Visual Communication Design Preview
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

DIL636

Course Name:

Chinese 4

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

DIL635 - Chinese 5

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Öğr. Gör. MERVE KESKİN

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	Mandarin Chinese is associated with Chinese people. This course is the first step through HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) 4st level. The goals are to provide the college students with communication skills in daily life (written/ spoken) and comprehension skills (written/spoken).
Course Content:	Practical knowledge of communication skills will be provided such as change money, describe a place one has visited, borrow or return books, make a new friend, comparing things, buying clothes, going to the post office, describing things, talking about hobbies, present perfect, asking for reasons and welcoming the New Year .

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) The student can understand a text including abstract terms and figure out indirect expressions.
2) The student can express his/her ideas fluently.
3) The student can use the target language for academic purpose beside daily conversation.
4) The student can write an article or text in a well-organized and structured way.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	15.UNIT She went to Shanghai.  New words  The complement of state-1  Particle ‘了’ confirming the compketion or realization of smonething  Reduplication of the verb  Numeration for numvers from 100-10,000	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
2)	15.UNIT She went to Shanghai.  Saying hello  Confirming that something has happened  Commenting on one’s actions  Changing money at the bank  Describing a place one has visited  Methods of constructing Chinese characters-1	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
3)	16.UNIT I forgot it.  New words  The pronoun “自己”  The simple directional comolement  The “把” sentence-1  The time-measure complement-1	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
4)	16.UNIT I forgot it.  Filling out forms  Borrowing books  Returning books  Making new friends  Leaving and coming back in a moment  Methods of constructing Chinese characters-2	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
5)	17.UNIT This dress is prettier than that one.  New words  The combined usage of particle “了” with particle “了”  Particle “了” to express an extent or degree  Verbs “来、去、到，etc.” With time-measure complement	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
6)	17.UNIT This dress is prettier than that one.  The “的” phrase-1  Comparison using the preposition “比” -1  The complement of quantity  Describing things	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
7)	17.UNIT This dress is prettier than that one.  Comparing things  Buying clothes  Methods of constructing Chinese characters-3	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
8)	MIDTERM	Başarının Yolu 1-2 Road to Success 1-2
9)	18.UNIT I understood it, but I forgot.  New words  The measure word Ā些āand preposition “往”  The pronoun “咱们” and ”大家”  The resultative complement  The “把” and “是” sentences	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
10)	18.UNIT I understood it, but I forgot.  At the post office  Discribing things  Uncertainty  Reminding  Taking the bus  Methods of constructing Chinese characters-4	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
11)	19.UNIT Chinese painting is not like oil paiting  New words  The structure “还没˄有˅+ V+ 呢”  Ā好ā as a resultative complement  Question with “是不是” -2  The structdure Ā来+ V/VPā  The time-measure complement-2	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
12)	19.UNIT Chinese painting is not like oil paiting  Using “跟……˄不˅一样” to make a comparison  Sentences with serial verb phrases -2: means or manner  Saying goodbye  Comparing things  Talking about hobbies  Expressing a duration of time  Methods of constructing Chinese characters-5	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
13)	20.UNIT New year  New words  The construction “因为……所以……,或者,……的时候”  Elliptical questions with “呢”-2  Adverbs “又” and “再” -1	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
14)	20.UNIT New year  The six basic functional components of a Chinese sentence  Sentences with a verbal predicate -1  Asking for reasons  Hurrying somebody up  New Year’s greetings  Methods of constructing Chinese characters-6	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
15)	FINAL	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
16)	FINAL	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	New Practical Chinese Reader Textbook-2
References:

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) To understand the structure and dynamics of a design team and to continue the production processes in a flow with team members from different disciplines.
1) To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs.
1) To be able to manage the design, development and presentation processes by applying the right theoretical steps and to be involved in the production process from start to finish.
1) To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes.
1) To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs.
2) To be able to create balanced interactive narratives with communication and design processes by understanding the ways in which visual designs convey ideas, messages and emotions in experience.
2) To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines.
3) To be able to develop professional projects by producing components for different media, to evaluate these components consistently in the context of the designs developed.
3) To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products.
4) To have the necessary computer technologies and software knowledge to develop design in line with the needs of the sector, to be able to use computer-aided design applications to reflect their creative ideas.
4) To be able to use these designs effectively in the context of theme, subject and target audience by applying effective visual and audio solutions for communication design products.
5) Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs.
6) To understand the experience of the users and the target audience, to understand the measurement methods and to benefit from these concepts in the design process.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To understand the structure and dynamics of a design team and to continue the production processes in a flow with team members from different disciplines.
1)	To have the necessary knowledge and skills about computer technologies required to produce designs.
1)	To be able to manage the design, development and presentation processes by applying the right theoretical steps and to be involved in the production process from start to finish.
1)	To be able to criticize and evaluate different problems through these concepts by mastering the design processes.
1)	To understand the conceptual importance of Visual Communication Design and to gain the ability to develop user-centered experience-oriented designs.
2)	To be able to create balanced interactive narratives with communication and design processes by understanding the ways in which visual designs convey ideas, messages and emotions in experience.
2)	To be able to analyze, evaluate and interpret the situations and facts about design issues by using different disciplines.
3)	To be able to develop professional projects by producing components for different media, to evaluate these components consistently in the context of the designs developed.
3)	To be able to analyze and use design-oriented thinking processes for visual communication products.
4)	To have the necessary computer technologies and software knowledge to develop design in line with the needs of the sector, to be able to use computer-aided design applications to reflect their creative ideas.
4)	To be able to use these designs effectively in the context of theme, subject and target audience by applying effective visual and audio solutions for communication design products.
5)	Mastering contemporary design methodology; To produce designs that appeal to the audience by prioritizing the target audience of the designs.
6)	To understand the experience of the users and the target audience, to understand the measurement methods and to benefit from these concepts in the design process.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Homework Assignments	10	% 10
Midterms	1	% 35
Final	1	% 45
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	13	0		4	52
Homework Assignments	10	0	7		70
Midterms	1	0	1		1
Final	1	0	1		1
Total Workload					124