Chinese

Learning objectives
Students will be able to demonstrate elementary language skills in a foreign language of their choice. Students can grasp slowly and clearly articulated concrete information on familiar everyday topics and understand simple and short texts syntactically, semantically, lexically, and morphologically while reading. When focusing on key words, they can deduce the meanings of unfamiliar concrete terms from the context. They can express themselves about their environment using simple phrases and respond appropriately to simple questions.

Contents
Contents of the language learning course in a foreign language of the student’s choice include: very simple texts and audio texts on everyday situations, especially in the university environment; elementary oral and written text production and interaction on this topic; development of relevant reading and listening strategies; development of simple grammatical structures and appropriate vocabulary; exercises in different forms and with different media.
The languages available are Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Finnish, French, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian.

Teaching and learning methods
4 SWS language courses and self-study.
The courses must be selected from the A1 language course catalogue offered by TU Dresden, as specified; this catalogue will be announced at the beginning of each semester in the usual manner.

Requirements for participation
No previous knowledge is required.

Usability
The language learning course can be credited as a module in the study regulations (“Studienordnung”) of the respective degree program.
It is a prerequisite for level A2.1 in the languages Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Finnish, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian; and for level A2 in the languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.

Requirements for the award of credit points
Language test(s) of 90 minutes.
The credit points are acquired when the test(s) are passed.

Credit points and grades
Graded language certificate upon passing the language exam.
If credited as a language learning course, 5 credit points are earned, unless the academic regulations (“Studienordnung”) stipulate otherwise. The module grade corresponds to the grade for the test(s).

Frequency of the language learning course
The language learning course is offered every semester.

Workload
The total workload is 150 hours, of which 60 hours are for classroom teaching and exam preparation, and 90 hours are for self-study, including exam preparation.

Duration of the language learning course
The language learning course lasts one semester.

Learning objectives
Students will possess basic communicative competence in a chosen foreign language. Students will be able to grasp slowly and clearly articulated, concrete information on everyday topics; understand simple and short texts relating to everyday and professional experiences in reading and writing, syntactically, semantically, lexically, and morphologically, provided the vocabulary is limited to frequently used and internationally understood words; follow largely short, simple conversations and very simple presentations and respond appropriately when the topic is familiar; and describe their surroundings orally and in writing using simple phrases and sentences.

Contents
Contents of the language learning course in a foreign language of the student’s choice include: simple texts on everyday situations and specific topics, especially in the university environment; simple presentations and original documents – for example announcements, interviews, short audio and video sequences – on this topic; development of relevant reading and listening strategies; development of simple grammatical structures and appropriate vocabulary; exercises in different forms and with different media.
The languages available are Arabic, Chinese, Czech, German as a foreign language, Finnish, Japanese, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Teaching and learning methods
4 SWS language courses and self-study.
The courses must be selected from the A2.1 language course catalogue offered by TU Dresden, as specified; this catalogue will be announced at the beginning of each semester in the usual manner.

Requirements for participation
Knowledge of the chosen language at level A1.2 is required.

Usability
The language learning course can be credited as a module in the study regulations (“Studienordnung”) of the respective degree program and is a prerequisite for A2.2.

Requirements for the award of credit points
Language test(s) of 90 minutes.
The credit points are earned when the examination is passed.

Credit points and grades
Graded language certificate upon passing the language test(s).
If credited as a language learning course, 5 credit points are earned, unless the academic regulations (“Studienordnung”) stipulate otherwise. The module grade corresponds to the grade for the test(s).

Frequency of language learning course
The language learning course is offered every semester.

Workload
The total workload is 150 hours, of which 60 hours are for classroom teaching and exam preparation, and 90 hours are for self-study, including exam preparation.

Duration of the language learning course
The language learning course lasts one semester.

Learning objectives
Students will possess advanced elementary communicative language skills in a foreign language of their choice. Students can understand clearly articulated, concrete information on everyday topics; understand syntactically, semantically, lexically, and morphologically simple texts related to everyday and professional experiences, provided their vocabulary is limited to frequently used and internationally understood words; recognize different text types; communicate relatively easily in simple, routine situations, using connectives appropriately; describe their environment orally and in writing using simple phrases and sentences; and respond to a limited number of simple questions.

Contents
Contents of the language learning course in a foreign language of the student’s choice include: simple texts and audio texts on everyday situations, especially in the university environment; elementary oral and written text production and interaction on this topic; development of relevant reading and listening strategies; development of grammatical structures and an expanded vocabulary; exercises in different forms and with different media.
The languages Chinese and Japanese are available.

