Course GKI2HT

Chinese Linguistics

7.5 Credits
First Cycle
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Starts week 46, 2025

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • define basic linguistic concepts that are relevant to the Chinese language
  • use terminology to describe the sound system of Mandarin Chinese and the anatomy of the vocal tract
  • use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to transcribe spoken Mandarin Chinese
  • explain the formation of Chinese words in terms of morpheme, suffix and affix, and the major word-classes in Chinese
  • explain the characteristics and major features of Chinese sentence structure
  • analyse the structure of Chinese sentences using linguistic terminology and make a comparison between Chinese and English/Swedish sentence structures
  • independently analyse simple Chinese linguistic data.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2025 - week 3, 2026
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Chinese, can be given in English
Other:
C: Course only offered as part of course package.
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in Chinese at First cycle
Application Code:
HDA-H3MNN
Main field of study:
Included in course package:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Closed for late application
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Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

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Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

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Course Coordinator
Man Gao

Starts week 46, 2026

On completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • define basic linguistic concepts that are relevant to the Chinese language
  • use terminology to describe the sound system of Mandarin Chinese and the anatomy of the vocal tract
  • use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to transcribe spoken Mandarin Chinese
  • explain the formation of Chinese words in terms of morpheme, suffix and affix, and the major word-classes in Chinese
  • explain the characteristics and major features of Chinese sentence structure
  • analyse the structure of Chinese sentences using linguistic terminology and make a comparison between Chinese and English/Swedish sentence structures
  • independently analyse simple Chinese linguistic data.
Starts and ends:
week 46, 2026 - week 2, 2027
Study Rate:
50%
Location:
Varied
Time of Day:
Day
Teaching form:
Distance
Language:
Chinese, can be given in English
Entry Qualifications :
  • 90 credits in Chinese at First cycle
Selection :
Higher education credits (1-165 credits)
Application Code:
HDA-H3R45
Main field of study:
Online Education

Mandatory online meetings will be held according to the schedule.

Compulsory meetings:
0 physical

Requirements for Computer Skills and Computer Capacity

Tuition Fee
First Tuition Fee Installment:
12,000 SEK
Total Tuition Fee:
12,000 SEK
EU/EEA Citizens or exchange students are not required to pay fees.
Information on application and tuition fees: www.universityadmissions.se.
Application period
-
Literature List

Literature lists are published at the latest one month ahead of the course start date.

To Literature List
How may we help you?

Ask us about studying at Dalarna University.
support@du.se
+46 23-77 80 00

Course Coordinator
Man Gao