Introduction to Chinese I (7.5 ECTS credits)

Within the Confucius Institute at Karlstad University, teachers from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, offer courses in Chinese language and culture at Karlstad University. The courses are taught in English and are open for all applicants who meet the general admission requirements for university studies and have Upper Secondary English course B or equivalent. The courses are offered at a 25 % pace (expected total workload 10 hours a week) and - if the number of applicants allows for it - both daytime and as night courses.

Witnin the course Introduction to Chinese I you will learn to read and write a number of Chinese characters. You will also be introduced to Chinese elementary grammar rules and the Pinyin Romanization system in which Chinese is written with alphabetic letters as often seen in Western newspapers. Furthermore, you will learn to use Pinyin Chinese-English dictionaries.

• Education level: Undergraduate level
• Progressive specialisation: G1N (has only upper‐secondary level entry requirements) More about Progressive specialization.
• Admission requirements: General admission requirements and Upper Secondary English course B or equivalent.
• Selection: Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.