Qiuhua Hu: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020

Name Dr. Qiuhua Hu
DepartmentHumanities, Social and Political Sciences
RelationshipLecturer

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
851-0876-00LChinese II (A1.2) Information Restricted registration - show details
Your course regristration is only valid with a simultaneous online registration at the language center (Link).
Course fee: CHF 80.-
3 credits4GQ. Hu
AbstractThis course Chinese II builds on the first course of Chinese I, enlarging the vocabulary to 300 words. The course will provide an introduction into the modern standard Chinese language and script. The main focus will be on colloquial language without neglecting the specific cultural context.
ObjectiveThe course aims at promoting everyday communication skills, concentrating on basic vocabulary in Pinyin and Chinese characters, elementary grammar and conversation. At the end of the semester, the participants shall reach a level of competence corresponding to the int ernationally recognized HSK 2-examination.
ContentNeu erworbene Sprachfähigkeiten:

1. Fähigkeit, einfache Formen der Forderung oder der Bitte darzustellen und zu verstehen.
2. Die eigene Ansicht in einfacher Weise ausdrücken können.
3. Nach der Meinung der anderen fragen können.
4. Einen Vorschlag machen können.
5. Zwei Dinge miteinander vergleichen können.
6. Die Ursache von etwas erklären können.
7. Gegenwart, Vergangenheit und Zukunft ausdrücken können.
LiteratureWe shall base out work on the following textbook: Standard Course HSK 2, ISBN: 978-7-5619-3726-6. and workbook ISBN: 978-7-5619-3710-5, Beijing 2014.
The course will be supported by a module on OLAT. The participants will be asked to do some of their tasks on OLAT.
Prerequisites / NoticePrecondition is the previous attendance of course Chinese I or an equivalent language competence. All those who have not attended course III a kindly requested to contact the teacher.
851-0878-00LChinese IV (A2.2) Information Restricted registration - show details
Your course regristration is only valid with a simultaneous online registration at the "Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich" (Link).

Course fee: CHF 80.00
3 credits4GQ. Hu
AbstractBuilding on course Chinese III the students will learn to actively master a vocabulary of 600 words. In addition, the course will teach some of the basic grammatical patterns. Exercises in spoken Chinese covering a number of topics are also part of the course-work. The course aims at preparing the participants to reach level 3 of the new HSK.
ObjectiveThe course has the following aims: the participants shall acquire an advanced competence in the field of speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will build up a number of key characters, so that 600 words should be actively mastered by the end of the semester. Exercises in basic grammatical forms shall give a first understanding of modern Chinese syntax. All the lessons will contain a fair share of conversational practice.
ContentNeue erworbene Sprachkompetenzen:

Fähigkeit, einen kurzen Text zu verfassen, oder ein entsprechendes Portfolio zu erstellen. Erweiterung der Lesefähigkeit, sowohl was die lexikalische als auch was die grammatikalische Kompetenz angeht. Schriftzeichen, die durch Hinweis entstanden sind 指事字; Schriftzeichen, die durch Ausweitung entstanden sind 会意字.
Im Laufe von Chinesisch IV kommen noch ca. 150 lexikalische Einheiten hinzu.
Die Fähigkeit, selbständig den Wortschatz zu erweitern, wird vertieft, z. B. durch neue Zusammensetzungen auf der Basis der schon bekannten Schriftzeichen.
Zudem werden alle lexikalischen Einheiten der HSK 3 Prüfung und ihre grammatikalischen Anwendungen geübt.
LiteratureWe shall base out work on the following textbook: Standard Course HSK, vol. 3. Textbook and Workbook, ISBN: 978-7-5619-3818-8/ 978-7-5619-3815-7
Beijing 2015. (Lektion 11-20).
The course will be supported by a module on OLAT. The participants will be asked to do some of their tasks on OLAT.
Prerequisites / NoticePrecondition is the previous attendance of course Chinese III or an equivalent language competence. All those who have not attended course III a kindly requested to contact the teacher.
851-0879-02LChinese VI (A2.2++) Information Restricted registration - show details
Your course regristration is only valid with a simultaneous online registration at the "Language Center of UZH and ETH Zurich" (Link).

Course fee: CHF 80.00
2 credits2GQ. Hu
AbstractThis course is meant for all students and employees at the University and the ETH Zurich, who habe previously attended the course Chinese V.
All others should contact the instructor of the course beforehand.
ObjectiveBuilding on the results of course Chinese V the students will learn a basic vocabulary of about 900 characters. At the end of the course they will acquire the capacity not only to read but also to write these characters. The students will be familiarized with the new vocabulary through a number of exercises involving dialogues and short sentences. In addition, the competence in understanding spoken colloquial Chinese will also be trained. Members of the course will eventually acquire an advanced linguistic competence meeting the standards set by the new HSK 4 examination.
ContentStudents who wish to continue with their language studies or want to pass the HSK test are provided with the necessary reading and writing competence.
Gradually they shall acquire a broader vocabulary of Chinese characters.
The course prioritizes various conversational exercises in order to advance
the understanding of the necessary grammatical structures. Besides, the comptence in listening and speaking shall be schooled in order to meet the requirements of the model examinations.
The course will be supported by a module on OLAT. The participants will be asked to do some of their tasks on OLAT.
LiteratureWe shall base out work on the following textbook: Standard Course HSK 4, SK标准教程4上, ISBN: 9787561939031 und HSK标准教程4上 练习册(含1MP3);ISBN: 9787561941171. Beijing 2017 (Lektion 6-10).
Prerequisites / NoticeThis course is meant for all students and employees at the University and the ETH Zurich, who habe previously attended the course Chinese V.
All others should contact the instructor of the course beforehand.
At the end of the course there will be a written HSK-model examination, in order to test the acquired competence in listening, grammar, reading and writing.