- Docente: Ying Ying Ding
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-OR/21
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Specialized translation (cod. 9174)
Learning outcomes
The student - knows the basic features (terms, concepts and methods) needed for the study of the structure, functions and textual organization of the Chinese language - knows the basic techniques required for information mining, drafting, editing and revising texts - is able to understand, analyze and coherently produce complex written texts (but also oral speeches) belonging to various specialized text types and genres, particularly multimedia ones
Course contents
This course offers students the necessary tools for the comprehension, analysis and production of contemporary media texts in Chinese. The course is divided into two parts. During the first part, students will be asked to read and analyze multimedia materials such as newspaper articles and social network extracts, dealing with current social issues, in order to improve their familiarity with complex syntactic structures.
In the second part, students will move on to a production phase using what they learned during the first phase of the course.
Readings/Bibliography
Bibliografia consigliata:
Abbiati, Magda (2014), Grammatica del cinese moderno, Venezia: Cafoscarina
Romagnoli, Chiara (2016), Grammatica cinese, Milano: Hoepli
Paolo De Troia, Zhang Tongbing, Chiara Romagnoli, Sun Pingping (2013), Il cinese dei giornali, MIlano: Hoepli
Xie, Yungeng (2017), New Media and China's Social Development, Singapore: Springer
Dizionari consigliati:
Zhao, Xiuying (2013), Il dizionario cinese-italiano, italiano-cinese, Bologna: Zanichelli
Casacchia Giorgio, Bai Yukun (2013,) Dizionario cinese-italiano, Venezia: Cafoscarina
Teaching methods
The materials selected aim to draw students’ attention to the Chinese current events and complex syntactic structures of Chinese language. Through careful analyses of the above mentioned texts, difficulties related to writing skills will be highlighted.
This course will be supported by language training sessions (1° semester) which will then be closely connected to course activities (2° semester).
The course requires the student to attend 70% of the course.
Assessment methods
The assessment consists in two tests and the final vote will be the average of both.
- writing test: complete a writing task, topic to be defined with the teacher.
- oral test: present and discuss their writing project; answer two questions about New Media and China's Social Development
Teaching tools
Lessons will take place in a classroom equipped with computer support and Internet connection.
Office hours
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