Learning outcomes / competences Reading: He/she can recognise and understand 100 characters and basic words composed of them, can understand simple expressions of everyday life in standard Chinese and convert the characters into pinyin. Listening: He/she can understand familiar words and very simple sentences on familiar topics, provided it is spoken slowly and clearly. Speaking: He/she can ask and answer simple questions on familiar topics and make simple requests. Writing: He/she can confidently determine the number of strokes in learned characters and write characters in the correct stroke order. He/she can give simple personal information, e.g. write his/her name, age, address and origin on forms, and write about him/herself in simple sentences. Content Topic (all the above skills): Transcription system Pinyin, the alphabet and pronunciation and intonation in Chinese Contacts (greetings and farewells) Introducing oneself and others Giving information about oneself (name, origin, nationality, studies) The days of the week Food (food and drink, eating out) Shopping (prices, quantity) Regional studies Chinese names, Chinese political map, dialect regions in China Textbooks Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1A ISBN: 978-7-5619-1577-6 Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1A, CD 1-2 ISBN: 7-88703-351-9 Supplementary materials Hanyu Yuedu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1 ISBN: 978-7-5619-2240-8

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Learning outcomes / competences Reading: He/she can recognise and read 200 characters with confidence, can read and understand short and simple texts dealing with everyday matters (forms, simple notices, signs). Listening: He/she can understand very simple texts on familiar topics when spoken slowly and clearly. Speaking: He/she can pronounce words correctly and largely recognise and reproduce the intonation of Chinese. Can give important information, make suggestions and respond to suggestions in simple conversations. Writing: He/she can confidently identify common radicals in unfamiliar characters and write 190 characters in the correct stroke order and write a short text with characters on a familiar topic. Content Thematic vocabulary on the areas: Personal information (address, telephone number, job) and family, everyday life, education (school and university), travel, distinguishing things Reading: Dictionary, advertisement, internet pages, signs Listening: short and simple dialogic and monologic texts from everyday life Speaking: Questions and answers about oneself and family, studies, leisure time (travelling, changing money) and everyday life. Writing: short texts about oneself and one's family, description and evaluation of things Regional studies: Relationships in China, tea culture, the one-child policy, traditional Chinese medicine, history of Chinese modern times Textbooks Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1A ISBN: 978-7-5619-1577-6 Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1A, CD 1-2 ISBN: 7-88703-351-9 Supplementary materials Hanyu Yuedu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1 ISBN: 978-7-5619-2240-8.

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Learning outcomes / competences Reading: He/she can recognise, read and write 250 hanzi with confidence, and can extract important information from and understand simple texts and messages related to everyday life. Listening: He/she can understand very simple sentences and questions on familiar topics when spoken slowly and clearly. Speaking: He/she can ask and answer questions on familiar topics and cope with vocabulary in simple everyday situations, can talk about present activities and personal experiences and tell about his/her plans. Writing: He/she can write Hanzi independently in the correct stroke order without prompting from the teacher and write short dialogues and short essays on familiar topics of at least 200 characters in length using Hanzi. Content Thematic vocabulary on the areas: Clothing (shopping and shopping habits); education(school and studies); leisure; personal relationships and contacts (invitations and appointments, correspondence) Reading: Texts and dialogues on the above-mentioned areas, advertisements, internet pages Listening: short and simple dialogue and monologue texts from everyday life Speaking: Everyday conversations on topics such as travel, means of transport, leisure and shopping (clothes) Writing: private letters: greetings and congratulations, comparison, short essay or messages. Forming sentences according to given examples. Regional studies: the 12 signs of the zodiac, current China news, traditional Chinese clothing, traditional festivals, life in Shanghai, in Beijing, history of ancient cities Beijing, Xi'an, China's early history: Qin Dynasty Textbooks Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1B ISBN: 978-7-5619-1635-3 Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1B, CD 1 ISBN: 7-88703-352-7 Supplementary Materials Hanyu Yuedu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1 ISBN: 978-7-5619-2240-8 Hanyu Tingli Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1 ISBN: 978-7-5619-2363-4 Hanyu Tingli Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1, 3 MP3, ISBN: 978-7-88703-745-9.

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Learning outcomes / competences Reading: He/she can recognise and read 400 characters with confidence and can extract important information from and understand simple everyday texts. Listening: He/she can understand simple sentences and questions on familiar topics when spoken slowly and clearly. Speaking: He/she can communicate in everyday situations, ask questions to obtain information; he/she also has sufficient vocabulary to express short conversations about people, events, preferences, opinions. Writing: He/she can write short personal letters, messages, short dialogues, short texts on familiar topics Content Thematic vocabulary on: Education (school and university), directions, fitness training, sports,preferences and feelings Reading: Texts and dialogues on the above-mentioned areas, advertisement, internet pages Listening: short dialogical and monologue texts from everyday life Speaking: in pairs and in small groups such as role plays, narration, argumentation, presentation Writing: private letters, reports on studies, experience of learning Chinese and interesting events; CV, forming sentences according to given examples. Regional studies: Beijing Opera, Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, Taijiquan, History: China's early history: The Three Kingdoms Textbooks Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1B ISBN: 978-7-5619-1635-3 Hanyu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1B, CD 1 ISBN: 7-88703-352-7 Supplementary materials Hanyu Yuedu Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1 ISBN: 978-7-5619-2240-8 Hanyu Tingli Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1 ISBN: 978-7-5619-2363-4 Hanyu Tingli Jiaocheng, newly revised edition, Volume 1, 3 MP3, ISBN: 978-7-88703-745-9.

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