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Teaching and Learning Chinese

Code: 43972
Credits: 12
2026/2027
Degree programme Type Course
Teaching Chinese to Spanish Speakers OB 1

Contact lecturer

Name :
Helena Casas Tost
Email :
helena.casas@uab.cat

Teaching staff

Antonio Paoliello Palermo
Shu-Ching Liao Pan
Eva Costa Vila

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

None

Objectives

The main aim of this module is to put into practice all the aspects involved in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language. This includes learning theories of teaching Chinese for Spanish speakers, planning, designing and assessing a teaching project, and analyzing, selecting and creating teaching materials on the Chinese language, to practice all language skills.

Learning outcomes

  • CA05 (Generate innovative teaching proposals to promote the autonomy of students of different levels and profiles in the Chinese classroom.) Generate innovative teaching proposals to promote the autonomy of students of different levels and profiles in the Chinese classroom.
  • CA06 (Adapt teaching strategies to promote the learning of different Chinese language skills, always taking into account the characteristics of different student profiles and promoting inclusion.) Adapt teaching strategies to promote the learning of different Chinese language skills, always taking into account the characteristics of different student profiles and promoting inclusion.
  • KA05 (Identify the needs of future students, taking into account the different theories of second language learning applied to Chinese.) Identify the needs of future students, taking into account the different theories of second language learning applied to Chinese.
  • KA06 (Compare the different teaching materials and published resources for the teaching of the Chinese language: writing, pinyin, pronunciation, lexicon, comprehension, oral and written expression and interaction, and grammar for different student profiles.) Compare the different teaching materials and published resources for the teaching of the Chinese language: writing, pinyin, pronunciation, lexicon, comprehension, oral and written expression and interaction, and grammar for different student profiles.
  • SA05 (Use oral, written and audiovisual resources to develop materials for the Chinese as a foreign language classroom, appropriate to the characteristics of different students, and including the gender perspective.) Use oral, written and audiovisual resources to develop materials for the Chinese as a foreign language classroom, appropriate to the characteristics of different students, and including the gender perspective.
  • SA06 (Make proposals for teaching sequences to promote the learning of the Chinese language: writing, use of pinyin, pronunciation, lexicon, comprehension, expression and oral and written interaction, grammar and pragmatics, always taking into account the characteristics of different students.) Make proposals for teaching sequences to promote the learning of the Chinese language: writing, use of pinyin, pronunciation, lexicon, comprehension, expression and oral and written interaction, grammar and pragmatics, always taking into account the characteristics of different students.
  • SA07 (Apply innovative strategies to work on different language skills with different profiles of Spanish-speaking students, including the gender perspective.) Apply innovative strategies to work on different language skills with different profiles of Spanish-speaking students, including the gender perspective.
  • SA08 (Develop criteria and rubrics to evaluate the different communication skills and linguistic competences.) Develop criteria and rubrics to evaluate the different communication skills and linguistic competences.

Contents

This module is structured into the following sections, divided into 4 different blocs:


BLOC 1

  • Teaching materials for Chinese for Spanish speakers
  • Analysing and selecting teaching materials for different levels and types of students
  • Adapting and creating teaching materials
  • Multimodal materials and tools


  • Pronunciation, character and vocabulary teaching and learning
  • Pronunciation and pinyin teaching
  • Character teaching
  • Vocabulary teaching


BLOC 2

  • Planning and designing a learning unit
  • Teachers and students’ role in the teaching-learning process
  • Planning a Chinese language class: the learning unit
  • Designing a learning unit: necessary elements
  • Learning units for children and young students
  • Assessing the design of a learning unit


  • Grammar teaching in the classroom
  • Grammar teaching in the Chinese language classroom: new approaches
  • Grammar teaching in the Chinese language classroom: designing activities for adults and children


BLOC 3

  • Teaching and learning of listening, reading, spoken production and interaction, and writing at different levels: school-age childern (6-12 years old), basic, intermediate and advanced (for adults)
  • Reading comprehension
  • Basic concepts on reading and writing
  • Teaching reading comprehension at different levels
  • Aims and tasks at each level
  • Difficulties at each level and strategies to solve them
  • Teaching reading comprehension exercise types
  • Listening comprehension
  • Importance of listening comprehension in communication and their relationship
  • Difficulties at each level and strategies to solve them
  • Analysis of listening comprehension texts: linguistic and pragmatic meaning
  • Teaching listening comprehension at different levels
  • Teaching listening comprehension exercise types
  • Speaking and interaction
  • Teaching speaking and interaction at different levels
  • Aims and tasks at each level
  • Difficulties at each level and strategies to solve them
  • Teaching speaking and interaction exercise types
  • Writing
  • Teaching writing skills at different levels
  • Aims and tasks at each level
  • Difficulties at each level and strategies to solve them
  • Teaching writing exercise types


BLOC 4

  • Assessment
  • L2 assessment and certification: how, when, why, what for
  • Assessing/certifying comprehension skills (Reading and listening comprehension)
  • Assessing/certifying production skills (writing and speaking)
  • Assessing/certifying grammar knowledge
  • Assessing/certifying in digital learning environments
  • Contrastive and practical analysis of certifying exams
  • Writing of assessment/certification exams and rubrics

Learning activities and methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Practical activities 20 0.8
Problem-based learning 25 1
Debates 20 0.8
Essay writing 100 4
Readings 90 3.6
Lectures 25 1
Oral and written presentations 5 0.2

This module is taught in Spanish and Chinese. In this module various teaching methodologies will be used and all of them presuppose an active role on the part of the students. Throughout the module, the following methodologies will be combined:

• Lectures

• Problem-based learning

• Practical activities

• Debates

• Preparation and oral or written presentations

• Supervised work

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title Weight Hours ECTS Learning outcomes
Portfolio 60% (26% Bloc 1 + 32% Bloc 2 + 20% Bloc 3) 7 0.28 CA05, CA06, KA05, KA06, SA05, SA06, SA07, SA08
Attendance and participation in class 20% 5 0.2 CA05, CA06, KA05, KA06, SA05, SA06, SA07, SA08
Exams 20% (Bloc 4) 3 0.12 KA05, SA05, SA08

To pass this course, attendance to an 80% of classes is compulsory.

This module does not follow the single assessment format.


Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Any irregularity committed in an assessment activity (including academic fraud, plagiarism or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorised in the course guide), that may lead to a significant change in the mark, will result in that assessment activity being awarded a mark of 0. If the course guide establishes that, in order to pass the course, students must obtain a minimum mark in that assessment activity, or if several irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final mark for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.


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Software

Apart from moodle, platforms such as Kahoot will also be used.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching Group Language Semester Shift
(PAULm) Classroom practices (master) 1 Spanish first semester afternoon