Chinese Language Courses
Chinese Language Program
The Centre for Continuing Education offers a highly structured set of Basic Chinese language courses based on our cooperation with the Confucius Institute (CI).
This joint course program replaces our previous Beginners and Intermediate Mandarin courses.
The cooperation between CCE and CI enables us to offer a two year intensive program and a four year standard program in Basic Chinese language that gives students a clear long-term perspective and a structure based on the most widely used international teaching material, Integrated Chinese.
Student Feedback
Enrolled students are encouraged to provide feedback on the program at any time through our online student feedback form.
Textbook: Integrated Chinese
Integrated Chinese is the leading introductory Chinese textbook at colleges and universities around the world. It meets the needs of today’s students with a full-colour design, fewer lessons in Level 1 to allow for more flexible pacing, more communicative activities, up-to-date vocabulary, expanded cultural notes, an exciting new storyline linking all the dialogues and readings, and more review sections. It is structured into two levels which have been split into two parts each.
The series provides coordinated practice in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Throughout the series, Integrated Chinese builds on the three modes of communication – interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational – and the “Five Cs”- Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities-to build proficiency in using the Chinese language in a variety of real-life situations.
The Integrated Chinese series is a two-year intensive or four year standard program that includes textbooks, workbooks, character workbooks, online workbooks, audio CDs, multimedia resources, and teacher’s handbooks. Materials are available in both simplified character and traditional character versions.
Prescribed Text
For all Chinese courses, students are required to use three course materials:
- Integrated Chinese (Third Edition) Textbook
- Integrated Chinese (Third Edition) Workbook
- Integrated Chinese (Third Edition) Character Workbook
Students are free to choose the simplified or traditional character version of the textbook and the two workbooks and to learn their preferred version of Chinese characters. Students can also opt for the electronic versions of the course materials.
In addition to the prescribed course materials, the publisher provides supporting materials, such as Audio CDs and Course DVDs.
Additional online resources are also available.
Existing Students
The following provides a indicative guide for existing Mandarin students to help determine the most appropriate Integrated Chinese level of study:
Standard
- Mandarin 101 (Beginners) = Chinese 1011
- Mandarin 102 (Level 1) = Chinese 1012
- Mandarin 103 (Level 2) = Chinese 1021
- Mandarin 104 (Level 3) = Chinese 1022
- Mandarin 201 (Level 4) = Chinese 1031
- Mandarin 202 (Level 5) = Chinese 1032
- Mandarin 203 (Level 6) = Chinese 1041
- Mandarin 204 (Level 7) = Chinese 1042
Intensive
- Mandarin 101/102 (Beginners & Level 1) = Chinese 101
- Mandarin 103/104 (Levels 2 & 3) = Chinese 102
- Mandarin 201/202 (Levels 4 & 5) = Chinese 103
- Mandarin 203/204 (Levels 6 & 7) = Chinese 104
- Mandarin 301/302 (Levels 8 & 9) = Chinese 201
- Mandarin 303/304 (Levels 10 & 11) = Chinese 202
- Mandarin 401/402 Levels 12 & 13) = Chinese 203
- Mandarin 403/404 (Levels 14 & 15) = Chinese 204
Choosing the right language level
If you have studied Chinese previously, count the vocabulary items in your previous text book and convert to the following level:
- Up to 165 items: Chinese 101 (Intensive) or Chinese 1011/1012 (Standard)
- Up to 350 items: Chinese 102 (Intensive) or Chinese 1021/1022 (Standard)
- Up to 525 items: Chinese 103 (Intensive) or Chinese 1031/1032 (Standard)
- Up to 700 items: Chinese 104 (Intensive) or Chinese 1041/1042 (Standard)
- Up to 875 items: Chinese 201 (Intensive)
- Up to 1050 items: Chinese 202 (Intensive)
- Up to 1250 items: Chinese 203 (Intensive)
- Up to 1450 items: Chinese 204 (Intensive)
If you still require assistance, contact our Chinese language coordinator for specific advice.
Intensive Program Yearly Schedule
Taught over 4 hours per week in two sessions for 8 weeks (32 hours)
There are two intakes of new students per year (Term 1 and Term 3).
