L0601 - CHINESE LANGUAGE II

courses

ID:

L0601

Duration (hours):

54

CFU:

SSD:

LINGUE E LETTERATURE DELLA CINA E DELL'ASIA SUD-ORIENTALE

Located in:

PESCARA

Url:

Course Details:

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES/CORSO GENERICO Year: 2

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Annuale (03/10/2025 - 31/05/2026)

Course Objectives

This course contributes to the achievement of the educational objective of the Course of Study of Foreign Language and Literature, by providing students with the necessary lexical and grammatical knowledge of Chinese Language, corresponding to level A2/B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Furthermore, it aims at orienting students in acquiring theoretical and episthemological knowledge regarding different modes and forms of translation, by giving them the tools and methods required to translate simple literary texts (folk tales, popular stories and anecdots) from modern Chinese into Italian.

Course Prerequisites

The course is suitable for students who have acquired the written and oral competence expected after attending the Chinese Language First Year Course.

Teaching Methods

Classes (54 hours in total) including mid-term tests (students are required to translate sentences and short passages from Italian into Chinese and viceversa). Homework (sentence translation and grammar exercises) will be corrected and discussed in class.

Assessment Methods

- Mid-term tests (translating sentences and short texts from Italian into Chinese and vicecersa, grammar exercises).
- Final written and oral exams. The written exam, of a two hours duration, consists in translating sentences from Italian into Chinese and translating a short text from Chinese into Italian (the use of dictionaries is not permitted). The oral exam consists in reading, translating and analysing (from a morpho-syntactic perspective) texts in both simplified and non-simplified characters (previously explained in class). In order to be admitted to the oral examination, students must have passed the written one. The final result, at the end of the oral exam, is expressed with a 30-point scale (passing: 18 to 30 cum laude).

Texts

- MASINI F, ZHANG TONGBING, BAI HUA, DI TORO A., LIANG DONGMEI, Il Cinese per gli italiani – Corso intermedio, Hoepli, Milano, 2012 (Second edition);
- COLANGELO L. (ed.), Buone feste! 节日快乐！, Hoepli, Milano, 2012 (only the texts explained in class).
Further bibliographical material might be provided in class.

This course is a continuation of the study of modern Chinese grammar and lexicon initiated in the Chinese Language First year course. The main contents consists in verbal complements and in the expression of verb aspect. Particular focus will also be given to modal particles (particle ‘le’) and to some specific kinds of sentences (pivotal sentences, relative clauses, etc.)

Course Language

Italian and Chinese

More information

It is highly recommended that students attend classes. Besides classes, the teacher will set weekly consultation hours (office hours) for students who need clarifications or assistance with their study (information about: course contents, examinations, thesis, etc.) It is also highly recommended that students attend the classes given by the lecturer (CEL), prof. Xie Yi: her course (final exams included) is a fundamental support in the process of learning the language.