Teaching and learning methods
4 SWS language courses and self-study.
The courses must be selected from the A2.2 course catalogue offered by the TU Dresden language training program, as specified; this catalogue will be announced at the beginning of each semester in the usual manner.

Requirements for participation
Knowledge of the chosen language at level A2.1 is required.

Usability
The language learning course can be credited as a module in the study regulations (“Studienordnung”) of the respective degree program and is a prerequisite for B1.1.

Requirements for the award of credit points
Language test(s) of 150 minutes or 165 minutes (for UNIcert Basis or if the study or module regulations (“Studienordnung”) stipulate an oral exam).
The credit points are acquired when the test(s) are passed.

Credit points and grades
Graded language certificate upon passing the language exam.
If credited as a language learning course, 5 credit points are earned, unless the academic regulations (“Studienordnung”) stipulate otherwise. The module grade corresponds to the grade for the test(s).

Frequency of language learning course
The language learning course is offered every semester.

Workload
The total workload is 150 hours, of which 60 hours are for classroom teaching and exam preparation, and 90 hours are for self-study, including exam preparation.

Duration of the language learning course
The language learning course lasts one semester.

Learning objectives
Students will have advanced basic communicative competence in Chinese. They can understand the main points of audio on topics from everyday life and university contexts when the speaker is clearly articulated in standard language; largely understand simple factual texts on topics related to their own interests and areas of expertise; express themselves in more detail and coherently on topics related to their own areas of interest, both orally and in writing; draft simple official documents, mastering communication techniques such as summarizing, arguing, and evaluating; and take the initiative in conversations.

Contents
Contents of the Chinese language learning course include: Shorthand texts and audios on everyday situations, especially in the university environment; Oral and written text production and interaction on this topic; Development of relevant reading and speaking strategies; Development of grammatical structures and an expanded vocabulary.

Teaching and learning methods
4 SWS language courses and self-study.
The courses must be selected from the B1.1 language course catalogue offered by TU Dresden, as specified; this catalogue will be announced at the beginning of each semester in the usual manner.

Requirements for participation
Chinese language knowledge is required, as can be acquired in the Foreign Language East Asia A2.2 language learning course.

Usability
The language learning course can be credited as a module in the study regulations of the respective degree programme and is a prerequisite for level B1.2.

Requirements for the award of credit points
Language test(s) of 75 minutes. The credit points are acquired when the test(s) are passed.

Credit points and grades
Graded language certificate upon passing the language exam. If credited as a language learning course, 5 credit points are earned, unless the academic regulations (“Studienordnung”) stipulate otherwise. The module grade corresponds to the grade for the test(s).

Frequency of language learning course
The language learning course is offered every semester.

Workload
The total workload is 150 hours, of which 60 hours are for classroom instruction and 90 hours are for self-study, including exam preparation and completion of the test(s).

Duration of the language learning course
The language learning course lasts one semester.

Learning objectives
Students will possess productive and receptive Chinese language skills. They can understand the main points of audio texts on topics from everyday life and university contexts when spoken in standard language, broadly understand non-fiction texts on abstract and concrete content related to their own interests and areas of expertise, express themselves in more detail and coherently, orally and in writing, on past, present, and future topics within their own areas of interest, and draft simple official documents.

Contents
Contents of the language learning course in Chinese include: texts and audios on everyday situations, especially in the university environment; oral and written text production and interaction on this topic; writing longer texts on topics related to your own university environment; development of relevant writing and listening strategies; development of grammatical structures and an expanded vocabulary.

Teaching and learning methods
4 SWS language courses and self-study. The courses must be selected from the B1.2 language course catalogue offered by TU Dresden, as specified; this catalogue will be announced at the beginning of each semester in the usual manner.

Requirements for participation
Chinese language knowledge at level B1.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages is required, as can be acquired in the Chinese B1.1 language learning course.

Usability
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Requirements for the award of credit points
Language test(s) of 90 minutes. The credit points are acquired when the test(s) are passed.

Credit points and grades
Graded language certificate upon passing the language test(s). If credited as a language learning course, 5 credit points are earned, unless the academic regulations (“Studienordnung”) stipulate otherwise. The module grade corresponds to the grade for the test(s).

Frequency of language learning course
The language learning course is offered every semester.

Workload
The total workload is 150 hours, of which 60 hours of attendance and 90 hours of self-study, including exam preparation and completion of the test(s).

Duration of the language learning course
The language learning course lasts one semester.