Intensive Program: Year 1
Chinese 101
Term 1 and Term 3 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 Lessons 1 to 5
- Begins the first year of study in Chinese, and introduces about 165 vocabulary items
- Covers the basics with simple, graded activities on essential topics such as greetings, dates and times, family, and shopping
- Introduces essential grammatical structures
- Positions pinyin texts close to Chinese character texts so students can focus on speaking and pronunciation
Chinese 102
Term 2 and Term 4 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 Lessons 6 to 10
- Continues from Chinese 101 and introduces about 185 vocabulary items
Chinese 103
Term 3 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Lessons 1 to 5
- Continues the first year of study in Chinese 101 and Chinese 102 and introduces about 175 more vocabulary items
- Helps learners build communicative skills as they discuss everyday topics and learn useful sentence structures
Chinese 104
Term 4 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Lessons 6 to 10
- Continues from Chinese 103 and introduces about 175 vocabulary items
Intensive Program: Year 2
These courses may be offered in 2012 subject to demand. If you are interested in attending one of these courses, please join the waiting list.
Chinese 201
Term 1 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 1 Lessons 1 to 5
- Begins the second year of study following Chinese 104 with about 175 more vocabulary items
- Covers topics of interest to college-age students, such as campus life, career planning, and Chinese cultural traditions
- Includes pinyin texts at the end of each lesson, so students can read characters without relying on pinyin
Chinese 202
Term 2 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 1 Lessons 6 to 10
- Continues from Chinese 201 and introduces about 175 more vocabulary items
Chinese 203
Term 3 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2 Lessons 1 to 5
- Continues from Chinese 202
- Focuses on important linguistic structures to build and refine learners' understanding of Chinese grammar
- Introduces approximately 200 more vocabulary items
- Gradually introduces more formal speech and written-style language
Chinese 204
Term 4 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 2 Part 2 Lessons 6 to 10
- Continues from Chinese 203 and introduces about 200 more vocabulary items
Standard Program Yearly Schedule
Taught over 2 hours per week in one session for 8 weeks (16 hours)
Standard Program: Year 1
Chinese 1011
Term 1 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 Lessons 1 to 2/3
This course combined with Chinese 1012 covers:
- Begins the first year of study in Chinese, and introduces about 165 vocabulary items.
- Covers the basics with simple, graded activities on essential topics such as greetings, dates and times, family, and shopping.
- Introduces essential grammatical structures.
- Positions pinyin texts close to Chinese character texts so students can focus on speaking and pronunciation.
Chinese 1012
Term 2 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 Lessons 2/3 to 5
Continues from Chinese 1011
This course combined with Chinese 1011 covers:
- Begins the first year of study in Chinese, and introduces about 165 vocabulary items.
- Covers the basics with simple, graded activities on essential topics such as greetings, dates and times, family, and shopping.
- Introduces essential grammatical structures.
- Positions pinyin texts close to Chinese character texts so students can focus on speaking and pronunciation.
Chinese 1021
Term 3 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 Lessons 6 to 7/8
Continues from Chinese 1012
Chinese 1022
Term 4 2012
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 1 Lessons 7/8 to 10
Continues from Chinese 1021
Standard Program: Year 2
These courses may be offered in 2012 subject to demand. If you are interested in attending one of these courses, please join the waiting list.
Chinese 1031
Term 1 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Lessons 1 to 2/3
Continues from Chinese 1022
Chinese 1032
Term 2 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Lessons 2/3 to 5
Continues from Chinese 1031
Chinese 1041
Term 3 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Lessons 6 to 7/8
Continues from Chinese 1032
Chinese 1042
Term 4 2013
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2 Lessons 7/8 to 10
Continues from Chinese 1041
Term Dates
Day | Chinese Language Program |
|---|---|
Monday 5/03/2012 | Term 1 begins |
Friday 6/04/2012 | Easter break begins (no classes during Easter break) |
Friday 13/04/2012 | Easter break ends |
Friday 4/05/2012 | Term 1 ends |
Monday 14/05/2012 | Term 2 starts |
Friday 6/07/2012 | Term 2 ends |
Monday 30/07/2012 | Term 3 starts |
Friday 21/09/2012 | Term 3 ends |
Monday 1/10/2012 | Term 4 starts |
Friday 23/11/2012 | Term 4 ends |
Courses
Chinese 203
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Chinese 201
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Chinese 103
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Chinese 101
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Chinese 1011
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Chinese 1031
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Chinese 102
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Chinese 1012
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Chinese 1021
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Chinese 1022
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