The Syllabus of the Comprehensive Chinese Course

Applicable students: oversea students.

Class hours:
It takes 300 hours to study this course which include two books and each book takes
150 hours respectively.
Course introduction:
This course, intended for oversea students in Liaoning Medical University, is used to
introduce comprehensive Chinese grammars and solve the confusing points in
grammar, so as to prepare the students for HSK test (Chinese Proficiency Test). At the
same time, the students will do many forms of practice to strengthen the Chinese
skills in grammar, spoken and listening. We have varied forms of teaching methods:
lecture with power point presentations, use of VCD / DVD for visual material, and the
student-centered method, such as interactive group work; use of case studies; role
plays and discussion groups and so on.
We use the Developing Chinese, published by Bejing Language and Culture
University Press, as the textbooks, and it takes totally 300 teaching hours to finish the
course from the 1st to 4th semesters
The basic requirements:
As the requirements of the course, the students should master 1515 words, more than
200 most commonly-used grammar tips and Chinese expression modes,, so as to
communicate in Chinese effectively and efficiently.
Teaching period plan:

Book Contents Semester

Developing Chinese Elementary
Ⅰ 1-2
Comprehensive Course Ⅰ
Developing Chinese Elementary
Ⅱ 3-4
Comprehensive Course Ⅰ
Main Contents：

Developing Chinese Elementary Comprehensive Course Ⅰ

[Aims and requirements]

The objective of this course is to develop students’ elementary communicative
competence, so that they can solve the basic problems in daily life and study.
Generally, after having learned this course, students should achieve the following
goals:
1. Students should be able to master the basic knowledge of Chinese phonetics and
pronunciation skills, elementary vocabulary, and the basic Chinese sentence patterns.

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 2. Students should be able to master the basic strokes, the orders of strokes and the
basic structure of Chinese characters. They should be able to write Chinese characters
correctly both the strokes and the orders of strokes.
3. Students should be able to have elementary communicative competence and use
Chinese to solve the common problem of daily life and Chinese language studying.
4. Students should be able to have primary learning strategies and communication
strategies, preliminary understand the Chinese culture; in addition, they should be
able to have the elementary knowledge of intercultural communication.
[Contents]
1. Pronunciation
（1）the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable
（2）the rules of changing the tone
（3）the rules of the dialect, stress and tone
2. Chinese Character Writing
（1）basic strokes of Chinese characters
（2）the orders of strokes and the basic structure of Chinese characters
3. Interrogative sentences
（1）Interrogative sentences with “吗”
你忙吗？
（2）interrogative sentences with interrogative pronouns（谁，什么，哪儿，哪，
怎么，怎么样，多少，几）：
这是谁的手机？
（3）affirmative-negative questions :
你忙不忙？
（4）alternative questions with “还是”：
你是老师还是学生？
（5）elliptical interrogative sentences with “呢”：
我是泰国人，你呢？
（6）interrogative sentences with “对吗”：
今天是你的生日，对吗？
4. Common sentence patterns
（1）sentence with a verbal predicate
我学习汉语。
（2）sentences with an adjective predicate
我很忙。
（3）sentences with a nominal predicate
今天星期四。
（4）sentences with a subject-predicate structure as the predicate
爸爸身体很好。
5. Auxiliaries
（1）“要”，“想” and “愿意” are used to talk about one’s wish or hope,
etc.
我要去中国南方旅行。

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 （2）“会”，“能” and “可以” are used to indicate one’s ability or skill.
我会包饺子。
（3）“可以” and “能” are used to give or refuse permission.
大学生可以打工。
（4）“可以” and “能”are used to ask for permission.
可以问您一个问题吗？
（5）“会” is used to talk about a certain kind of possibility.
他一定会来的。
（6）“要” is used to state an actual need.
我每天要工作八个小时。
（7）“应该”，“要” and “得(dei)” are used to express that one has to or
must do something as is required.
做什么事都要认真。
（8）“可以” indicates a possible choice.
你可以找我，也可以找马丁。
6. Complements
（1）complements of duration
我学了四个月汉语。
（2）complements of result
那本词典我用完了。
（3）simple directional complements
我上商店去。
（4）complements of state
山田汉字写得不错。
7.Common measure words （口、个、台、本、斤、杯、门、件、辆）
两本书、一件衣服
8. Existential sentences
（1）“在” and “有” can be used to mean existence.
饭馆在超市东边。
前边有一个学生。
（2）“是” can be used to mean existence.
大楼后边是书店和超市。
9. Adverbials
（1）adverbials of time
我六点半起床。
今天我有事。
（2）adverbials of place
我今天上午在图书馆看书。
（3）adjective adverbials
我们应该多说汉语。
10.“了”
（ 1 ） “ 了 ” is a modal particle used at the end of a sentence, indicating
something has happened or the situation has changed. It is commonly used
in the pattern “V+O+了”.

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 星期六他去书店了。
Negative form: “ 没” or “ 没有” is added before the verb and “ 了” is
removed from the end of the sentence.
昨天山田没（有）搬家。
Affirmative-negative question: V（+O）+了+没有？/V+没+V（+O）？
你吃早饭了没有？
（2）“了” is an auxiliary word used after a verb to indicate the completion of
an action. It is commonly used in the pattern “V+了+Num-M/Adj/Pron+O”.
我买了一本书
If there’s an adverb before the verb or the following part is a clause, “ 了”
can be used directly after the verb.
我已经告诉了李老师。
Negative form: 没（有）+V（+O）.
我没买毛衣。
（3）“了” is a modal particle used at the end of a sentence to indicate the
change of a state.
下雨了。
11. Double object construction
他送我一束花。
12. Reduplicated verbs
我可以试试这件衣服吗？
你身体不好，休息休息吧。
13. Reduplicated adjectives
你慢慢说。
他高高兴兴地回去了。
14.“把” sentences
S+把+O1+V+在+O2
我把词典放在桌子上了。
Negative words such as “没、不、别” usually occur before “把”.
我没把钱放在家里。
15. Attributives
（1）When an attributive indicates a possessive relation, it is often followed by
“的”.
这是我们的礼物。
（ 2 ） When the attributive is a verb, verbal phrase or subject-predicate phrase,
there is a “的” between the attributive and the qualified word.
练习汉语的方法
16. Approximate numbers
（ 1 ） two adjacent numbers, when used together, indicates an approximate
number.
十一二点、三四个人
（2）“ Numeral-classifier compound +左右” means “a little more than or less
than the said amount”.
这件衣服三百块钱左右。

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 （3）“多” and “几” are used to refer to approximate numbers
二十多斤水果、十几斤
[Focal and difficult points]
1. Interrogative sentences
2. Common sentence patterns
3. Auxiliaries
4. Complements
5.“了”
6.“把” sentences

Developing Chinese Elementary Comprehensive Course Ⅱ

[Aims and requirements]

The book aims at strengthening the skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing
of students. When finish learning this book, students should achieve the goals as
followings:
1. Students should be able to master the pronunciation and Chinese syllables of
mandarin proficiently and the knowledge of Chinese basic grammars further, and
enlarge the quantity of Chinese vocabulary,
2. Students should be able to enhance the skills in listening, spoken, reading and
writing, especially the listening skills; Students should be able to communicate in
Chinese in their daily life and make descriptions about their familiar subjects. They
should be able to do the basic express in Chinese.
3. Students should be able to further understand the Chinese traditional culture as
well as master the general learning strategy, communication strategy, resource
strategy.
4. Students should be able to strengthen both consciousness and ability of
intercultural communication.
[Contents]
1. “V+着” ：Indicates an action or a state is coming
她闭着眼睛，在想什么呢？
2. “Location+着+N”：Indicates existence
屋子里有一个书架，书架上摆着许多书。
3. The compound directional complement
（1）S + V+ 上/下/进/出/回/过/起+ Location +来/去
小王跑下山去了。
（2）S + V+ 上/下/进/出/回/过/起+来/去+people/things
S + V+ 上/下/进/出/回/过/起+people/things +来/去
他从学校带回来一本书。
她从学校带回一本书来。
4.The structure“一+ M（+N）+都/也+不/没……”
这几个字，我一个都不认识。

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5. The structure“把+O+V+directional complement”
请把护照拿出来看一下。
6. “（是）……的”-sentence
（1）The structure“（是）……的”1：emphasizes the time，place，manner or
purpose
我是昨天到北京的。
（2）The structure“（是）……的”2：Indicate the speaker’s opinion
你的看法是对的，我完全同意。
7. The structure“V1+着+V2”：indicate that two actions are occurring simultaneously、
我喜欢听着音乐开车。
8. The structure” interrogative + 也/都……”
他什么爱好也没有。
9. Aspect particles
（1）Aspect particles“了”
我吃了面包，现在不饿了。
（2）Aspect particles“着”
他骑着一辆新车。
（3）Aspect particles“过”
我去过三次北京
10. The structure+得/不+regulative/directional complement”
你看得懂中文小说吗？
11. The structure+不+了”
（1）To indicate whether V can possibly be realized
他病了，今天来不了，你别等他了。
（2）To indicate whether V can be finished up
这么多，咱们肯定吃不了。
12. Comparative sentences
（1）Use “像/不像”to make comparisons.
像上次一样，还是我请客。
（2）Use “跟/和”to make comparisons.
他跟我一样高。
（3）Use “比/不比”to make comparisons.
他的汉语水平比我高一点儿。
（4）Use“有/没有/不如”to make comparisons.
老王的儿子有老王那么高了。
13. The structure“N1+让/叫+N2+V+Other elements”
妈妈叫我们回家。
14. The structure “V+M（N）一+ M（N）（ +地）+V”
大家一步一步地往上爬。
15. The structure“一天/年比一天/年+Adj/Vp”
天气一天比一天冷了。
16. The complement of frequency
我以前见过他两次。
17. The“把”-sentence

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 （1）“把 +A+V 成+B……”
你把汉语翻译成英语。
（2）The structure“把+O+V/VP+NM”
我把表拨快了 10 分钟。
（3）“把 +O+V（一/了）V/V 一下”
你把房间打扫打扫。
18. The rhetorical question sentences
有这样问别人的吗？
19. Passive sentences
（1）Passive sentences with “被”
那本词典被借走了。
（2）Passive sentences with “叫”
看病的钱叫他弄丢了。
（3）Passive sentences with “让”
我的自行车让人借走了。
（4）Passive sentences in meaning（i.e non-marker passive sentences）
作业写完了。
20. Approximate numbers
（1）Using the character“几” to indicate an approximate number
今天只来了几个人。
（2）Using the character“多” to indicate an approximate number
他走了半个多小时。
（3）Using two adjacent numbers to indicate an approximate number
还有两三个星期我们就该放假了。
（4）Using the character“左右” to indicate an approximate number
他身高有一米八左右。
（5）Using the character“来” to indicate an approximate number
我们去上海玩儿了十来天。
21. The structure+到底”
不管结果怎么样，这件事必须做到底，不能放弃。
22. The structure“怎么也/都+V+不+result”
我怎么也洗不掉衣服上的脏东西。
23. The structure“由+N（+来）+V（+O）”
今天的电影票由我买。
[Focal and difficult points]
1. Aspect particles
（1）Aspect particles“了”
（2）Aspect particles“着”
（3）Aspect particles“过”
2．Comparative sentences
（1）Use “像/不像”to make comparisons.
（2）Use “跟/和”to make comparisons.
（3）Use “比/不比”to make comparisons.

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 （4）Use“有/没有/不如”to make comparisons.
3．Passive sentences
（1）Passive sentences with “被”
（2）Passive sentences with “叫”
（3）Passive sentences with “让”
（4）Passive sentences in meaning
4.The“把”-sentence
5. Approximate numbers
（1）Using the character“几” to indicate an approximate number
（2）Using the character“多” to indicate an approximate number
（3）Using two adjacent numbers to indicate an approximate number
（4）Using the character“左右” to indicate an approximate number
（5）Using the character“来” to indicate an approximate number