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Compulsory: Chinese Language Proficiency (HSK Level 1,2 & 3 Preparation)

Preparing for the HSK Level 4 exam requires a solid foundation in Chinese language skills and an ability to handle more complex linguistic tasks. Here are the typical requirements and suggestions for a Chinese Language Proficiency (HSK Level 4 Preparation) course:

Prerequisites:

1. Intermediate Language Proficiency: You should have a good command of Chinese grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structures equivalent to HSK Level 3 or higher. This includes familiarity with around 1,200 to 1,800 commonly used Chinese characters.

2. Listening and Speaking Skills: Ability to understand and participate in conversations on a wide range of topics, express opinions, and provide detailed explanations.

3. Reading and Writing Skills: Capability to read longer passages and texts, understand complex ideas, write coherent essays or reports, and comprehend detailed instructions and information.

Course Content:

1. Vocabulary Expansion: Focus on acquiring approximately 1,500 to 2,500 new words and phrases relevant to various contexts, including academic, professional, and everyday topics. Include idiomatic expressions and specialized vocabulary.

2. Grammar Refinement: Advance your understanding of Chinese grammar with more sophisticated sentence structures, conjunctions, modal particles, and the ability to express complex ideas, opinions, and arguments.

3. Reading Comprehension: Practice reading longer and more complex texts such as articles, essays, and literary works. Improve skills in analyzing arguments, understanding nuances, and inferring meanings from context.

4. Listening Practice: Engage in listening exercises with extended dialogues, lectures, and speeches on diverse topics. Enhance comprehension skills to grasp main ideas, details, attitudes, and infer speaker intent.

5. Writing Skills Development: Practice writing essays, reports, and compositions that require structured arguments, analysis of information, and coherent organization of ideas. Focus on clarity, coherence, and accuracy.

6. Speaking Proficiency: Practice speaking in formal and informal contexts, including debates, presentations, and interviews. Improve fluency, pronunciation, and the ability to express opinions and elaborate on complex topics.

 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be prepared to take the HSK Level 4 exam confidently, demonstrating the ability to use Chinese in a wide range of everyday and academic contexts.