Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)
Course Description
:This course is elementary course in which students will learn the basics of Chinese, from greetings and basic conversational skills. This is an intensive basic course designed for students who are eager to begin the Chinese language by learning both the pinyin and characters. Once students have finished this course, they will have the basic survival skills in Chinese for communicating in daily life. This course will lay a solid foundation for further Chinese studies and helps in preparing for the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK).
Course Objective
:Upon successful completion o f this course, the student will: Develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Chinese ; Understand Chinese pronunciation and intonation system; formation and meaning of Chinese characters ; and Recognize and write basic Chinese Characters. Course Description This course is elementary course in which students will learn the basics of Chinese, from greetings and basic conversational skills. This is an intensive basic course designed for students who are eager to begin the Chinese language by learning both the pinyin and characters. Once students have finished this course, they will have the basic survival skills in Chinese for communicating in daily life. This course will lay a solid foundation for further Chinese studies and helps in preparing for the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK).
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1. Class 1 – Vocabulary
- 1.Vocabulary
- 2.Hanzi
- Oral Practice
Unit 2. Class 2 – Conversations (general
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- Conversations (general information about school)
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- Hanzi
- Oral Practice
Unit 3. Class 3 – Presentation
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- Presentation
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- Grammar—Special questions
- Oral Practice
Unit 4. Class 4 – Vocabulary
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- Vocabulary
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- Hanzi
- Oral Practice
Unit 5. Class 5 – Conversations about family
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- Conversations about family
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- Hanzi
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
- Interaction
Unit 6. Class 6 – Grammar—you
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- Grammar—you
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- Hanzi
- Oral Practice
Unit 7. Class 7 – Conversations about job
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- Conversations about job
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- Grammar—Asking about professions
- Oral Practice
Unit 8. Class 8 – Conversations about Age
- 1.Conversations about Age
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- Hanzi
- Oral Practice
Unit 9. Class 9 – Conversations about Age
- 1.Conversations about Age
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- Grammar---Asking about ages
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
- Interaction
Unit 10. Class 10 – Review on family member,
- Review on family member, professions, ages
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
- Interaction
Unit 11. Class 11 – Chinese Cultural Experiences
- Chinese Cultural
- Experiences
Unit 12. Class 12 – Vocabulary
- 1.Vocabulary
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- Conversations about telling the time
- What time is it now?
- Oral Practice
Unit 13. Class 13 – Vocabulary
- 1.Vocabulary
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- Conversations about year, month, week and day
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
- Interaction
Unit 14. Class 14 – Vocabulary about in the
- 1.Vocabulary about in the front of, behind, between, left, right, up, down, inside, outside
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- Describe the position
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
- Interaction
Unit 15. Class 15 – Vocabulary about North,
- 1.Vocabulary about North, South, East, West, opposite
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- Describe something’s
- Locality
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
- Interaction
Unit 16. Class 16 – Sentences indicating
- 1.Sentences indicating
- Existence
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- Hanzi
- Exercises
Unit 17. Class 17 – Vocabulary about color,
- 1.Vocabulary about color, vegetables
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- Conversation about buying things
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
Unit 18. Class 18 – Grammar -----“的” construction
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- Grammar -----“的” construction
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- Grammar—Alternative questions
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- Hanzi
- Exercises
Unit 19. Class 19 – Grammar “了” Exercises
- Grammar “了” Exercises
Unit 20. Class 20 – Vocabulary about Clothes
- 1.Vocabulary about Clothes shoes
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- Conversation about bargaining
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
Unit 21. Class 21 – Grammar---reduplication
- 1.Grammar---reduplication of verbs
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- Grammar---一点儿有
- 一点儿
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- Modal verbs 想要
- Exercises
Unit 22. Class 22 – Vocabulary about Chinese
- 1.Vocabulary about Chinese dishes
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- Conversation about orderingevaluating about food and taste
- Oral Practice
- Role-play
Unit 23. Class 23 – Video about China
- Video about China
Unit 24. Class 24 – Reflection of the Course Discussion
- Reflection of the Course Discussion
- Self-study