Chinese Courses

The course is designed for non-Chinese language background students who have learned Chinese for less than 50 tuition hours. It aims to equip them with basic Chinese Characters knowledge for daily and social purposes through a range of familiar topics. After successfully completing the course, students will have acquired a basic knowledge of Chinese Reading and Writing skills, be able to identify information from simple passages, and write basic sentences to describe their daily lives. 

• Learn basic characters through practical, daily-life contexts 

• Build recognition confidence with interactive Canvas tasks 

• personalized feedback tailored to diverse learning backgrounds 

• Final Assessment: A written test that incorporates reading comprehension, Chinese character recognition, and topic-based writing. 

• Other tasks: online Learning tasks, in-class quizzes and end of course reflection. 

• Grade Type (Pass/ Fail)

Attributes 

The course is designed for Non-Chinese language background students as beginners or with a proficiency level below HSK 1.  

Exclusions 

• LANG 1103, LANG 1113, LANG 1117-1118, LANG 1121-1127 (prior to 2022-23)  

• LANG 1412-1416, LANG 1421-1426, LANG 1513-1515 

Course outcomes  

• Acquire functional literacy in recognizing and writing basic Chinese characters. 

• Develop practical skills to read everyday texts and write simple, correct sentences. 

• Build confidence in written self-expression and awareness of cultural context. 

Student testimonials  

“Being able to recognize and write them myself just feels so cool.” 

“I really wanted to learn some Chinese characters, since you see them everywhere in Hong Kong. “