Chinese 3
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Course information
Learning outcomes
Upon completing the course, you will:
- be able to write longer texts than before and communicate via email
- be able to do information retrieval independently
- be able to talk about a wider range of your hobbies and discuss health and other topics of interest
- understand simple words and expressions relating to workplace environments
- recognise about 160 new Chinese characters and be able to use them.
Content
Expanding knowledge and more fluent use of grammar and vocabulary, plenty of oral communications, writing tasks and listening comprehension exercises, becoming more familiar with Chinese culture.
Teacher
Sari Annala
Study material
Textbook: Chi le ma ? (a course in basic Chinese / © 2019 the authors and Otava Publishing Company Ltd)
(ISBN 9789511334156)
and additional material in the MyCourses learning environment
Workload
36 h (contact hours) + 45 h (self-study)
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites: LC-9020 Chinese 2 or equivalent knowledge.
Evaluation
- Lectures 36 h and self-study 45 h, active participation. Passing the course requires 75% attendance in class.
- Group work, oral and written assignments (50%)
- Oral test (20%)
- Written exam (30%)
Teaching time and location
The teaching time and the location of the course can be found at Sisu information system
- The link leads to Completion methods tab of the course page
- From the top of the page (Version drop-down menu), check that academic year 2025-2026 is selected
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From the blue bar, click Lecture and open the Groups and teaching times tab to see the teaching time and the location of the course. Exam times can be seen by clicking Exam.
The teacher has four (4) weeks to grade the exam submissions starting from the exam date.
Further information
Equivalences to other courses: Chinese 3 (Kie-98.9412), Chinese for Professional Needs 3 (LC-9113)
CEFR level: A1.2
Online learning environment for the course
MyCourses online learning environment is a tool for both students and teachers for communication and managing everyday course work. You need an Aalto User ID to log in to the course's MyCourses workspace and participate in teaching.
Digital workspace of the course:
MyCourses
More details on completing the course will be available at MyCourses closer to the start of the course.
Registration and course fee
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Course registration
Registration for this course starts on 4.8.2025 at 9.00
Registration for this course ends on 28.8.2025 at 23.59
It is not possible to register before the registration period has started or after it has ended.
The number of participants is limited to 6. Please note: The course is organized if a minimum of 10 students register for it.
This course is organized by the Aalto University Language Centre.
The course fee is paid upon registration for each course at a time and it is binding. Familiarize yourself with registration and payment rules as well as other guidelines for students:
Registration, payments and rules
Activating Aalto ID and Multifactor Authentication
You can activate your Aalto User ID the day after the registration and you should activate it no later than the day before the start of the course.
Instructions for activating your Aalto user ID
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