30912 - Chinese Language (LM)

Learning outcomes

The students will be expected to have a good knowledge of discourse strategies and will be able to apply these skills to text-analysis and translation. Through practical exercises, their communicative competencies in all the abilities, active and passive, will reach a C1 level of the European Common Framework which will provide them with sufficient skills to effectively interpret socio-linguistic and cultural codes of people involved in a communicative rapport.

Course contents

The Chinese Language LM course consists of two modules:

30912 - CHINESE LANGUAGE (LM)

95467 - CHINESE LANGUAGE PRACTICE (LM)

The course aims, on the one hand, to integrate language improvement and the study of complex grammatical structures specific to written registers; on the other hand, the course aims to develop skills in reading, comprehension and composition in specialised fields. To this end, texts from various specialised fields (scientific articles, technical reports, current affairs articles and others) will be studied. For each text, linguistic aspects, disciplinary content and communicative perspectives will be highlighted through the use of tools specific to grammatical analysis, scientific research and discourse criticism.

Language exercises

The exercises aim to explore texts in greater depth than those covered in the Chinese Language LM lessons and to analyse and rework them, using written and oral skills already acquired and acquiring new and more advanced ones.

The language exercises are an integral part of the Chinese Language LM course, therefore, student attendance at lessons is essential. The language exercises 2 A are organised into weekly meetings throughout the second term of the academic year and are held by the native speaker Prof. HU Guiping. Those who are unable to attend regularly are invited to keep up to date.

Webpage of Lingua Cinese LM exercses

https://www.unibo.it/it/studiare/dottorati-master-specializzazioni-e-altra-formazione/insegnamenti/insegnamento/2025/515713

Readings/Bibliography

The Chinese texts to be translated and analysed will be available on the course page on Virtuale.


During the course, the lectures will be supplemented by academic essays also published on Virtuale: these essays can be prepared for active intervention in the lectures.

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons and tutorials, with active student participation.

Assessment methods

The examination has a written part and an oral part. It consists of two parts of 30/30 each. The written part accounts for 70%, the oral part accounts for 30%.

1. Written exam: translation from Chinese into Italian of a passage not presented during the course. Paper and digital dictionaries can be used in the exam.

The examination is marked by subtracting 1 point for each incorrect/untranslated sentence; 0.5 for each incorrect/untranslated grammatical structure (complements, particles, etc.); 0.25 for each incorrectly translated word.

2. Oral examination:

The test focuses on the ability to read, comprehend and comment in Chinese on the texts read and discussed in class. Ten points will be awarded for each of the three parts. For reading, 1 point is deducted for every 5 pronunciation errors. 

It is possible to take each part in different exam sessions, provided that it is taken within a year.

Teaching tools

Students with SLDs or temporary or permanent disabilities: we suggest that you contact the relevant university office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it) and your lecturer immediately, so that together you can find the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the exam. Requests for dispensatory and compensatory tools must be sent at least 15 days before the exam to the lecturer and in copy (Cc) to disabilita@unibo.it (for disabilities) or dsa@unibo.it (for Specific Learning Disorders).

Office hours

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