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5 ? Transcribe all the words learned, using pinyin. ? Reproduce

160 new characters and recognise

170 new characters. Reading comprehension ? Understand the essential meaning of each character learned. ? Identify and read aloud simple words, sentences, paragraphs and dialogues. ? Translate single sentences or short texts composed of the characters learned. Written expression ? Write down dictated syllables, words, and sentences using pinyin. ? Re-order a sentence, a dialogue, a short text. ? Complete a sentence, a dialogue, a short text in Chinese characters. ? Respond to simple written questions. ? Produce simple translations into Chinese. Language tools The following structures will be studied in context and as they relate to the communication skills listed above. Grammar ? Adjectives used as verbs. ? Negation. ? Various interrogative structures. ? Interrogative pronouns (question words). ? The modifying particle de . ? The classifiers. ? The sentence particle ba . ? The sentence particle ne . ? Adverbs. ? Prepositions. ? Auxiliary verbs. ? Reduplication of verbs. ? The degree complement. ? Locatives. ? Time and place words. Modes of evaluation Assessment is carried out on an ongoing basis throughout the semester. This means that regular work is required of the students and is tested. There is therefore no final examination. LANGUAGE CHARTER 06.11.2017

6 Spoken expression Oral expression is assessed during the various class activities: these different components of the interactive teaching are given a mark out of 20. Written expression The teacher will give students a minimum of

3 written assignments to be done outside of class. These assignments should be spread over the entire length of the semester. For the languages with

4 hours of classes per week, the frequency and number of assignments is greater. This work will receive a final average grade out of 20. Listening comprehension The listening comprehension training is based on a variety of comprehension exercises (audio and video) and receives a final grade out of 20. Reading comprehension Reading comprehension is evaluated through a range of exercises completed in class, for a grade out of 20. An end-of-semester test for the A1, A2, B1 and B2 levels is held in week

10 of the semester (this is not a final exam but an evaluation of attainment). Information on this test will be provided in due course by the Language Department. The grade on this test is taken into account in the final grade for the semester. Mid-term assessment and final evaluation The mid-term assessment results are used to assess each student'

s progress and alert them to any shortcomings, while providing advice on how to remedy them. Students are considered to have successfully completed a language class and are awarded the credits corresponding to the class upon receiving a minimum final grade of 10/20. If a student'

s final grade is lower than 10/20, he or she will not have passed and will not be awarded the corresponding credits. Each level is normally scheduled to last one semester. This means that a student is expected to advance to the next level from one semester to the next. However, some students, despite having achieved a final grade of 10/20 or more, may be required, upon the teacher'

s decision alone, to redo a level. Indeed, a student can obtain his or her credits and still have gaps to fill in a particular skill. He or she may also simply not have achieved the overall level sufficient to benefit from progressing to the next level. In the final class of the semester, teachers notify students of their final grade as well as whether or not they may advance to the next level. Teachers have the final say as to their students'