The Confucius Institute�s offerings for 2009-2010 are listed below. For Online Registration information and Policies, please refer to the CTD website of Dawson College.

Chinese Language Courses

Level 1

Prerequisite: None
Hours: 30
Students will develop basic language skills, particularly in oral comprehension and expression. Course content includes grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation at an elementary level. This includes the Chinese phonetic alphabet, numbers, greetings, making an acquaintance and inquiry, the verbs �to be� and �to have�, questions and negative forms.

Level 2

Prerequisite: Level 1 or equivalent knowledge
Hours: 30
Students will acquire a fundamental knowledge of the rules of the language and continue to learn more words of locations, directions as well as the modal verbs. Class time will include conversation and listening comprehension activities. Students will practice concepts such as prepositions, adjectives, different questions, the comparative form and polite requests.

Level 3

Prerequisite: Level 2 or equivalent knowledge
Hours: 30
Students will develop grammatical accuracy in expression and further their understanding of general concepts in listening and reading comprehension. Students will become familiar with the differences between simple and continuous aspects, and will acquire intermediate knowledge of how to express themselves in the present, past, future. There will be vocabulary building exercises and discussions on everyday topics, as well as more complex speaking activities.

Level 4

Prerequisite: Level 3 or equivalent knowledge
Hours: 30
Students will develop their fluency and accuracy in oral expression, as well as increase their understanding of reading comprehension and the main grammar rules. Students will become familiar with more complex sentences and paragraphs. In addition to discussions of various topics and simulations of real-life situations, students will be given more exercises emphasizing the correct use of syntax and grammar rules.

Level 5

Prerequisite: Level 4 or equivalent knowledge
Hours: 30
Students will become more comfortable in oral expression, and achieve a higher level of writing abilities. They will acquire an understanding of more complex concepts in listening and reading comprehension, and will be able to develop simple texts. Students will feel confident expressing their ideas and feelings, exchanging their views and discussing aspects of culture and life in China and in Canada.

Certificate Course

The Certificate in teaching Chinese Language (Teaching Methodology for CSL Teachers)

Prerequisite: Advanced knowledge of Chinese
Hours: 60
This course is designed to equip participants with the framework and skills to teach Chinese as a second language. The participants will learn to synergize the various pedagogic strategies in order to suit specific teaching objectives.

At the end of the course, students who have successfully completed all subject will be awarded:

“Certificate in Teaching Chinese Language” from the Confucius Institute in Quebec;
“Certificate in Teaching Chinese Language” from Beijing Normal University, China.

For more information, please contact us at:


confuciusinstitute@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
3040 Sherbrooke St. W. Suite 2G.1-A Montreal Quebec H3Z 1A4 Canada 1 (514) 933 - 0047	2500 University Blvd. Sherbrooke Quebec J1K 2R1 Canada 1 (800) 267 - 8337 ext. 65491