Business Chinese 1
Ms Michelle Mannion
6 points * 6 hours per week * First, second semester * Peninsula
Objectives On completion of this subject students should have developed a mastery of the standard modern Chinese system of phonetics; a knowledge of the principles of the structure and stroke order of Chinese characters enabling writing of the most frequently used words; the ability to communicate verbally with a limited vocabulary.
Synopsis Modern standard Chinese phonetics and romanization; Chinese character stroke order; elementary spoken and written Chinese.
Assessment Weekly assignments: 20% * Written examination (2 x 2 hours): 50% * Aural/oral tests: 30%
Prescribed texts
Liu Xun and others Practical Chinese reader 1 The Commercial Press, Beijing, 1990
Chu M Practical Chinese reader 1: Patterns and exercises Cheng and Tsui Company, 1990