BW Abitur Chinese study plan
BW Abitur Chinese · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Hörverstehen / Hör-/Hörsehverstehen & Leseverstehen
Set up a daily listening routine of 20 minutes using authentic Mandarin audio (news, podcasts, short documentaries) and log every session with source, length and comprehension estimate.
Train top-down listening: before each audio text, predict content from the title and note down 3 expected keywords, then verify them while listening.
Build a personal vocabulary log of 60 new items taken from listening and reading texts, recording collocations rather than isolated words.
Diagnose reading speed by timing three 400-character texts and calculating characters per minute as a baseline.
Practise skimming for global comprehension: summarise each reading text in two sentences without dictionary use.
Your checkpoint
A baseline protocol of at least 7 logged listening sessions plus a timed reading-speed measurement with three texts, all in one document.
Hörverstehen / Hör-/Hörsehverstehen
Practise note-taking during listening: capture numbers, names, dates and causal connectors in a structured grid while audio plays once only.
Identify the speaker's attitude and intention in short interviews and justify each judgement with one linguistic cue.
Distinguish similar-sounding syllables and tones in fast speech by transcribing 10 short audio snippets verbatim.
Answer exam-style multiple-choice listening items under time pressure and analyse every error by cause (lexical, phonetic, inferential).
Your checkpoint
Two complete timed listening sets (one short-text, one long-text format) with error analysis and a corrected transcript of 10 snippets.
Leseverstehen
Scan for specific information in longer non-fiction texts, locating 10 requested details within a strict time limit.
Infer meaning of unknown compounds and chengyu from context and verify only afterwards with a dictionary.
Map the argument structure of two opinion texts by labelling thesis, supporting points and conclusion.
Answer true/false and matching reading items and justify each answer with a quoted line from the text.
Your checkpoint
A completed reading test set with every answer backed by a quoted line, plus a one-page argument map of two opinion texts.
Schriftlicher Ausdruck (Textproduktion)
Write a 250-character argumentative text on a current social topic using a fixed structure: introduction, two arguments, counter-argument, conclusion.
Deploy 15 discourse markers and formal connectors appropriately and highlight them in your own text.
Self-correct one draft against a personal checklist covering register, measure words, aspect markers and sentence linking.
Produce a 150-character summary of a 600-character source text without copying source phrasing.
Your checkpoint
Two revised writing tasks (argumentative and summary) with first draft, marked-up corrections and final version.
Schriftlicher Ausdruck (Textproduktion) & Mündlicher Ausdruck / Kommunikative Kompetenz (Sprechen)
Write one timed 300-character text in 60 minutes and compare it against the exam task format requirements.
Record a three-minute monologue on the same topic and compare spoken versus written register, noting gaps.
Practise describing and interpreting a data chart aloud using standard phrases for trends and comparison.
Build a repertoire of 20 phrases for stating opinion, hedging and conceding, and use at least 10 of them in speech and writing.
Your checkpoint
One timed written text plus a three-minute recording on the same topic, with a written comparison of register differences.
Mündlicher Ausdruck / Kommunikative Kompetenz (Sprechen)
Sustain a five-minute dialogue with a language partner on an unfamiliar topic, asking at least three follow-up questions.
Practise interactive strategies: paraphrasing when a word is missing, requesting clarification and repairing breakdowns.
Deliver a two-minute structured presentation with signposting phrases and a clear conclusion.
Reduce hesitation by recording the same monologue three times and cutting filler pauses each round.
Your checkpoint
Two recorded dialogues and one presentation with a self-assessment rubric rating fluency, accuracy, range and interaction.
Hörverstehen / Hör-/Hörsehverstehen & Leseverstehen
Run two full mock exams under real timing for listening and reading and score them with the official mark scheme logic.
Re-audit error logs from weeks 1 to 6 and rank remaining weaknesses by frequency.
Drill the three most frequent error types with 20 targeted items each.
Increase reading speed by 15 percent over the week-1 baseline while keeping accuracy stable.
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a ranked weakness list and evidence of the reading-speed gain against baseline.
Schriftlicher Ausdruck (Textproduktion) & Mündlicher Ausdruck / Kommunikative Kompetenz (Sprechen)
Complete one full timed written production task and one recorded oral task under exam conditions without aids.
Revise both products using the accumulated personal checklist and document each change made.
Rehearse the oral exam format including a short preparation phase and follow-up questions from a partner.
Consolidate a one-page personal phrase sheet for writing and speaking and verify active command of it.
Your checkpoint
A final exam-condition portfolio: one timed written text, one recorded oral performance, revision notes and the consolidated phrase sheet.
Milestones
Week 2: You can answer timed listening items with at least 60 percent accuracy and produce a verbatim transcript of short authentic snippets.
Week 4: You complete a reading set with every answer justified by a quoted line and write a structured 250-character argumentative text within the time limit.
Week 6: You sustain a five-minute unprepared dialogue and deliver a two-minute presentation with signposting and no major breakdowns.
Week 7: Mock exam scores in listening and reading reach at least 70 percent, and reading speed exceeds the week-1 baseline by 15 percent.
Week 8: You finish one written and one oral task under full exam conditions and self-correct both against your checklist with documented revisions.