By Dr. Deepanwita Srivastava |
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Learners enrolled: 1679
This course is aimed at imparting basic skills in Mandarin Chinese language to the learner. The course focuses on gradual inculcation of speaking, writing and reading ability in the language. It has sections on sounds, pronunciation, tones and the basic grammar. It aims at enabling the beginners to comprehend and communicate in basic Mandarin. It not only enables the learner to speak and communicate in Chinese, but also teaches Chinese characters following the rules of stroke and stroke order.
Summary
Course Status :
Completed
Course Type :
Not Applicable
Language for course content :
English
Duration :
16 weeks
Category :
Language
Credit Points :
4
Level :
Diploma
Start Date :
01 Feb 2022
End Date :
Enrollment Ends :
15 Mar 2022
Exam Date :
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Course layout
Block-I (Pronunciation and Tones)
Week
Unit
Instructor
Unit Title
Week 1
Unit 1
Shreeparna Roy
Introduction to Mandarin Chinese
Unit 2
Dayawanti
Introduction to Sound System
Unit 3
Saheli Chattaraj
Methods of Articulation
Week 2
Unit 4
Dayawanti
Pronunciation Practice-1
Unit 5
Saheli Chattaraj
Pronunciation Practice-2
Week 3
Unit 6
Shreeparna Roy
Introduction to Tones
Unit 7
Tanvi Negi
Tone Practice-1
Unit 8
Tanvi Negi
Tone Practice-2
Week 4
Unit 9
Saheli Chattaraj
Greetings-1
Unit 10
Tanvi Negi
Greetings-2
Block-II (Short Dialogues)
Week 5
Unit 11
Shreeparna Roy
Introduction to Chinese character-1
Unit 12
Shreeparna Roy
Introduction to Chinese character-2
Week 6
Unit 13
Dayawanti
I am a student我是学生
Unit 14
Dayawanti
He is not a doctor 他不是大夫
Week 7
Unit 15
Shreeparna Roy
This is my book 这是我的书
Unit 16
Saheli Chattaraj
He and I are friends 他和我是朋友
Unit 17
Tanvi Negi
What is your name 你叫什么
Week 8
Unit 18
Tanvi Negi
Who is he 他是谁
Unit 19
Dayawanti
Where are you going你去哪儿
Unit 20
Saheli Chattaraj
What is your nationality 你是哪国人
Block-III (Basic Communication-1)
Week 9
Unit 21
Dayawanti
Do you have any notebook 你有本子吗
Unit 22
Dayawanti
I have two books 我有两本书
Week 10
Unit 23
Saheli Chattaraj
How many members are there in your family 你家有几口人
Unit 24
Saheli Chattaraj
How much is this 这是多少
Week 11
Unit 25
Shreeparna Roy
Today is Monday 今天星期一
Unit 26
Shreeparna Roy
What’s the time now 现在几点
Unit 27
Shreeparna Roy
What’s the date today今天几月几号
Week 12
Unit 28
Dayawanti
Where do you Study 你在哪儿学习
Unit 29
Tanvi Negi
We all are students too 我们也都是学生
Unit 30
Saheli Chattaraj
Self Introduction-1
Block-IV (Basic Communication-2)
Week 13
Unit 31
Tanvi Negi
Self Introduction-2
Unit 32
Shreeparna Roy
I am happy 我很高兴
Unit 33
Shreeparna Roy
This book is new, that one is old 这本书新，那本书旧
Week 14
Unit 34
Tanvi Negi
How much money do you have 你有多少钱
Unit 35
Tanvi Negi
Let’s go shopping 跟朋友一起买东西
Week 15
Unit 36
Dayawanti
What do you want to eat? 你想吃什么
Unit 37
Dayawanti
I Would like to have tea 我要喝茶
Week 16
Unit 38
Saheli Chattaraj
Can you speak Chinese? 你会说汉语吗
Unit 39
Saheli Chattaraj
I can drive a car 我能开车
Unit 40
Tanvi Negi
India
Instructor bio
Dr. Deepanwita Srivastava
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Dr. Deepanwita Srivastava is a faculty and in charge of the French discipline at the School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU. She has a long experience in teaching of French in both Distance and conventional learning models at universities and institutions of Higher education. Her areas of specializations include Didactics of French, Open and Distance Learning, Travel and Mobility studies and Translation.
The Ministry of Education appointed her as Expert for the upcoming Hindi-French Dictionary by the Central Hindi Directorate, Govt. of India.
She remains involved in programmes for training of French teachers in India and South Asia with the Embassy of France and has guided numerous doctoral theses contributing to knowledge creation in the domain of Didactics of French as a Foreign Language.
Widely published and invited/visiting researcher at several universities internationally, she remains deeply involved in teaching and research.
Prof.
Shreeparna Roy (University of Delhi) Shreeparna Roy is a
Professor at the Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. She has
teaching experience of 20 years. She holds Bachelors, Masters and M. Phil
degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Ph. D. from Delhi
University. She undertook teacher’s training and Chinese language course at
Beijing University, China and National Chengchi University, Taiwan. Her
publication includes two books, “History of China and Japan, 1840-1950 (2013)
and “Book of Proverbs: Chinese, English, Hindi” (2016). Her research areas
include Chinese language, literature, education, and gender studies. Ms. Dayawanti (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Ms. Dayawanti is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Chinese and South
East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She is teaching Chinese since 2003. She
obtained Bachelors and Masters degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has
also studied at the East China Normal University,Shanghai for two years. Her area of interest is Chinese language and
literature. She has translated Ba Jin’s novel “Family” from Chinese to Hindi
(National Book Trust, 2020) and Nirmal Verma’s short story collection “Kavve
Aur Kala Pani” from Hindi to Chinese (Sahitya Akademi, 2020).
Ms. Tanvi Negi (Doon University) Tanvi Negi is an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Chinese Studies, Doon
University, Dehradun. She has been teaching Chinese language for ten years. She
completed Bachelors and Masters courses from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi. She has also studied at the South China Normal University at Guangzhou,
China for one year. She has translated Lao She’s novel entitled “The Rickshaw
Boy” from Chinese to Hindi (National Book Trust, 2019). Her research interests
include modern and contemporary Chinese literature and translation
studies.
Ms. Saheli
Chattaraj (Jamia Millia Islamia) Saheli Chattaraj is an Assistant Professor at the China Studies Centre,
MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She has
8 years of teaching experience. She holds Bachelors, Masters and M. Phil degree
from Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has also studied at the Hunan Normal
University, China (2010-11) and was awarded Taiwan Fellowship by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan. She was associated with the India-China bilateral
project of the Encyclopaedia of India-China Cultural Contacts, Ministry of
External Affairs, Government of India. Her research interest includes Chinese
language, literature, contemporary India-China relations, politics, and state
and society relations in China. She has published in international and Indian
journals and translated Sayed Abdul Malik’s book entitled “Longing for
Sunshine” from English to Chinese (Sahitya Akademi, 2020).
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