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Laurea magistrale in Lingue per la comunicazione turistica e commerciale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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CURRICULUM TIPO:
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Further linguistic skills
6
F
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Teaching code

4S003498

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

NN - -

Period

I semestre dal Oct 1, 2018 al Jan 12, 2019.

Learning outcomes

The course aims at providing the students with a knowledge of the basic terminology and interpretive techniques at a post-elementary level. At the end of the course students will be able to comprehend and produce non technical texts in Chinese and will acquire listening, reading and writing skills to take the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) at a post-elementary level (level 2).

Program

Pre-requisite: A1 level (HSK Test level 1)

In-depth analysis of the Chinese phonetic, tonal and transcription system, notions and exercises related to the structure of the Chinese phrase, nominal and verbal determination, particles, locators, grade, resultant and directional complements. Exercises focused on the development of communicative skills and the achievement of a vocabulary of about 300 Chinese vocabulary.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Magda Abbiati, Zhang Ruoying Dialogare in cinese 1. Corso di lingua colloquiale Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina 2010 978-88-7543-275-1
MAGDA ABBIATI Grammatica di cinese moderno Cafoscarina 2003
Liping Jiang Hsk Standard Course 2 - Workbook (Edizione 1) Beijing Language & Culture University Press, China. 2014 ISBN 978-7-561-93780-8

Examination Methods

Minimum attendance: 80%

The final exam consists of a written test on grammar and reading comprehension and a conversation in Chinese.
Each part of the test has a thirty-points worth. Students must obtain at least 18/30 points in each part of the test in order to pass the exam.

All the parts of the exam must be passed in the same date: whoever wants or needs to repeat the exam must repeat all of its parts (written test and conversation).

The exam will focus on:
- Chapters 11 - 18 of Dialogare in Cinese;
- Chapters 1 - 12 of HSK Standard Course workbook (Level 2);
Additional teaching materials will be used and provided by the teachers during the lessons.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE