Chinese for beginners | Summer School

CHINESE FOR BEGINNERS

Associate Professor Hongyan Meng, School of Languages and Literatures, University of Cape Town

Monday 20 January–Friday 7 February  6.00–7.30 pm  COURSE FEES R2 836; Staff and students R1 450

Maximum number of participants 20

Platform MS Teams

This online course is aimed at participants who have no prior background in writing, speaking or understanding any dialect of the Chinese language. Through the use of concise instruction and effective practice, the course will provide participants with the ability to develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills.

Recommended reading

Jiang, L. (ed.). 2020. HSK Standard Course 1. Beijing: Beijing Languages and Culture University Press. Jiang, L. (ed.). 2020. HSK Standard Course Workbook 1. Beijing: Beijing Languages and Culture University

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Associate Prof. Meng Hongyan completed a Bachelor's degree in English Education at Yan’an University from 1990 to 1994.She has been teaching at University of Xianyang Normal University ever since 1994. She later undertook Master’s coursework in English Literature at Northwest University from 2002 to 2004. In 2012, she obtained a certificate in EAP/ESL Theory and Methodology from the University of Aberdeen in the UK. Additionally, she earned a Master’s degree in English-Chinese Translation from Northwest University, where she studied from 2014 to 2017. In recent years, Meng Hongyan has taught HSK4 (Intermediate) and Speaking Chinese (Beginner) for foreign students, as well as English Listening and Reading of English Newspapers. These courses have provided her with valuable experience teaching both Chinese and English language skills to a diverse student population.