The Chinese language courses, offered jointly by the Language Center and the Confucius Institute at UCY, are designed to conform to levels that correspond to both the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and China's Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (HSK, Chinese Proficiency Test).

Our courses are guided by communicative approach principles, and are based on practical activities linked to everyday life, requiring the use of the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Particular emphasis is placed on interactive communication, focusing on language use in representative situations. The general objectives of the courses are to enable students to communicate at different levels in a variety of contexts, with the aim of preparing them to use Chinese in their future careers and social communication.

Audio-visual materials and e-learning facilities will be used during the courses to encourage students to practice the structures and topics learned in the classroom, and to promote self-learning and self- evaluation. In addition to the 13-weeks of classroom sessions for each level of the course, there will be at least 6 Chinese Language Café Hours in the even weeks during the semester. Students are encouraged to participate in all the Chinese Language Café Hours, to practice and consolidate the language they have learned in class.

 

Courses

LAN 060: Chinese - Beginners I (5 ECTS)
This course is designed to give students the knowledge to produce and understand basic Chinese-oral and written- in situations of giving and asking basic personal information and interacting in very simple ways with native Chinese speakers. The learning outcomes upon completion of the first level course, are as follows: (1) Acquisition of the 100 most frequently used Chinese words; (2) Ability to understand and use simple Chinese words and sentences in order to carry out basic communicative activities such as greeting, ordering food, and shopping; (3) Attainment of the CEFR- Pre-level A1.1 and HSK Pre-level 1 of the Chinese language proficiency test.
LAN 061: Chinese - Beginners II (5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: LAN 060 or equivalent.

The learning outcomes upon completion of the second level course, are as follows: (1) Acquisition of the 200 most frequently used Chinese words; (2) Ability to use Chinese to communicate in a simple and direct way on familiar topics such as everyday life, work, plans, personal skills, weather, food, accommodation, etc.; (3) Attainment of the CEFR-A2.1 and HSK Level 1 of the Chinese language proficiency test.
LAN 062: Chinese - Intermediate Level I (5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: LAN 061 or equivalent.

The learning outcomes upon completion of the third level course, are as follows: (1) Acquisition of 300 frequently used Chinese words; (2) Ability to use Chinese to carry out communicative tasks in a variety of areas such as daily life, work, study, and travelling; (3) Attainment of the CEFR-A2 and HSK Level 2 of the Chinese language proficiency test. 
LAN 063: Chinese - Intermediate Level II (5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: LAN 062 or equivalent.

The learning outcomes upon completion of the forth level course, are as follows: (1) Acquisition of 500 frequently used Chinese words; (2) Ability to interact fluently in Chinese with native Chinese speakers on much broader topics; (3) Attainment of the CEFR-Pre-level B1.1 and HSK Pre-level 3 of the Chinese language proficiency test.
LAN 064 Chinese-Advance Level I (5 ECTS)
Prerequisite: LAN 063 or equivalent.

The course is designed for university students who have completed the 4th level. This course is intended to introduce students to more topics in a detailed way and cover new language points such as flexible use of interrogative pronouns, complex complements of state, reduplication of monosyllabic adjectives and disyllabic verbs, the Bei-sentence and many usages of new words and phrases, etc. Writing Chinese characters is the most important components of this course because HSK 3 test includes writing. Some elements of Chinese culture are integral part of the course with media, introduction and class discussions. We have listening comprehension test after every lesson. Homework assignments are reading and writing of every lesson. Upon completion of the level, students are expected to meet level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR-level B1) and level 3 of the Chinese Language Proficiency (HSK).