needs
work and what needs done some of the task and what needs to
to be done most of the
to be done (see SRC 2 & time be done (see SRC 2 & 3)
time (see SRC 2 & 3)
3) (see SRC 2 & 3)
often communicate
always communicate usually communicate rarely communicate
effectively
effectively (see SRC 3) effectively (see SRC 3) effectively (see SRC 3)
(see SRC 3)
Course credits:
6 credits upon successful completion of the course
12/8/2022
