National Database

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Institute

York University

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Chinese Program

Chinese Language and Literature Program, Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts

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Programs on Campus

Fall/Winter Program

Summer Program

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Program in China

Summer in China Program at FudanUniversity

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Director/ Coordinator

Xueqing Xu (Acting Coordinator)

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Enrolment

Fall/Winter Program: 300 (6 credit/course)

Summer in China Program: 30 (6 credit/course)

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Chinese Instructors

Faculty Members:2

Full-time Sessional Instructors: 2

Part-time Sessional Instructors: 2

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Teaching Assistants

Full-time:

Part-time:

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Curricular

Fall/Winter Program: CH1000a, CH1000b, CH2010, CH2000, CH3000, CH3010a, CH3010b, CH3010c, CH3010d, CH3010e

Summer Program: CH2030

Summer Program in China: CH2030

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Textbooks

CH1000&CH2010: Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1

CH2000&CH2030: Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 2

CH3000: Selected Original Works by Major Twentieth Century Chinese Write; Written Text for Professional Interactive Chinese, Book Four.

CH3010: 1) Open For Business, Lessons in Chinese Commerce For the New Millennium, Vol. One (Textbook and Exercise Book); 2)Selected Original Works by Major twenties Century ChineseWriters; 3) Written Text for Professional Interactive ChineseBook Four;4) 廣東話和普通話比較﹔簡體字和繁體字

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Degree Offered

Asian Studies: Major and Minor Degrees

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Events/Activities

• Annual Chinese Week during the Chinese New Year season

2)Annual Mandarin Speech Contest

3) Chinese story reading by Chinese-Canadian writers

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Contact Information

Dr. Xueqing Xu

Tel. 416-736-5016 x 66300

Email: xueqingx@yorku.ca

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Course Description

CH1000 serves as an introduction to Modern Standard Chinese. Classroom activities will focus on: 1) proper pronunciation, development of listening comprehension andoral skills; 2) essential grammatical structures of the language, and 3) acquisition of written Chinese.

CH2010 is designed for students with some Chinese background, for instance they understand some of the language but cannot read nor write Chinese.Standard pronunciation, grammatical structures and the writing system will be the focus of the course.

CH2000 builds up on CH1000. Listening comprehension now involves more extended passages, which are closer to normal native speed. Dialogue on practice matters now also extends to cultural comparisons, society, current events, and problems of modern life.

CH2030 is offered during summer for the emerging York U/Fudan U exchange agreement.Built on AS/CH1000 6.0, this course equally emphasizes four basic skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and engages students socially, culturally, and physically in the language environment.

CH3000 is intended to improve the students’ ability to conduct conversation in both practical and cultural situations, and to start training them to read some unannotated works written for Chinese readers.

CH3010 (for Cantonese speakers) is in four parts: 1) The basic sounds and the pinyin system and the simplified characters. 2) Language reform in Modern China. 3) The development of modern literary Chinese as illustrated by selections from works of modern Chinese literature. 4)Comprehension and Practice of the Standard Spoken Language: Business.

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Remarks